Join us at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center

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, 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.
Ticket – $150
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 Drink
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.