Annual Report - Women Against Abuse

FEAR VIOLENCE STIGMA SAFETY HOPE EMPOWERMENT 2015 ANNUAL REPORT | July 2014–June 2015

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MORE WORK TO BE DONE, WE ARE PROUD OF THIS YEAR’S ACHIEVEMENTS AND LOOK

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Fear Violence Stigma Shame Manipulation DEAR WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE SUPPORTERS AND ADVOCATES, Threats 2015 has been another important year for Women Against Abuse, building on Despair nearly 40 years of accomplishments. It has been a year dedicated to reducing assault new, innovative the ever present impact of domestic violence Sexual and implementing coercion strategies to enact real and lasting change. Stalking Intimidation • After four years of implementing a trauma-informed approach to our work, isolation Women Against Abuse was thrilled to receive official certification by the SILENCE Sanctuary Institute. The Sanctuary Model’s approach to trauma-informed

• We were also successful in leading Philadelphia’s first citywide strategic planning process to address domestic violence. Through partnerships with numerous city agencies and service providers, the plan resulted in a coordinated community response that will improve the safety and wellbeing of Philadelphia residents, while helping to prevent family violence.

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care allows us to better assist clients in planning their goals, maximizing their strengths, and overcoming challenges in their lives. We are now one of only 73 organizations across the globe with this certification. This was a powerful step in ensuring that Women Against Abuse effectively empowers survivors, community stakeholders and staff with the resources needed to take action; to pursue lives free from abuse and to work to end domestic violence when they encounter it.

We began our work in 1976, operating from the basement of a women’s center. Since then, we have grown tremendously and accomplished so much (please check out page 7 to see more of our 2015 accomplishments). All of these wonderful successes and this amazing progress would not have been possible without your support. Although there’s still more work to be done, we are proud of this year’s achievements and look forward to building on nearly 40 years of accomplishments in 2016—our anniversary year! We offer you our deepest gratitude for joining us in serving our community and for the opportunity to embody “Empowerment in Action.”

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Looking Ahead: 40th Anniversary Preview

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IMPACT BY THE NUMBERS

MISSION & IMPACT The mission of Women Against Abuse is to provide quality, compassionate and nonjudgmental services in a manner that fosters self-respect and independence in persons experiencing intimate partner violence, and to lead the struggle to end domestic violence through advocacy and community education. In Fiscal Year 2015, Women Against Abuse impacted 15,862 people through a continuum of care that includes emergency safe haven, transitional housing, community-based case management paired with housing assistance, legal aid, trauma-informed behavioral health care, hotline counseling and community education and advocacy.

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women and children received community-based case management, paired with housing assistance through our Safe at Home program.

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individuals received legal options counseling over the phone.

victims at highest risk of injury were supported after a 911 call through our early intervention partnership with the Philadelphia Police Department.

1,116 1,642 individuals received free attorney representation.

6,873 15,090 individuals were trained in domestic violence dynamics and effective responses.

calls were answered by the Philadelphia Domestic Violence Hotline—a 54% increase over last year!

CLIENT ETHNICITIES 56% AFRICAN AMERICAN

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EMPOWERMENT IN ACTION ISOLATION Women Against Abuse provides those that are impacted by domestic violence with a continuum of life-saving services that promote physical safety, emotional health and independence. Our goal is to provide the best trauma-informed care to each of our clients while fostering autonomy and self-determination.

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ACHIEVING SANCTUARY CERTIFICATION ®

In July, we became a Sanctuary Certified organization. This certification signifies that Women Against Abuse is an organization that “provides a higher level of care, a trauma-sensitive environment for clients…and a better work environment for staff.”

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IMPROVING PHILADELPHIA’S RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

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In partnership with the Department of Behavioral Health and disAbility Services, as well as 16 agencies and stakeholders from more than 50 organizations throughout Philadelphia, a citywide plan was developed for more effective identification, intervention and prevention of domestic violence. This coordinated community response (CCR) will enhance the resources available to people experiencing domestic violence, lower costs, hold abusers accountable and promote victim safety citywide. The early phase of CCR implementation is now underway. No other major metropolitan area in the U.S. has a citywide coordinated response to domestic violence at the scale and depth that this plan advances!

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What does “Empowerment in Action” look like? At Women Against Abuse, it means ensuring the people we serve have access to the safe interventions they need to heal and rebuild. It also means leading the effort to end domestic violence through social change, shared leadership and strategic investments of our time and resources.

