Toyota Donates New Minivan, $30K To Domestic Violence Shelter

The Retreat, the East End’s lone shelter for domestic violence victims, has for years needed extra transportation to shuttle clients and their children to appointments and outings.

Toyota recognized the problem and presented the shelter with a new, eight-seat 2018 Sienna minivan, topped with a bow at Riverhead Toyota Tuesday.

“This van will be game changer,” says The Retreat’s executive director, Loretta Davis.

One in three women experiences abuse in their lifetime, and 90 percent of their kids are eyewitnesses. The retreat is more than just a shelter: it helps women find jobs, homes and lawyers. In addition to the new minivan, Toyota has donated $30,000 to The Retreat.

Photo credit: Margarita Corporan