JOE TORRE SAFE AT HOME FOUNDATION
55 WEST 39TH STREET NO 600, NEW YORK, NY 10018 www.joetorre.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: EDUCATING TO END THE CYCLE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SAVE LIVES BY PROVIDING VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS VIA OUR SIGNATURE PROGRAM, MARGARET'S PLACE.

THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION: EDUCATING TO END THE CYCLE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SAVE LIVES.

THE JOE TORRE SAFE AT HOME FOUNDATION WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2002 BY JOE TORRE AND HIS WIFE, ALI. SAFE AT HOME HELPS CHILDREN IMPACTED BY VIOLENCE AND ABUSE IN THEIR HOMES, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITIES. BY PROVIDING RESOURCES AND SUPPORT, OUR YOUNG PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO COPE WITH THEIR TRAUMA AND FIND HOPE, HEALING, AND EMPOWERMENT FOR THEIR FUTURES. OUR MODEL IS UNIQUE BECAUSE IT PROVIDES BOTH CLINICAL INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION SERVICES. AT OUR LOCATIONS, WE ESTABLISH A SAFE ROOM - KNOWN AS MARGARET'S PLACE, NAMED AFTER JOE TORRE'S MOTHER. THESE ROOMS ARE STAFFED BY A FULL-TIME, MASTER'S-LEVEL THERAPIST. IN THIS SETTING, WE: HAVE GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE EXPERIENCING TRAUMA; HOLD WORKSHOPS FOR TEACHERS TO BUILD A SAFER SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT; HOLD WORKSHOPS FOR PARENTS TO MAKE HOMES AND COMMUNITIES STRONGER; RAISE AWARENESS ON HOW TO PREVENT VIOLENCE; AND EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE TO BECOME ADVOCATES AND LEADERS. SINCE OUR FOUNDING, WE HAVE SUPPORTED MORE THAN 100,000 CHILDREN AGES 11-18.THE PROBLEMTHE LANDMARK ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES STUDY DEMONSTRATED THAT EXPOSURE TO ABUSE AND VIOLENCE AS CHILDREN CAN HAVE DEVASTATING, LONG-TERM EFFECTS. EXAMPLES OF ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES INCLUDE VERBAL, PHYSICAL, AND/OR SEXUAL ABUSE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; AND FAMILY DYSFUNCTION.WITHOUT SUPPORT, YOUTH WITH THESE EXPERIENCES ARE AT GREATER RISK FOR A VARIETY OF ISSUES, BOTH AS ADOLESCENTS AND AS ADULTS. THIS INCLUDES GREATER RISK OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, INCLUDING DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, AND SUICIDAL IDEATION; GREATER RISK OF CHRONIC DISEASE, INCLUDING CANCER, DIABETES, STROKE, AND HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE; GREATER RISK OF SELF-HARM AND RISKY BEHAVIORS, INCLUDING SUBSTANCE ABUSE; AND DECREASED EDUCATIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL POTENTIAL.WITH SUCH EXPOSURES, INTERVENTION IS CRITICAL. IN FACT, THE ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES STUDY SHOWED THAT CERTAIN PROTECTIVE FACTORS CAN DECREASE OR EVEN PREVENT THESE NEGATIVE OUTCOMES. THESE PROTECTIVE FACTORS INCLUDE BUILDING RESILIENCE, SELF-ESTEEM, POSITIVE COPING SKILLS, STRONG SUPPORT NETWORKS, A SENSE OF HOPE, AND A SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH A TRUSTING ADULT. OUR MARGARET'S PLACE MODEL IS DESIGNED WITH THESE PROTECTIVE FACTORS IN MIND.OUR MODELAT EACH LOCATION, THE WORK OF THE MARGARET'S PLACE PROGRAM IS MANAGED BY A FULL-TIME, MASTER'S-LEVEL THERAPIST. THERE ARE FIVE CORE COMPONENTS OF THE MARGARET'S PLACE MODEL THAT THE THERAPIST IS RESPONSIBLE FOR: INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING; VIOLENCE PREVENTION WORKSHOPS FOR STUDENTS (INCLUDING YES AND TOPICAL WORKSHOPS); STAFF WORKSHOPS; PARENT/CAREGIVER WORKSHOPS; AND PEER LEADERSHIP.COUNSELING: THE THERAPIST IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING AND GROUP COUNSELING. THESE SESSIONS FOCUS ON PSYCHOEDUCATION, DEVELOPMENT OF EMPOWERMENT AND VOICE, DECREASING NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF TRAUMA, INCREASING SAFETY AND COPING SKILLS, AND SAFETY PLANNING AND CRISIS INTERVENTION. GROUP COUNSELING FOCUSES ON BUILDING SOCIAL CONNECTIONS AND RESILIENCY, RELYING ON TOPICAL GROUPS AND MULTI-MODAL, ARTS-BASED GROUPS. VIOLENCE PREVENTION WORKSHOPS FOR STUDENTS: OUR THERAPIST AND ALUMNI STAFF ALSO LEAD A SERIES OF 5 WORKSHOPS FOR 7TH AND 9TH GRADERS. THESE VIOLENCE PREVENTION WORKSHOPS ARE ENTITLED YOUTH EMPOWERED TO SPEAK (YES), AND EDUCATE STUDENTS ABOUT VIOLENCE, THE IMPACT OF TRAUMA, SAFE COPING SKILLS, SAFETY STRATEGIES, AND HOW TO HELP A FRIEND. YES ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO SEEK HELP AND TEACHES ALTERNATIVES TO VIOLENCE. STAFF WORKSHOPS: OUR MODEL'S IMPACT IS FURTHER EXPANDED BY OUR INCLUSION OF PARENT AND STAFF TRAINING. SCHOOL STAFF PARTICIPATE IN UP TO TWO WORKSHOPS PER YEAR, WHICH PROVIDE EDUCATION ON THE IMPACT OF VIOLENCE AND ABUSE ON CHILDREN, AND HOW TO IDENTIFY AND BETTER SUPPORT YOUTH IMPACTED BY TRAUMA. PARENT/CAREGIVER WORKSHOPS: PARENTS/CAREGIVERS ALSO HAVE THE OPTION TO PARTICIPATE IN WORKSHOPS ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS, SUCH AS HEALTHY CHILD DEVELOPMENT, HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, MANAGING STRESS, AND IDENTIFYING KEY COMMUNITY RESOURCES. PEER LEADERSHIP: OUR THERAPIST AND ALUMNI STAFF ARE ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING THE PEER LEADERSHIP PROGRAM - A CORE COMPONENT WHERE CURRENT STUDENTS FOSTER SOCIAL AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND LEARN MORE ABOUT CONFLICT, VIOLENCE, AND ABUSE AT AN ADVANCED LEVEL. THIS TEAM OF PEER LEADERS SHOWCASE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS BY PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR - BOTH ON VIOLENCE/ABUSE, AND ON OTHER RELATED TOPICS SUCH AS DEPRESSION, SUICIDE AWARENESS, AND MORE.

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