Recognizing Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Women Aware Hosts USATF-Certified Moving Beyond Abuse 5K October 5, 2024 – Johnson Park

New Brunswick, NJ (August 12, 2024) – Women Aware invites the Middlesex County community to recognize Domestic Violence Awareness Month by participating in the Moving Beyond Abuse 5K on Saturday, October 5, 2024, at Johnson Park-Grove 4, Piscataway. This is a USATF-Certified 5K flat course.

All event proceeds support free and confidential services for survivors of domestic violence and their children in Middlesex County.

Details:

• Day-of registration begins at 8:30 a.m. 1-mile Charity Walk begins 9:30 a.m. Race time is 10:00 a.m.
• Save $10 and register in advance for $35. Race day registration is $45.
• Children age 11 and under are free.
• The event will take place rain or shine.
• First 100 registrants will receive a Swag Bag with giveaways.
• All registrants will receive a Moving Beyond Abuse 5K t-shirt.
• Goldenseal the Band will be performing LIVE! https://www.facebook.com/p/Goldenseal-100063713694461/
• Hearts of Hope display featuring messages from survivors and staff.

For more information and to register to run or walk, visit https://runsignup.com/Race/NJ/Piscataway/MovingBeyondAbuse

“Giving hope and help to victim-survivors of domestic violence and their children is the work of our entire community,” said CEO Phyllis Yonta. “We are grateful to all sponsors, partners, runners and walkers for supporting our clients with their time and treasure. Working together, we will move survivors beyond abuse to a brighter, self-sufficient future.”

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 2,993 individuals in 2023, including 206 children. This is double the number of victim-survivors served just five years ago.

Thank you, Sponsors (to date)

Finish Line – Enbridge

Awards – Kaplan Companies, Trackmind, Bob’s Discount Furniture Charitable Foundation

Race Day – Torcon, Independence Wealth Partners

Neighbor – Charlotte & Joe Camarota, Edward Leske, Schechner Lifson Corporation, Frank Startari

Friend – Northeast Benefits, PKF O’Connor Davies, Matthew Flannery, Olmec Systems

Sponsorships Available

Women Aware’s 5K offers businesses and individuals an opportunity to promote their brand and commitment to a safer, healthier community while investing in crisis intervention and long-term comprehensive services that provide social, emotional and financial support for survivors and families. For more information about sponsorship benefits, visit https://runsignup.com/Race/Sponsors/NJ/Piscataway/MovingBeyondAbuse or contact Susan Dyckman at sdyckman@womenaware.net or 732.249.4900, ext. 0428.

Women Aware will host our 2024 Moving Beyond Abuse 5K & Charity Walk on Saturday, October 5.

This special day offers an opportunity for our community to come together during Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Side by side, we will honor survivors, remember victims whose lives were taken, and celebrate our shared commitment to building a society where adults and children can live free from violence and injustice. Join us this day and know you are contributing to a brighter and more hopeful tomorrow for victim-survivors.

All proceeds support free and confidential services for victim-survivors of domestic violence and their children in Middlesex County, NJ.

Come on your own or form a team with family, friends and colleagues. We can’t wait to run/walk with you!

Saturday, October 5, 2024

Johnson Park-Grove 4, River Road, Piscataway, NJ

Registration: 8:30am

Walkers start: 9:30am

Race begins: 10:00am

Highlights

Advance registration – $35 to run or walk

Day-of registration – $45 to run or walk

Children 11 and under run/walk for free.

Goldenseal the Band will perform LIVE at Johnson Park!

Children’s activities will be provided.

For information and to register, visit: https://runscore.runsignup.com/Race/NJ/Piscataway/MovingBeyondAbuse

Sponsors welcome!

For more information, contact Susan Dyckman in the Development Office at development@womenaware.net or call 732-258-0428.

The Middlesex County Regional Chamber of Commerce recently named the Middlesex County Family Justice Center (FJC) Outstanding Community Organization at the Chamber’s annual Community Leaders of Distinction Awards.

The goal of the FJC is to establish a one-stop center where survivors can access services from multiple providers and tell their story once, reducing the risk of re-traumatization. Sixteen partners strong, and led by Women Aware, the FJC is facilitating more direct access to law enforcement, legal, immigration, housing, healthcare, social and human services for survivors and their children. Bringing multidisciplinary and multilingual services providers under one roof, the FJC model is identified as a best practice in the field of domestic violence intervention and prevention services. The Center is located at 100 Bayard Street, 4^th Floor, New Brunswick, NJ. It is the first FJC in Middlesex County and the fourth in New Jersey.

FJC partners include Middlesex County (the Middlesex County Office of Human Services, the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, Middlesex County Center for Empowerment, and REPLENISH), Central Jersey Legal Services, Jewish Family Services, Partners, American Friends Service Committee, Middlesex County Board of Social Services, NJ DCF Division of Child Protection and Permanency, Coming Home of Middlesex County, Manavi, Town Clock Community Development Corporation, and A Partnership for Change. Since the original MoU was signed, the FJC welcomed Dress for Success Central New Jersey, and the Middlesex County Family Court.

“It is our honor to accept this award on behalf of all our partners in the FJC,” said Women Aware CEO Phyllis Yonta. “A strong coordinated community response to domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking would not be possible without the leadership of Middlesex County and the dedicated commitment of our partners to this life-saving work.”

For information about Middlesex County Family Justice Center, visit http://middlesexcountyfjc.org.

Pictured are Women Aware Board Vice President Siyan Bradley, FJC Director Mildred Torres, Women Aware Board President Diane Palmer, Women Aware CEO Phyllis Yonta, Women Aware COO Maria Betanzos and Dress for Success Central New Jersey Program & Community Engagement Manager Nancy Musco.

Middlesex County Family Justice Center Director of Legal Resources Ellen Schwartz, Esq. recently sat down with Law on the Line host Robert Goodwin to talk about domestic violence and the services and resources available to victim-survivors of abuse and their children in Middlesex County, NJ. Law on the Line airs on Piscataway Community Television. Click here to watch the segment.

To learn more about the Middlesex County FJC, visit middlesexcountyfjc.org.