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KEEPING FAMILIES SAFE

The Women Against Abuse Safe Families Legal Project provides legal expertise to support the Department of Human Services (DHS) to address the impact of domestic violence on the families and children in their care. In addition to direct intervention with families, technical assistance and consultation for DHS staff, the Safe Families Project will also include attorney representation for families through an Equal Justice Works Fellow sponsored by Greenberg Traurig LLP!

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AMY’S STORY

I healed, and it did stop; but not before one last confrontation. I was on the telephone with a friend as my mother came up and tried to wrap the cord around my throat. But on that day, I was finally just big enough to stand up to her. We stood nose to nose staring in each other’s eyes when I whispered, “It ends today.”

“THIS IS NOT OK; THIS IS NOT WHO I WILL BE; I WILL LOVE MY CHILDREN; VIOLENCE WILL NOT BE ALLOWED IN MY HOME.”

I was never abused by my mother again, and left for a small college in the fall. Nine months after I reluctantly left his side, my brother moved into my father’s house. By my 40’s, I’d become a strong woman and mother of three children—all of whom were flourishing both socially and academically. After 16 years of marriage, my husband and I separated. Under the guise of picking up the children for Christmas visitation, he pushed past me and began taking items from the house in armloads.

At age 14, these were the promises that I repeated to myself in the mirror while trying to apply makeup to cover the bruises my mother gave me. My father and mother divorced when I was eight. He left because she was violent with him but shortly after, the target moved to me.

I made the mistake of standing in his way, and that’s when he hit me. It would be the first and only time. I instantly heard the voice of my 14-year old self, repeating the promises I made to the mirror all those years ago. My children could not perceive this as acceptable. I called the police.

Every week I would go to school with bruises, and there wasn’t a single time that anyone ever asked me about them. I chose to never tell my father, because—in the end—what I wanted more than anything was to have my mother love me.

Within minutes there were police cars, people yelling and tears streaming down my children’s faces. The kids spent time in therapy, and I talked with them frequently about how you can’t always prevent everything bad from happening to you; you can only control how you handle it.

I believed if I was just more caring to her, a better daughter and kept the house cleaner, I could avoid making her angry. At age 16, my mother’s actions sent me to the hospital completely blind. I spent 10 days waiting to see if the damage would be permanent. My father came, and now my father knew. He asked me to move in with him, but I declined. Surely after all this exposure, it would stop.

Amy shares her story at the 2015 iPledge Campaign press conference.


BY MY 40’S, I’D BECOME A STRONG WOMAN AND MOTHER OF THREE CHILDREN—ALL OF WHOM WERE FLOURISHING BOTH SOCIALLY AND ACADEMICALLY. A decade later, I look back on this as a survivor with a successful career and a respectful, loving second marriage. But what I believe I’ve contributed most to the world are my children. I realized this while reading a passage from my child’s college entry essay: “…My mother never took back my father and I do not blame her. I would not be the person I am today if my father had not left. I watched my mother work harder than ever to support our family. Even through times of despair, I learned you can get through anything if you push yourself and keep your head held high. My father’s actions showed me the person I never want to be and helped me form the morals that I live my life by today.” I can see my 14 year old self smiling, and she says “They know that’s not OK; that is not who they will ever be; they will love their children; there will not be violence allowed in their homes.” …I think that young girl would be proud of me.

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FINANCE REPORT

Women Against Abuse is committed to the highest quality fiscal management, ensuring that all contributions are used with integrity, transparency and in a manner that will have the greatest impact for our clients. We were pleased to receive an unmodified opinion from our independent auditors—Eisner Amper—and to, once again, be classified as a low-risk auditee.

Total Revenue

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Government Grants & Contracts............................................................... $7,531,494

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Safe Haven................................................................ $6,195,081

Contributions �� $763,194

Legal Services..........................................................$1,388,868

Foundation Awards ��$736,927

Sojourner House......................................................$475,994

Other �� $31,213

Safe at Home..............................................................$372,605

In-Kind Contributions........................................ $920,302

Education & Training �� $247,436 Behavioral Health....................................................$156,646 Public Policy..................................................................$118,410 SU PP O RT I N G SE RV I C E S

Management...............................................................$420,470 Fundraising...................................................................$185,880


SOCIETAL IMPACT INVESTORS : $ 50,000 +

CHAMPIONS : $ 5,000 – $14,999

City of Philadelphia Department of Human Services City of Philadelphia, Managing Director’s Office City of Philadelphia, Office of Supportive Housing City of Philadelphia, Office of the District Attorney City of Philadelphia, Redevelopment Authority Fourjay Foundation Oak Foundation Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development The Pew Charitable Trusts United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women

Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Epsilon Chapter Alpha Chi Omega Foundation Conant Leadership Grandom Institution, Friends Fiduciary Corp. Health Partners Plans The Helen D. Groome Beatty Trust, a BNY Mellon Mid-Atlantic Charitable Trust Independence Foundation Lisa Kabnick and John McFadden Amy Pocino Kelly Leo Niessen Jr. Charitable Trust Macy’s Julie Mostov The Nararo Foundation Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence Philadelphia Bar Foundation Philadelphia Energy Solutions, LLC The School District of Philadelphia Stefanie Fleischer Seldin and Alex Seldin Sheller Family Foundation Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP TJX Foundation WAWA Community Giving

BENEFACTORS : $ 25,000 – $ 49,999

1.9% REVENUE & SUPPORT

Women Against Abuse is thankful to the many supporters who make our life-saving work possible. The following contributions of $250 or more were made between July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015.

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Equal Justice Works Fellowship, sponsored by Greenberg Traurig, LLP Homeless Assistance Fund, Inc. Pennsylvania Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts Philadelphia Voluntary Council for Emergency Assistance Project HOME Elizabeth Phile Stott Fund, Isabel Howell Gest Memorial Fund #1, Elliot J. Goldman Fund, H.J. Grinsfelder Fund, and the Jessica C. Battle Frieson Fund of The Philadelphia Foundation Van Ameringen Foundation W.W. Smith Charitable Trust Women’s Way

REVOLUTIONARIES : $15,000 – $ 24,999 Avon Foundation for Women City of Philadelphia, Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services The OMG Center for Collaborative Learning Valentine Foundation Verizon Foundation Verizon Wireless

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SUPPORTERS : $1,000 – $ 4,999 Allan Domb Real Estate American Endowment Foundation Paul and Melissa Anderson ASI Management Elizabeth and Joseph Baldasano Elizabeth Beech Beneficial Borowsky Family Foundation CH Briggs Company Comprehensive Investment Solutions Eileen A. Cook Doreen Davis Dilworth Paxson Drexel University Duane Morris, LLP EisnerAmper, LLP Empire Education Group Enterprise Holdings Foundation eXude Benefits Group, Inc. Fante’s Kitchen Wares Shop Shannon and Ted Farmer First Resort Corporation, 410 Bank Street Dianne Coady Fisher Leslie Miller Greenspan Barbara and Stephen Gold Mary Goldman and Debra Weiner

Harmelin & Associates, Inc. Steven Hersh Amy Hirsch and Jessica Robbins James and Bridget Horgan Independence Blue Cross Jefferson, Office of Institutional Advancement Kevin and Sarah Kleinschmidt Leslie and Larry Kramer The Ladipo Group, LLC Legacy Advisors, LLC Kathleen Lewis Robert Lichtenstein Lindsay Insurance Group, Inc. Mark and Slava Lipowicz Jeannine L. Lisitski Lower Moreland High School Julie Markovitz and Joy Collins McLaughlin & Lauricella, P.C. Gail Miller Miller Family Foundation of Cherry Hill Inc. The Milton and Beatrice Wind Foundation Kierston Morris Laurie Muldoon Patrick Mundy and Candice Harris National Liberty Museum Charles and Debbie O’Donnell Sara Ochoa Tobey and Kim Oxholm Pathways to Housing, PA PECO Energy Company Philly Office Retail, LLC Judith and Gerald Porter Birgit Rakel Albert Raymond Claire Reichlin and D. Walter Cohen Sally Rosenthol and Edwin Rosenthol Yvette Rouse David and Julie Rusenko The Schoenberg Family Charitable Fund Jacqueline and Richard Shulman Adam Shapiro and Terryl Decker Lauren Lonergan Taylor TD Bank Tierney William Tobia Tucker Law Group Region 9 UAW Laura Valenti Valley Green Bank—A Division of Univest Bank and Trust Co. Volpe & Koenig PC Wells Fargo Regional Foundation Diane Welsh Wilding Family Foundation Trust Allen and Myra Woll


