Let’s Talk About the Election

The only way through is together. At Safe Passage, our commitment to supporting survivors of domestic violence and our resolve are as strong as ever in light of the increase in fear and risk that many members of our community are facing post-election. We know that domestic violence can affect anyone and also that the…

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Safe Passage stands in solidarity with Communities of Color

Black background with white text that reads "We know that when confronted with evidence of structural, institutional, cultural racism, that it is not enough to have feelings -- we must take action. The solutions require all of us and a concerted effort, especially among white people, to do better as community allies. This indeed is our call to action. #BlackLivesMatter"

I imagine that many of you, like me, feel outrage when faced with the reality of yet more killings of Black people by white police officers. If you were on social media, you no doubt saw the videos of the death of George Floyd, heard about the violent murders of Breonna Taylor, Ahmad Arbery, and…

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Books Help Us to Slow Down

Parent and two children reading books in a blanket fort. Text over image reads "Take some time to slow down, connect, and read a book with a child in your life" #InternationalChildrensBookDay #BooksHelpUsToSlowDown

Today is International Children’s Book Day, and this year’s theme is “Books help us to slow down”. We encourage you to take some time today (or every day!) to slow down, connect, and read a book with a child in your life.

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