After a rape on a SEPTA train made national headlines, Toby Fraser felt himself asking a lot of questions. Fraser manages educational programming for Philadelphia’s Lutheran…
Lutheran Settlement House hosted a lighting ceremony and survivor celebration for Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
“It’s hard to not be at school with my teacher, and it’s harder to keep track of stuff on the computer,” said B.J. Todd, 11.
The shutdown and social distancing are preventing accurate tracing of domestic abuse cases in Philadelphia, but service providers continue to reach out to survivors. Since…
When people call for defunding the police, what does that mean for survivors of domestic violence? Activists, educators, students and social workers, from places as…
Six organizations that aid survivors of domestic violence are among groups that will receive $50,000 each from Major League Baseball and the players’ association as…
As the coronavirus pandemic spreads across the country, states are mandating “stay at home” orders; and with these orders comes further social isolation for domestic…
Vashti Bledsoe, program director at Lutheran Settlement Home, discusses the matter on Good Day Philadelphia.
A woman in Philadelphia was planning to leave her abusive partner. But the coronavirus spread, workplaces shut down, and everyone’s been told to stay home….
Seniors facing the coronavirus pandemic have had good reasons to take extra precautions.
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