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It's Time for our 2019 Holiday Giving Program

It's Time for our 2019 Holiday Giving Program

Your generosity helps families we serve who are affected by domestic and/or sexual violence. The Holiday Giving Program allows you to give in a way that works best for your family or group. If you choose to participate, please select a gift (or two!) from either the Holiday Gift Wish List or The Gift Of Choice detailed below.

We kindly request that holiday gift donations are new and unwrapped.  

GIFT OF CHOICE:
Consider donating gift cards or organizing a gift card drive and give the gift of choice and empowerment. 

  • Empower parents to shop for children and children to shop for their family members
  • Provide an opportunity for survivors to purchase something special for themselves
  • Provide an opportunity to do something fun as a family

Some suggestions for gift cards include:

  • Grocery stores
  • Gas stations
  • Bus passes
  • Retail stores (Walmart, Target), etc.
  • Movie gift cards/passes
  • Restaurants
  • Craft stores
  • Shoe stores
  • Book stores
  • Salon/spa/barbershop certificates

Gift cards help our families with additional expenses throughout the year as well and allow more flexibility for family-specific needs. Gift cards can be dropped off or mailed to our James Street offices.

You can also donate securely online HERE and we will purchase gift cards on your behalf based on our current needs. 

  • Click HERE for our 2019 Holiday Wish List, which includes suggestions for gifts
  • Click HERE for our Amazon.com Holiday Wish List
  • Click HERE to email our Holiday Wish List Coordinator


A Message to Andrew Cuomo

“The Friends of Andrew Cuomo” spent over $300,000 to launch an ad campaign designed to paint former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo as a victim of political attacks because of the sexual harassment claims against him. We cannot allow this gaslighting to continue while the ad revictimizes victims of not only Cuomo’s sexual harassment but ANYONE who has ever experienced abuse. The tactics used by Cuomo and his supporters further represent the barriers that survivors face every day that prevent them from coming forward and getting support. 

 

We at Vera House have asked Andrew Cuomo to take accountability for the harm he has caused on multiple occasions. Instead of admitting to his wrongdoings, he continues to use power and control to suppress and invalidate the truths of the survivors.  Today we released a video, produced by Solon Quinn Studios and supported by Survivors’ Network, that sends a powerful message to survivors, "I believe you."  

 

We are asking you to help us amplify the video so that survivors throughout New York and the rest of the world know that we believe and stand with them. 

 

Here’s how to get involved:  

1. Share our post on Facebook, Linkedin, and Twitter  

2. Engage with our content on Instagram and TikTok   

3. Share survivor support resources from your organization  

4. Tag @verahouseinc  

 

For any questions or to request an interview with a member of Survivors' Network, please contact us at: communications@verahouse.org