Safe Havens Blog

This awareness month officially began in 1949 when Mental Health America launched Mental Health Week to educate people about mental...

By Alyson Morse-Katzman, Safe Haven's Co-Director Passover is my favorite holiday—filled with family, food, and tradition. I love setting...

By: Sarah Mattea Lane, Life Together Fellow This year, Ramadan, Passover, and Easter are neighbors on our interfaith calendar, and the...

April is a month to educate our families, friends, and communities about the realities of sexual violence and spearhead efforts to...

By Barbara Burnside, UMCOR Disaster Response Trainer and Safe Havens Board Member Listening to this year’s Safe Havens IMPACT Award...

By Rev. Dr. Anne Marie Hunter, Safe Havens' Co-Director Imagine that it’s 1980, and your good friend, Shauna, is in love with Darryl. It...

By Sarah Mattea Lane, Life Together Fellow Last week Florida lawmakers passed the bill dubbed “Don’t Say Gay.” This bill “prohibits any...

By Catie Oidtman, Safe Havens' Program Coordinator Having previously worked at a philanthropic organization, I often heard Board members...

Since 2015, the IMPACT (Individuals and Institutions Making Progress Against Abuse in Communities Together) Award has been honoring...

Healthy relationships are built on mutual love, respect, and trust. Unfortunately, some relationships can become unhealthy, or even...

We asked some of our board members to share why they feel it is important to serve on the Board of Safe Havens. Here are their responses:...

By Safe Haven's Co-Director, The Rev. Dr. Anne Marie Hunter As a survivor of domestic violence and a woman of faith, I am constantly...

According to the CDC's National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, 1 in 6 women and 1 in 17 men have been stalked during their...

A Letter from Safe Havens' Co-Director, the Rev. Dr. Anne Marie Hunter Dear Safe Havens Community, Safe Havens has just launched a...

By Safe Havens' Co-Director, Alyson Morse-Katzman Hanukkah is a wonderful holiday, a holiday full of hope. While it is not a major Jewish...

On Thursday, October 28, 2021, the Rev. Al Miles spoke at Safe Havens' Second Annual Virtual Vigil: Silence Hides Violence. The Rev. Al...

On Thursday, October 28, Safe Havens hosted our second annual interfaith virtual vigil. The theme of this years’ vigil was Silence Hides...

Another reason to recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day and Native American Heritage Month: Native and Indigenous people are far more likely...

Safe Havens Interfaith Partnership Against Domestic Violence and Elder Abuse is honored to be an award recipient of the Purple Ribbon...

This May, Safe Havens honors Mental Health Awareness Month. The theme of Mental Health Awareness Month 2021 is "You Are Not Alone." This...