Happy #PrideMonth ! This month (and all year long), we celebrate victories won and re-commit ourselves to the work still to do to make our community and world more equitable, more accepting, and safer for LGBTQ folks, especially survivors.

Thank you so much to Pegasystems for joining the RESPONDing to Domestic Violence Spring Soirée as our Mission Sponsor again this year! Pega, your partnership helps survivors build safe futures, free from violence. We are so proud to do this work with you!

So great to be in solidarity with sibling organizations across the Commonwealth this afternoon to talk about the Jane Doe Inc. Coalition's top policy priorities for this year. Here for #SurvivorRights ! #mapoli #Advocacy

Please join us on May 4 for our back-in-person RESPONDing to Domestic Violence Spring Soirée cocktail reception. Get your tickets (and more details) at respondinc.org/gala. We can't wait to celebrate survivors' resilience, the power of community - and spring! - with you.

Interested in learning more about what's going on at RESPOND? Join us in the Community Room at The Goods in Davis Square on March 15 between 5:30-7. Stop by, have a snack, and ask questions. We can't wait to get to know you better!

Appreciating this Daily Hampshire Gazette article by Carrie N. Baker that outlines bills proposed this session that address coercive control + #DomesticViolence . Let your legislator know if any of these matter to you: malegislature.gov/Search/FindMyL…

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. The Malden PD in partnership with RESPOND Inc.
offers resources to help you identify unhealthy and abusive relationships. Teen Dating Violence PSA - youtu.be/iSgMdBFlmfU via YouTube

Thank you for honoring Shannon's legacy every day, M.E.A.R.A Team. We are grateful to do this work with you!

Looking for a way to commemorate #MLKDay with your family? Bring gently-used blankets and warm-weather wear to drop-off locations throughout Somerville this Monday and help a neighbor in need. Contact City of Somerville RSJ Deputy Director Steven Flythe to join the volunteer crew!

Such a fun unboxing day! We can't wait to wear these pronoun buttons in our Community Service Center and out in the world — and to share them with you! 💚

It's a wrap! We're so grateful to all who contributed gifts, gift cards, holiday meals, wrapping paper, and decorations so families in our shelter and community programs could experience abundance this holiday season. Thank you all for spreading magic and joy!

Talking With ... RESPOND Inc. new CEO Victoria Helberg.
youtu.be/Xc_Fj4ux1tk

80% + of survivors report that their abusive partners disrupted their ability to work. Your #GivingTuesday gift makes next steps possible for survivors as they build safe, fulfilling lives for themselves and their families. You can make your gift at respondinc.org/donate.

38% of all victims of domestic violence will face homelessness at some point in their lives. Your #GivingTuesday gift today interrupts this statistic. You can make your gift at respondinc.org/donate. #GiveForRESPOND #GiveForDV

Today is #GivingTuesday ! We hope you will include RESPOND in your philanthropy and #GiveForDV . Make your gift at respondinc.org/donate. Thank you for supporting survivorship!

This #DVAM , we are hosting a digital vigil to remember those lives taken by domestic violence since last October, to honor the resilience of the survivors we serve, and to recommit ourselves as a community to ending domestic violence: youtu.be/lgOrr7Qu1CQ

This #DVAM Greta, RESPOND's Director of Philanthropy & Engagement, says: ' #IWearPurpleFor R. who, at just 16 years of age, taught me so much about bravery and resilience, the power of listening and humor.'

Today's weather is looking soggy! The City of Somerville Domestic Violence Vigil will move from Statue Park to the Somerville Public Library's West Branch Atrium at 40 College Ave. We hope we'll see you there!

This #DVAM Darcie, RESPOND's Director of Finance and Administration, says: ' #IWearPurpleFor all my kids...in hopes for a future without domestic violence.'

This #DVAM Claire, RESPOND's DV Counselor for Community Intervention and Education, says: ' #IWearPurpleFor all survivors and their many different paths to safety, connection, empowerment, and relief.'