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 […]
A Roundtable Conversation With the Leaders of Some of the Region’s Nonprofit Organizations
Joseph P. Shaw on Nov 7, 2024 | 27East.com First, tell me a bit about yourself and your charity — your title, how long you’ve been in the position. LORETTA DAVIS: I have worked for The Retreat for 10 years — how did time pass so quickly! — as the executive director and have loved […]
A Q&A with The Retreat Leadership: Today & Tomorrow
October 28, 2024, Dan’s Papers October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. In the United States, 10 million adults experience domestic violence annually: One in four women and one in seven men. Almost all survivors experience psychological abuse. And they span all socio-economic groups, races and genders. In Suffolk County, The Retreat is the go-to resource for […]
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TRANSITION AT THE RETREAT
LORETTA DAVIS TO STEP DOWN AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CATE CARBONARO TO BECOME NEW LEAD EAST HAMPTON, NY (OCTOBER 7, 2024) After ten years leading The Retreat through dramatic growth and assisting thousands of victims of domestic violence across Suffolk County, Loretta Davis has made the decision to step down as Executive Director at the end […]
Governor Announces $575,000 for The Retreat
By Christopher Walsh, 27East.com During her whirlwind visit to East Hampton Town on Friday, Governor Kathy Hochul visited The Retreat’s Stephanie House Shelter to announce that the state will allocate $575,000 to the nonprofit, which provides safety, shelter and support for victims of domestic abuse. The money will be used for building improvements and technological […]
New York State Governor Kathy Hochul Visits The Retreat to Announce it will Receive $575,000 for Critical Building Improvements
On August 9, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul visited The Retreat’s Stephanie House Shelter to announce that the State will allocate $575,000 to The Retreat. The funds will be used for building improvements and technological upgrades to the shelter and the organization’s East Hampton administrative office. Governor Hochul addressed a small group of Retreat […]
Understanding Our Community: A Call to Address Youth Dating Violence
At the heart of every community lies a web of relationships—connections that shape our experiences, our well-being, and our sense of safety. Yet, for some, these relationships can become fraught with challenges, leading to potentially unhealthy or abusive relationships. In the face of such issues, organizations like The Retreat seek to understand, educate, and provide […]
My Experience as a Social Worker
By Sarah Samson, , MPH, CHESProject Coordinator of Long Island Safer Bars My experience as a social worker in domestic violence began while working with families who were formerly unhoused. Most of my clients had experienced some form of domestic or sexual violence leading up to becoming unhoused. When the opportunity to work in preventing […]
