On Friday, October 4, Providence House Domestic Violence Services, along with partners Rowan College at Burlington County and the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office, presented the Silent Witness Project to remember and celebrate the lives of Burlington County residents who have died as a result of …
On October 31, 2023, our Providence House team ended Domestic Violence Awareness Month on a high note by welcoming a number of esteemed guests, including New Jersey Congressman Andy Kim, for a tour of its recently renovated Burlington County safe house.
“We were so happy …
Plenty of people respect their mothers. Karen’s kids so revere her that they call her Wonder Woman.
“They buy me t-shirts, mugs – I’ve got every trinket that’s Wonder Woman-themed,” she laughed. “It’s the most endearing term they could ever use for me. I guess they …
Counselors at Catholic Charities’ Providence House Domestic Violence Services in Ocean County (pictured, right) have introduced an innovative psychotherapy called Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, to help women recover from sexual trauma experienced within their intimate partner relationship.
Developed over 25 years ago, EMDR is …
After the pandemic started and the cabin fever set in, people resorted to all sorts of things to beat the boredom of life in lockdown – home projects, exercising and exploring nature. Amalia Deans began baking.
Baking was a balm for the 12-year-old Westampton girl, who …
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton is pleased to honor the Oceanaire Women’s Golf Association of Waretown as our Light of Hope of Ocean County.
Years ago, when Bonnie Morris, Berti Avery and Betty Fedyna decided to organize a charitable luncheon and golf outing at their Ocean …
Danielle Patrice (pictured, left) met the man who would become her husband at college in Tennessee. They were two Northerners who bonded over their cultural differences while living in the South. When Danielle’s mentally ill mother died by suicide in 2009, he helped her navigate …
On the continuum of crime, stalking might strike some as not a big deal. Maybe they think stalkers are creepy men hiding behind a tree – more a bother than a peril, someone to ignore and they will eventually go away.
But that misconception is miles …
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton’s Providence House Domestic Violence Services is an organization that offers a wide array of services for victims of domestic violence, free of charge. One of these programs is PALS, which stands for Peace: A Learned Solution. It offers creative arts …
Donna Longuillo is the epitome of a renaissance woman. She is a disaster-response counselor, certified social worker, domestic violence responder, entrepreneur, cancer survivor, avid camper, mother, and grandmother, and overall, a bohemian superhero.
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