ACTIVISTS : $ 500 – $ 999 Anne Ades Aetna Foundation AFSCME Local 1739 Catherine Alfano Aqua America, Inc. Barbara Avitello Stephanie Blair Bravo Brio Restaurant Group Franciose Campbell Coalition of Labor Union Women Abbi Cohen and Thomas O’Connell DIVAS Ministry Group David’s Bridal Michelle Byrne Abbie Dean Karen DeLoatch Brian Donadio and Sondra Wilen Carol Eggert and Francis Crowe Alexander and Andrea Ehrlich Eisenberg, Rothweiler, Winkler, Eisenberg & Jeck Joanne Epps William and Anne Ewing Frank and Barbara Fleischer Lisa Gaeto Elizabeth Gerena Stewart Gerson GFWC Saddle Brook Woman’s Club Everett Gillison Ryan Good and Hannah Dueck Griffin Phoenix Foundation Suzanne and Michael Hanlon Beth Huffman Iron Workers Local 401 Sarah Janicki and Mike Stevens Johnson & Johnson Amy Kurland and Robert Drake Stacey Sullivan Livingston Christina Lussier and Robert Hamill Paul and Margaret Martinetti Kamila Ann McDonnough Denise L. Montgomery Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Dori and Charles Mostov Meta and Benjamin Neilson Neubauer Family Foundation Renee Norris-Jones Ana Nunez Pansini & Mezrow Wendy Parker Anne Perry PJM Interconnection Charles and Nancy Posternak Bernard Prazenica Richard P. Roccato Joan Rucker Robert Ryan Anthony J. Scamuffa Chris Stevens Dick and Phyllis Taylor Marcie Turney and Valerie Safran Azucena Ugarte and Marli Nascimento Untuck

U.S. Bank—Horsham Andrew and Nan Wallace Philip Weis Whole Foods Robert Willis Alice Woo Sonya Wood Your Part-Time Controller, LLC

ADVOCATES : $ 250 – $ 499 30th St. Station Pub African American Womens’ Bookclub AFSCME District Council #88 Barry Becker Nicole Belford Otto Benfey Candy Bernard Leah Blumenthal Boeing Community Fund Braverman Kaskey Sandy Brownell Carl and Karen Buchholz Alan and Theresa Butkovitz Janell Byrd Jennifer and Austin Byrne Alex and Shannon Camps April Carty-Sipp Susan and Cummins Catherwood Connelly Foundation Katherine Coonradt Lynn Crist Tanya Cropper Brianna Deutsch Tracie Dixon-Stanley and Jerome Stanley Mary Dougherty Irving and Nicole Drake Drew A. Katz Foundation Matthew Feldman Richard and Ann Flannery Margaret A. Flynn Jamie Gershkow Carmela Ruffino Gipprich GlaxoSmithKline Wendy and Richard Glazer Jeanne-Marie Hagan Teresa and Joseph Hagan Daria and Tommy Hansen Shakina Harper Helen Dickens Center for Women’s Health James Hessenthaler Francis Hopkinson Sharese Jackson Carole Johnson Emily King Linda Kriger Pamela Kroberger Alysann Kathryn Lewis Ricky and Lisa Madison Paul and Lisa Marcus Martin Matlin Ray and Terry Matteucci Regina McCoy Lizabeth McKenzie


Mary and Joseph Meder Michael D. Miller Morgan Stanley Joseph Murphy National Association of Professional Women Arlene Olson Mia Roberts Perez Jane Perlstein Maria Petrillo Plumbers Union, Local 690 Danielle Marie Polinsky Michele Pollio and Kenneth Barbee Shawn Poole Nicole Queen Michelle and Kenneth Ray Gary and Cindy Reedy Debra Rodgers Anthony L. Rostain Salvation Army Stephen Segal Jennifer Shurmur Lonnie Snyder Steven and Lynne Spencer Edward Springer Steel Pony Vidya Sudharsan Swarthmore College, Worth Health Center Lauren Swartz Ten Thousand Villages TIFF Advisory Services, Inc. Nalini Tiwari Ashley Tobin Carol Tracy Jacqueline Trainor Christine M. Trumpfheller Ann Tymes-Govan John Welsh Dale Yanocha Katie Young Wildes and Rob Wildes Joan A. Yue Corey Ziring

SUSTAINING SUPPORTERS MONTHLY DONOR PROGR AM Joel Allen Tiffany Bailey Edward Basile and Stephanie Riley Nina Blomfield Sandy Brownell Cheryl Brubaker and Meghan Kincade Alex and Shannon Camps Barbara Cooke Brianna Deutsch Tracie Dixon-Stanley and Jerome Stanley Joseph Ebbinger Larissa Franco Gloria Gay Carmela Ruffino Gipprich Debra Lippitt Martin Matlin Marianne McKeever Gail Miller Henry Molloy Rebecca Moore

