Women Aware Honors Voices of Courage & Change - March 25

Women Aware invites the Middlesex County community to recognize Women’s History Month by attending Voices of Courage & Change on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center. Event proceeds will support free and confidential services for survivors of domestic violence and their children in Middlesex County.

The event will honor the following Voices of Courage & Change:

• Regina Calcaterra, New York Times Best Selling Author of Etched in Sand, A True Story of Five Siblings Who Survived an Unspeakable Childhood on Long Island
• New Jersey Senator Linda R. Greenstein
• Middlesex County Sheriff Mildred S. Scott

“We are honored to recognize author Regina Calcaterra, Sen. Linda Greenstein and Sheriff Mildred Scott,” said Women Aware CEO Phyllis Yonta. “In their respective professions, these women have advocated for and effected change on behalf of survivors of abuse, giving hope for a brighter tomorrow. Like the victim-survivors Women Aware assists in moving beyond abuse, they are true voices of courage and change.”

To learn more about our honorees and to purchase tickets ($150 each), visit https://givebutter.com/VoicesOfCourageChange

Event Details

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

New Brunswick Performing Arts Center

11 Livingston Avenue New Brunswick, New Jersey

Doors open at 5:00 p.m. Program begins promptly at 5:30 p.m. Event concludes at 8:00 p.m.

Program - NBPAC Arthur Laurents Theater

• Remarks by Regina Calcaterra
• Voices of Courage & Change Video Testimony from Victim-Survivors of Domestic Violence
• Awards Program

Connections & Conversation - NBPAC Lobby

• Hearty hors d’oeuvres, wine, beer, soft drinks

The need for Women Aware’s 24-hour multilingual hotline, emergency shelter, legal advocacy, children’s trauma reduction therapy, support groups, and community outreach continues to increase. Women Aware served 3,035 individuals in 2024, including 245 children. This is a 66% increase over the number of victim-survivors served five years ago.

Sponsorships Available

Voices of Courage & Change offers businesses and individuals an opportunity to not only promote their brand and commitment to a safer, healthier community, but to support life-saving services to survivors in imminent danger; and support them with the social, emotional, and financial resources to build hopeful lives free of abuse. For more information about sponsorship benefits, visit https://givebutter.com/VoicesOfCourageChange or contact Susan Dyckman at sdyckman@womenaware.net or 732.249.4900, ext. 0428.

About Women Aware

Women Aware is the state-designated lead domestic violence agency for Middlesex County, New Jersey. For over 44 years, we have been providing comprehensive services for victims of domestic violence and their children. All of our services are free, confidential, and available to any victim regardless of race, ethnicity, age, gender or gender expression, religion, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, and marital, military, or immigration status. We provide our clients with the protection and services they need to pursue safe and healthy lives. We have continually expanded our programs to meet the diverse needs of victims through emergency shelter, permanent supportive housing, legal advocacy, case management, children’s trauma therapy, counseling and community outreach.

If you or someone you know needs assistance, call Women Aware’s free 24-hour hotline at 732-249-4504, toll-free at 833-249-4504. The Middlesex County Family Justice Center is open Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., 100 Bayard Street, 4th Fl., New Brunswick, NJ. No appointment is necessary.