by Safe Harbor Shelter | Jul 1, 2020 | Community Awareness, Gratitude Report, Volunteers
Safe Harbor has served the greater Richmond community for 20 years, and its strength has been the partnership they’ve forged within the community. Its volunteer program exemplifies the strong bond Safe Harbor has with the community: Each year, volunteers provide...
by Safe Harbor Shelter | Apr 11, 2019 | Volunteers
During college, I did my best to use theatre as a tool for social justice and awareness; being involved with plays that dealt with issues that I felt needed to be addressed, specifically with sexual and domestic violence. After I graduated college with a Fine Arts...
by Safe Harbor Shelter | Apr 20, 2016 | Community Awareness, Survivor Stories, Volunteers
In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and because we appreciate our volunteers all year long, we wanted to share the story of one of our amazing volunteers. All of our volunteers are incredible, but Alice’s story is quite remarkable. We hope that her...
by Safe Harbor Shelter | Oct 30, 2015 | Volunteers
As we say at Safe Harbor, there’s nothing our staff does that our volunteers don’t also do. Natalie is an incredible woman who illustrates how important our volunteers are in helping us carry out our mission. Over at Safe Harbor’s court advocacy...
by Safe Harbor Shelter | May 14, 2015 | Volunteers
Everyone seems to know Reed Bohn, a cheerful Safe Harbor volunteer who has dedicated himself to anti-violence work throughout Richmond. Since he completed Safe Harbor’s training two years ago, he found a calling to join the Regional Hospital Accompaniment...
by Safe Harbor Shelter | Aug 11, 2014 | Community Support, Volunteers
Most of the clients who come into the emergency shelter have to leave their tangible belongings behind, and that is heartbreaking because many have worked very hard to acquire these items. They often express this to me, and I usually empathize with them. I tell them...