Julie Mostov Patrick Mundy and Candice Harris Audrey Murga Maureen Murphy Renee Norris-Jones Michelle and Kenneth Ray Sally and Edwin Rosenthol Megan Salazar Stefanie Fleischer Seldin and Alex Seldin Lonnie Snyder Chris Stevens Lauren Swartz Rebecca Wanner Katie Young Wildes and Rob Wildes

ADVOCATES IN ACTION LEGAL CENTER GIVING CIRCLE Greenberg Traurig, LLP Steven Hersh Leslie and Larry Kramer Mark and Slava Lipowicz Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP Charles and Debbie O’Donnell Stefanie Fleischer Seldin and Alex Seldin Sheller Family Foundation Jacqueline and Richard Shulman

MAJOR IN -KIND DONORS 954 Dance Movement Collective Deirdre Agan Alla Spina Erin and Ken Amorosi Arcadia University, School of Education Tracey Austin The Baker’s Jar Mary Bieter Tom Binkow and Laura Greene Luecenda and Marcus Bowden Brauhaus House Schmidts & Whetstone Bridget Foy’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, Mid-Atlantic Regional Office Gregory Burns Dana Camacho Carousel Farm Lavender Chestnut Hill Hospital ICU City Year Philadelphia Brigid Connell and Steven DiSciullo Continental Restaurant and Martini Bar Sarah Cornely Cream of the Crop Leaders Ronnie and Julie Cruz DIVAS Ministry Group Kayla and Jeremy Daniel

Daughter of the King Holy Apostles Dechert LLP Destination Maternity Corporation Dock Street Brewery Tamara Rausa Donatelli Celia Ellenberg Fine, Kaplan and Black, RPC First Book Lisa Formica The Fretz Corporation Carmela Ruffino Gipprich Julie Girard Jeanne-Marie Hagan Mary Halfpenny Happy Cog Shani Haviv Health Partners Plans Rebecca Hosey Joy and Peace Ike Sarah R. Ingerman Insomnia Cookies Jones Restaurant Laureen Katana Lori Keller Kingdom Empowerment Ministries Libby Kirk Leslie and Larry Kramer Deb Krepcio and Van Cherington Jane Kufta La Colombe Trish Lilley Macy’s Manifesta Priya McDonald Erin McKenna Lizabeth McKenzie Shakifa McKris Michelle and Erik Meltzer Miss Rachel’s Pantry Laurie Muldoon National Network to End Domestic Violence Charles and Sylvia Newman Noel Roberts Foundation Dana Oliver Pajama Program Carol Parillo Penne Restaurant & Wine Bar Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence Patrick Phelan Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO Philadelphia Distilling Phillies Organization Pickled Heron Poi Dog Philly Primitive World Productions

Project #STILLHUMAN Revolution Taco Ann Richardson Jane Rothrock Yvette Rouse Anna Sannoy Nicole Santella The Shipley School Tamar Norquist St. Christopher’s Hospital St. Christopher’s, Department of Nursing Vicki Stillman-Toomey Susanna Foo Swarthmore United Methodist Church Toys for Tots Vegware Robert and Trisha Vogel Whole Foods Widener University Elizabeth Williams Meghann Williams Kerry Wilson David Wisniewski and Reyna Howkins Sabra Zahn Jennifer Zoga

IN HONOR OF… Julie Mostov Stefanie Fleischer Seldin Sandy Sheller Staff and Board Dr. Dan Taylor Katherine Wallace

IN MEMORY OF… Irma Jean Burke Terri Carew-Smith Victoria Chandler Minnie Lee Dixon William Dwyer Brienne Francisco Cheryl Goldsby Donna M James Angela Johns-Black Thomas Ludlow Una Molloy Nicole Peppelman Carole J. Poole Wendy Reen Debra Ann Rosier Lillian Russo Usha Singh Antoinette Charmain Sotkiewicz Brenda Whitlow Linda Whitlow Sullivan Judiann Winston

PLANNED GIVING Women Against Abuse now offers donors the option of supporting survivors of domestic violence through our Planned Giving program. Many charitable bequest options can be tailored to your specific financial and estate planning needs. Become a founding member of the 1976 Legacy Society. Contact us at 215 386 1280 x6155 to let us know if you have included us in your estate plans or to discuss making your gift.

