Hello good people!

On December 2, I'm participating in this year’s Hot Chocolate Run. This amazing event raises funds for Safe Passage, the organization I work for, which addresses domestic violence in Hampshire County.
 
Safe Passage is a small yet powerful agency with the ambitious goal of eradicating oppression. Your contributions are not meaningless or lost among the crowd; we very much rely on community support from people like you. Please consider donating what you can.

Here are just a few of the offerings Safe Passage provides: an emergency shelter program, individual counseling and support groups, legal services, a 24-hour crisis hotline, and specialized children's services. Here are some examples of what these services cost:

$20: Emergency funds for a woman to purchase groceries or diapers
$45: A one-hour counseling session for a woman seeking help for the first time
$80: One weekly drop-in group session for survivors of domestic violence
$100: An hour of ASL interpreting for a deaf survivor's counseling session
$135: Three sessions for children who have witnessed domestic violence
$500: A month of on-call advocacy for victims of domestic violence police calls

Every day, I am honored and humbled to witness the strength, conviction and resilience of the women and children we serve. Their stories are nothing short of inspiring. I am so grateful to be a part of their journey and part of the movement to end domestic and sexual violence.

Any and all contributions are truly appreciated. If you are unable to contribute financially but would like to help out, please be in touch. If you want to register for the event yourself or learn more about it, visit http://hotchocolaterun.com.

Thank you so much for considering! 

Be well,

Bridget

"If you have come here to help me, then you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together."
~Lila Watson