THE RETREAT LAUNCHES GROUNDBREAKING ABUSE IN LATER LIFE PROGRAM TO SUPPORT OLDER ADULTS IN SUFFOLK COUNTY
THE RETREAT JOINS SUFFOLK COUNTY INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS CHILD TRAFFICKING ON LONG ISLAND
Suffolk rolls out multiagency campaign to beat back ‘epidemic’ of human trafficking Suffolk Measure to Fight Human Trafficking
By Joe Werkmeister, Newsday February 6, 2025 Suffolk County officials on Thursday unveiled a new multiagency, coordinated approach to find missing children and curb what they say is an “epidemic” of human trafficking in the county. The initiative, dubbed “Operation Safe and Lasting Return,” brings together law enforcement, social services and community organizations to break down what […]
Freeze on federal money for LI nonprofits: Chaos reigns over Trump order
By Nicholas Spangler, Newsday.com January 30, 2025 Long Island’s not-for-profit leaders — operators of food pantries and domestic violence shelters, providers of services to veterans, seniors and people with substance use disorders — were whipsawed Wednesday as the White House budget office rescinded a memo freezing some federal grants, a major source of operating funds for […]
The Retreat at Risk
Editorial, East Hampton Star January 30, 2025 Among the East End nonprofits that would be in a dire financial position if federal funding were abruptly cut off is the Retreat. The Retreat has a shelter for victims of domestic violence here but it does so much more. It provides counseling and legal help for those dealing […]
Prospect of Funding Freeze Panicked Many
By Christopher Gangemi, East Hampton Star January 30, 2025 The Federal Office of Management and Budget’s temporary pause Tuesday on grants, loans, and federal financial assistance programs that are targeted by President Trump’s executive orders was rescinded only 24 hours later, but not before sending local organizations into a panic. “Any program not implicated by the President’s […]
A ‘Tremendously Impactful’ Law for Protection Against Domestic Violence, The Retreat Says
Christopher Walsh on Dec 3, 2024, 27East.com State legislation expanding protections in domestic violence cases in criminal and family court to include all family and household members was commended by officials at The Retreat, which provides safety, shelter and support for victims of domestic abuse on the South Fork. Governor Kathy Hochul on November 25 […]
The Retreat Collects Gift Cards To Help Make Families’ Holidays Brighter
Elizabeth Vespe on Nov 18, 2024, 27East.com When donors support The Retreat’s Adopt-a-Family giving program, they are making a family’s holiday brighter. “Our Adopt-a-Family program is a chance to empower survivors by letting them buy their own toys, games and clothing for their families through gift cards,” Loretta Davis, executive director of The Retreat, a […]
Wonder Women: with help from within, The Retreat welcomes its new executive director
By Emily Toy on November 13, 2024, Southforker.com Everybody likes a smooth transition. At The Retreat, a nonprofit organization that assists victims of domestic violence across Suffolk County, that sentiment reigns especially true. At the end of next month Loretta Davis will step down as executive director at the East Hampton-based organization, ending her decade-long term in […]
Better Together: East End Fund for Children Continues to Thrive
Cailin Riley on Nov 7, 2024, 27East.com For many people, the onset of the COVID pandemic was the beginning of a period marked by isolation and forced independence. People were apart and cut off from each other and their support networks, in a way most never had been before — and the irony was that […]