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Empowerment in Action starts with you! Here are some ways you can get involved and empower your community to end domestic violence:

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ways to take an active role in our work key messages & talking points

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Our NEW iPledge Toolkit is available for free download by scanning this QR code on any smartphone or on our website at iPledgeWAA.org.

TAKE ACTION. You can become an advocate by visiting our NEW Take Action Center on womenagainstabuse.org! The Take Action Center features information about the legislative process and public policy, our current action alerts, and pre-written letters that you can personalize and send to your elected officials—all with a few quick clicks. MAKE A GIFT. Join Women Against Abuse in serving over 15,000 individuals each year with donation options such as monthly giving, donating goods and joining our Planned Giving program. We also welcome one-time donations too! For more information about making a gift, visit womenagainstabuse.org.

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ATTEND DISH IT UP. Dish It Up is Philadelphia’s only fundraising event and food tasting competition featuring all female chefs. The event will take place at World Cafe Live on April 7, 2016, and tickets will be available soon for purchase on our website!


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Fear Violence Stigma Shame As we prepare to herald our 40th anniversary in 2016, you have witnessed us adopt a fresh Manipulation new look—on our website and logo—to match our bold progress and continued Threatscommitment to serving as a voice for victims of domestic violence. Although our look has changed, our Despair mission remains the same as it was in 1976. Sexual assault coercion Stalking Women Against Abuse, Inc. begins as a Intimidation First emergency shelter opens. part-time domestic violence hotline in isolation Within hours, 12 families move into the basement of a Women’s Center. SILENCE this three bedroom rowhome.

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In partnership with the City of Philadelphia and fellow domestic violence service providers, the Philadelphia Domestic Violence Hotline is created.

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1987 Sojourner House opens, providing 12 apartments for families.

1990s Education and Training Department is established to provide community education and awareness.

2007 Emergency shelter is relocated and expanded to accommodate 100 clients.

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Women Against Abuse launches its 1st Annual iPledge Campaign.

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Trauma-informed therapy is introduced for residents at the emergency safe haven.

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$3 million renovation project is completed for Sojourner House, increasing housing capacity by 25% .

Safe at Home program is established, providing safe affordable housing with trauma-informed case management.

2014 The second safe haven opens, doubling the number of Philadelphia’s domestic violence shelter beds to 200.

Women Against Abuse begins working with partners from across the city to create a coordinated community response to domestic violence in Philadelphia.

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Women Against Abuse achieves Sanctuary Certification

With your continued support, we will remain a refuge for those impacted by domestic violence by providing life-saving services and maintaining our devotion to advocacy, education and prevention in the years to come.

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MUNITY REBUILD BOLDN WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM

Elise Scioscia, Director of Public Policy

Stacy Sullivan Livingston

Jeannine L. Lisitski, Executive Director & President

Phil Weis, Director of Facilities

Renee Norris-Jones, M.S., Ph.D. Candidate

Michelle Byrne, Vice President of Human Resources

Azucena Ugarte, Director of Education & Training

Judith Porter, Ph.D.

Nicole Drake, Vice President of Program Operations

WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Sally Rosenthol, RN

Christine Stevens, Vice President of Finance

Julie Mostov, Ph.D., Chair

David Rusenko

Katie Young Wildes, Vice President of Advancement

Amy Pocino Kelly, Esq., Vice Chair

Sandy Sheller, MA, ATR-BC, LPC

Margaret A. Flynn, Treasurer

Myra Woll

Patrick Mundy Ana Núñez, M.D. Michelle Ray Yvette Rouse, MSW

Molly Callahan, Legal Center Director

Erin McKenna, Secretary

Jeanne-Marie Hagan, Program Compliance Director

Stefanie Fleischer Seldin, Esq.

WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE LEGAL CENTER BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Gloria Gay, MSW, LSW

Sarah Janicki, Director of Client Services

Mark Lipowicz, Esq., President

Leslie Miller Greenspan, Esq.

Amy Hirsch, Esq., Secretary

Amy Hirsch, Esq.

Lori Hendrickson, Clinical Director

Stefanie Fleischer Seldin, Esq., Treasurer

Amy L. Kurland, Esq.

Amy L. Kurland, Esq.

Christine Nieves, Director of Fund Development

Robert Lichtenstein, Esq.

Leslie Miller Greenspan, Esq.

Mark Lipowicz, Esq.

Katherine A.B. Coonradt, RA, LEED, AP

100 South Broad Street Suite 1341 Philadelphia, PA 19110

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