by Safe Harbor Shelter | Mar 24, 2015 | Community Support, Events & Happenings, State & National
Click here to read the original post about Running Heals. March 14, 2015 marked the 20th anniversary of the day Beth Strother lost her life to intimate partner violence. To honor Beth’s memory, runner Becky Loos decided to dedicate her race in the NYC Half...
by Safe Harbor Shelter | Mar 19, 2015 | Community Support, Events & Happenings
Denim Day is an international sexual assault awareness campaign that began in Italy more than 20 years ago. The inspiration came from the 1992 case of a young girl who was raped by the driving instructor of a behind-the-wheel class. The perpetrator was arrested, tried...
by Safe Harbor Shelter | Mar 18, 2015 | Community Awareness, Events & Happenings
Why should we care about sexual assault? Because it affects us all. Every 2 minutes, someone is sexually assaulted in the United States. Throughout April, we’re drawing attention to an issue that affects the safety of our community: sexual violence. This issue...
by Safe Harbor Shelter | Jan 28, 2015 | Community Support
Santa isn’t the only one looking out for Henrico County families during the holiday season. For more than a decade, a heartfelt partnership between Safe Harbor and the employees at Dominion’s Innsbrook office has provided Christmas gifts for local families impacted by...
by Safe Harbor Shelter | Nov 3, 2014 | Individual, Survivor Stories
Maria is a 65-year-old Hispanic woman who transformed her life with the support of Safe Harbor’s adult counseling program. Maria relocated to Virginia six months ago to flee her abusive husband of 18 years. She came to Richmond to live with family, and a...
by Safe Harbor Shelter | Oct 27, 2014 | Survivor Stories
Dana is a survivor of domestic violence who transformed her life. Her journey with Safe Harbor began in the early 2000s, when she entered the emergency shelter due to the abuse she endured at the hands of her husband. Dana was undocumented, but her husband was a...