YWCA Harmony Project Presented at "Dinner with a Cause" at St. Catherine of Siena

Lisa Tella gave a thorough overview of the work of the YWCA’s Harmony Project at the Dinner with a Cause, Thursday, April 23. The semi-annual program of the Social Justice Committee of the Parish of St. Catherine of Siena and St. Agnes invites an organization that is addressing a social need to present its work to the parish and the community at large.

Lisa, a long time parishioner, explained the nature of the Harmony Project to assist anyone who is a victim of domestic abuse. She explained how abuse can be financial, emotional, physical, sexual, digital, verbal, subtle or violent. It can be in the form of human trafficking, of severely limiting a person's freedom of movement, freedom to have a job, to leave the home. It can manifest in tracking of movement, cameras in the home, trackers on a phone.

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The Harmony Project offers free and confidential individual and group counseling for adults, counseling for children and teens, a 24/7 hotline, 24/7 shelter, court advocacy, programs in schools and housing assistance.

The audience at St. Catherine’s was very appreciative of the information shared and asked many questions. The goal of the presentation was to inform attendees of the offerings of the Harmony Project. This is a very special program that supports people who are often at a very low point in a relationship. In some cases, they are trying to extricate themselves from a potentially deadly situation. But there is help available. There is hope.

For information about the Harmony Project, please call the YWCA Greenwich’s Harmony Project 24/7 Hotline 203-622-0003.
For your personal safety, consider saving this number on your phone under a different contact name.

The Social Justice Committee hosted dinner before the presentation. Guests were invited to donate new infants’ clothing to support the Harmony Project.