Stone House and the Community

The Elizabeth Stone House would like to thank Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky, & Popeo, P.C. for a wonderful partnership. The staff of Mintz Levin has provided immeasurable support to the Stone House for over 14 years. Thank you!

The Elizabeth Stone House would like to thank Natixis Global Associates, its Community Events Committee, and staff for generously donating their time and resources to work with the women and children of the Elizabeth Stone House every week and providing all of our children with new uniforms for the 2009 school year.

The Elizabeth Stone House would like to thank the Grand Circle Corporation for providing free space for this year's Wilderness Heals 2010 Pep and Prep meeting!

The Elizabeth Stone House is proud to announce a new partnership with Wrapped Up in Sports! Wrapped Up in Sports, Inc. is a 501 (c)(3) tax exempt non-profit organization dedicated to making, collecting and donating professional sports teams-inspired quilts for children in medical, social and mental-health need. The organization rallies quilt guilds, individual quilters, schools and other quilting organizations looking to donate their time and skill to benefit our cause. All quilts represent a New England professional sports team and are only made for donations. For more information on how to get involved in this project, contact Kate McCullough at wrappedupinsports@gmail.com

The Elizabeth Stone House would like to thank the Boston Medical Center's Nursing Division for adopting all of the families in the Stone House community each holiday season and providing them with toys and gifts to help make each family's holiday dreams come true.

The Elizabeth Stone House would like to thank City Year, Inc. and the City Year, Boston office for generously providing free meeting space to local nonprofits and to the Elizabeth Stone House, its volunteers, and affiliates.

The Elizabeth Stone House would like to thank Community Friends for Human Services for their continued support of ESH, including but not limited to, camperships, donations of food for BBq's, providing a new grill for our backyard, and sponsoring a Mary Kay day of beauty for Elizabeth Stone House residents.

The Elizabeth Stone House works to educate all people on how they can protect themselves from violence. Additionally, the Stone House wants everyone to know where they can go for help and to understand what they can do to help a friend or family member in need.

For additional statistics on domestic violence in Massachusetts please visit:
www.janedoe.org

For more information on programs and services in the state of Massachusetts please visit:
Batterer Intervention Program Services
Massachusetts Department of Education
Massachusetts Department of Social Services
Massachusetts Office for Victim Assistance

Massachusetts Sexual Assault Prevention and Survivor Services

For more information on national statistics and programs, please visit:
Bureau of Justice Statistics
US Department of Justice
Violence Against Women Office

For more information on national advocacy services and coalitions please visit:
Corporate Alliance to End Partner Violence
National Advisory Council on Violence Against Women - toolkit
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
National Sexual Violence Resource Center

The Elizabeth Stone House is thankful for the support that Governor Deval Patrick and his wife Diane Patrick have shown to the survivors of domestic violence. To hear more about Diane Patrick’s support for survivors of domestic violence and for the programs and services of those working against domestic violence, please visit janedoe.org for more information.