Dec 9, 2013 | Blog, Uncategorized
According to the song, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” For many people—too many people—it is anything but. Families living in need, or in pain, or in fear may find it difficult to join in the festivities and celebrations of the holiday season. The things...
Nov 11, 2013 | Blog, Uncategorized
Blog Post by Lil Corcoran, Associate Executive Director In 1988 I remember watching a battered Hedda Nussbaum testify against Joel Steinberg, for murdering their daughter, Lisa, and thinking, “What is wrong with her?” Although I have come to a...
Oct 29, 2013 | Blog, Uncategorized
Blog Post by Elaine Meyerson, Executive Director Center for Hope & Safety When I became the Executive Director of Center for Hope & Safety in 1986, I asked the staff what they felt their needs were, without hesitation they all echoed the word...
Oct 22, 2013 | Blog, Uncategorized
It happens in Bergen County, one of the 40 wealthiest counties in the United States. It happens behind the closed doors of nicely appointed homes along the tree-lined streets of suburbia, just as it happens in the poorest of inner city neighborhoods. And...
Oct 16, 2013 | Blog, Uncategorized
For more than 37 years, Center for Hope & Safety has been building a bigger and stronger foundation in order to provide services that promote the safety, strength, and hope our clients and their children need to succeed. 12 Overlook Avenue is a dream we’ve...
Oct 9, 2013 | Blog, Uncategorized
Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) evolved from the “Day of Unity” held in October 1981 and conceived by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. The intent was to connect advocates across the nation who were working to end violence against...
