Last month, WIT concluded our online evening Parenting Beyond Trauma workshop series for women-identifying parents and caregivers. This workshop focused on how childhood trauma and domestic violence in adult relationships can create profound generational impacts on the physical, mental, and social well-being of survivors and their children.
Announcing WIT's New Executive Director!
We’re excited to announce the appointment of Pamela Henshall as WIT’s new Executive Director!
Pamela brings more than 30 years of experience with new program implementation, nonprofit fundraising and development, and organizational management – along with a passion for WIT’s mission to empower people to thrive beyond domestic violence and substance abuse.
Safe & Sober Spring Session (CANCELLED)
Talking to Philly Teens During Teen DV Month
WIT is hiring for an Executive Director
Amplifying Our Voices - Our 6th Annual Poetry Event
Vocation Station: “I feel like it opened up a part of me to take a risk.”
Join WIT for Happy Hour
Join the WIT Board
Request for Proposals: Contracted IT Services
WIT Unveils New Mission and Vision Statements
What does 50 years of empowerment look like?
Safe & Sober - Winter Session Begins Nov 30
Work at WIT: We’re Hiring!
Amplifying Our Voices - Our 5th Annual Poetry Event
The Complex Relationship Between Survivors and the Police
The Ebb and Flow of WIT's Services: Reflections from our Archivist
DV Survivors and Protection From Abuse Orders
Leaving an abusive relationship can be challenging especially if an abusive partner continues to stalk, harass, or threaten a Survivor. Many WIT clients find that creating a clean break is not possible on their own—and therefore enlist the legal system to get a Protection from Abuse order (PFA), but the system is complicated and often disempowering.
The Significance of Juneteenth
Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the date when Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas to ensure that enslaved people were freed. Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in the United States, but it is relevant today for a number of reasons- the first being that it is an important part of American history.