Page 12 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, March 27, 2020 ~ Letter-to-the-Editor ~ Portal To Hope announces changes to services during threat of COVID-19 Good morning! I hope that you and your families are keeping healthy and well during the threat of COVID-19. Please be aware that eff ective Tuesday, March 24, 2020, Portal To Hope (“PTH”) will be working remotely, Mondays through Fridays, from 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., and on-call for essential services including emergency shelter and crisis intervention to serve people whose lives have been impacted by domestic violence. These are temporary changes to our hours of operation in order to accommodate Governor Baker’s initiatives to stop the spread of COVID-19 and to do our part in protecting others. The current health crisis requiring social distancing leaves us to develop new protocols, even if temporary, for serving people who are struggling to be free from abuse. PTH’s Team is committed to supporting survivors and the communities that we serve; and we continue to adapt during this trying time in which we are all experiencGinny Lecaroz, Owner Saugus, MA 339-206-1970 missgspetsittingservice@gmail.com Fully insured Fully certied ing in order to ensure that services remain available to survivors and support our communities. If you know of someone who is in need of support from PTH, please call (781) 338-7678. At times, callers may have to leave a message and should be aware that: (i) all messages are confidential; and (ii) calls will be returned within the same day by PTH Victim Advocates and/or Attorneys for those in need of legal support. People in need of victim advocacy aid may, also, consider emailing PTH for help at portaltohope@aol.com. PTH’s Emergency Shelter Program remains open, and our Benevolence Project will continue to provide support to clients in need. Support Group meetings for adults and youth are temporarily suspended for ten weeks due to social distancing requirements. All other services will continue to be provided via remote but supportive care. PTH provides direct care services and violence prevention education to more than 900 people each year who seek our help and relief from domestic violence and related assault crimes. We could not do our work without the help of our supporters – and we thank our supporters for their partnership in our mission to end domestic violence. Having a number of First Responders, government leaders, medical professionals and military service members who volunteer their services at PTH, we send a special thank-you to them for the work that they do – not just at PTH – but during this time, when their essential services are relied-upon to help vulnerable people. Thank you, and keep well! Regards, Deborah Fallon, Founder Portal To Hope (“PTH”) is an award-winning Massachusetts nonprofi t organization that provides comprehensive services to people whose lives have been impacted by domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking crimes. A survivor-driven organization, PTH serves Everett, Lynn, Malden, Medford, Winthrop and neighboring Massachusetts communities. For more information about PTH, please visit www.portaltohope.org. 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While we always look forward to celebrating community building at our Dim Sum Breakfast, we must engage in shared eff orts to ensure the health and safety of our community members and the general public. We are actively reaching out to our residents and community members in this time of crisis to off er a full support. For those of you who have already donated to our Dim Sum Breakfast, I want to thank you for your generosity. If you have not donated yet, please consider sponsoring or buying a table. Now, more than ever, ACDC needs your support in providing essential resources to our residents, most of whom are low-income immigrant families. Your donations are critical, especially at this time, to support our aff ordable housing, our youth and resident engagement work, and our place keeping eff orts to create vibrant community spaces. Your sponsorship benefi ts will remain the same when the rescheduled Dim Sum Breakfast takes place. As a reminder, our offices in Boston and Malden are closed eff ective today, Monday, March 16 until further notice. Our staff is working remotely and is available by email and phone. Thank you for helping to keep our community safe as we work together through this challenging time. For questions and concerns, please contact Angela O’Donnell at Angela.ODonnell@asiancdc. org or 857.449.7124. Sincerely, Angie Liou Executive Director Spring!
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