Ryan Carino

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YWCA Greenwich Vigil Honors 23 Lives Lost Last Year from Domestic Violence in CT

The Purple Ribbon Award was presented to Elizabeth Butler. The inaugural Lavender Ribbon Award was presented to YNET leader, Angela Lizcano Sanabria.
Last year the Harmony Project answered 3,078 hotline calls, representing an increase from the previous year, when there were 2,413 calls. Continue Reading →

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YWCA Greenwich Holds Candlelight Vigil, Honors Demetria Nelson with Purple Ribbon Award

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. On Tuesday the YWCA Greenwich Harmony Project held their annual community candlelight vigil, where they also honored Demetria Nelson, LCSW, with their purple ribbon award. Ms Nelson is the Commissioner of the Greenwich Dept of Human Services. She has worked tirelessly to support Greenwich’s most vulnerable residents including clients of the YWCAs Harmony Project. YWCA Greenwich President and CEO Mary Lee Kiernan said the gathering supported both survivors of domestic abuse and their families, as well as honor those who lost their lives to domestic violence in Connecticut over the past year. Continue Reading →

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