2004 Press Release Archive
DC - Abuse Victims Hold Event to Urge U.S. Bishops To DisciplineTheir Colleagues; SNAP Wants Foreign Movement of Predator Priests On Bishops' Nov. Agenda
MEDIA ADVISORY - June 24, 2004
New Investigation Finds Molesting Clergy Still Go Overseas and Minister On The Run From The Law, 200 Abusive Priest Are Sent Elsewhere
Read moreSNAP & VOTF Call Upon Bishops to Open Up Sex Abuse Meeting
For immediate release:
Monday, May 31, 2004
For more information:
David Clohessy (SNAP) - (314) 566-9790
Suzanne Morse (VOTF) - (617) 680-2131
Two Groups Call on Bishops To Open Up June Sex Abuse Meeting
Organizations Believe that Backsliding Must Stop
Read moreMA, MO, NY - SNAP Urges Outreach to Victims of Admitted Molester
For immediate release:
Monday, May 24, 2004
For more information:
David Clohessy of St. Louis, SNAP National Director, (314) 566-9790 cell
David Cerulli of New York, SNAP Board Member, (917) 757-1791 cell
Ben "Buddy" Cotton of New Jersey, State Director, (917) 715-6500
William Gately of Boston, SNAP Boston Co-Director, (508) 743-0297, (508) 524-4179
Clergy Sex Abuse Group Urges Outreach to Victims of Admitted Molester
SNAP Leaders Send Letters to Bishops In Three States
Ex-Brooklyn Cleric Sentenced to Life Last Week
Read moreMA, MO - Victims Applaud Tough Sentence for Abusive Priest
For immediate release:
Thursday, May 20, 2004
For more information:
David Clohessy of St. Louis, SNAP National Director (314) 566-9790 cell David Cerulli of New York, SNAP Board Member (917) 757-1791 cell William Gately of Boston, SNAP Boston Co-Director (508) 743-0297
Cleric Admitted Hurting Kids In At Least Three States
Read moreCA - Victims Expose Los Angeles Archdiocese Cover-up
MEDIA ADVISORY FOR:
Sunday, April 25, 2004
Group Details More Than 40 Molestation Cases In Which Mahony Knew of Prior Crimes
SNAP Disputes Cardinal's Earlier Estimates
They Urge Victims and Witnesses To Come Forward
Read moreMO - Former St. Louis Priest Named Abuser in Alaska
For immediate release:
Friday, Apr. 9, 2004
For more information:
David Clohessy, SNAP National Director (314) 566-9790 cell
Barbara Dorris, SNAP Outreach Coordinator (314) 862 7688
Sex Abuse Victims Applaud Bishop's Openness
SNAP Worries That Cleric May Have Molested Here
Read moreNY - Victims Group Questions Investigation of Abusive Brooklyn Priest
For immediate release
March 18, 2004
For more information
David Cerulli, Board Member, 917 757 1791 cell
David Clohessy, National Director, 314 566 9790 cell
Bishop DiMarzio Keeps Three Accused Molesters in Ministry
He Needlessly Puts Children at Risk, SNAP Says
Read moreME - Lay Catholics and Sex Abuse Victims Seek Names of Deceased Abusive Priests
For immediate release:
Thursday, Mar. 11, 2004
For more information:
Michael Sweatt of Portland, Voice of the Faithful - Maine 207-774-0227
David Clohessy of St. Louis, SNAP National Director 314-566-9790 cell
Two organizations concerned about the clergy sex abuse crisis have filed a court brief seeking to learn the names of sexually abusive Catholic priests who are now deceased.
Read moreIL - Sex Abuse Group Wants Abusers Names, Not Bureaucratic Process
For immediate release
Friday, March 11, 2004
For more information
Barbara Blaine 312 399 4747
David Clohessy 314 566 9790
SNAP Urges Cardinal George To Live Up To Promise & Release Names
Read morePA - SNAP To Pittsburgh Bishop: Victims Deserve Equal Time
For immediate release:
Friday, March 5, 2004
For more information:
David Clohessy 314 566 9790
Barbara Blaine 312 399 4747
CLERGY ABUSE SURVIVORS QUESTION DIOCESE'S LARGE EXPENDITURE TELEVISION COMMERCIAL ON PRIEST SEX SCANDAL
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Winter Appeal 2023
To our friends,
2023 has been a long year with many ups and downs for us all. As we close out the year, we at SNAP hope that you are feeling like you are on your way to being healthy, fulfilled, and happy. This past year has brought both successes and challenges. Thanks to the support you have shown in the past, we’ve been able to celebrate the good days and weather the stormy ones. Now, we are once again asking for your support as we work to support survivors new and old as we ‘Move SNAP Forward.’
At SNAP we are proud to have hosted a very well-attended conference in August 2023. This event allowed us to gather friends, survivors, advocates, and allies for a weekend of camaraderie and connection. We were so happy to be able to welcome many first-time attendees to gather in person and are already looking forward to the next conference.
To strengthen our movement for justice, healing, and prevention, SNAP will be expanding our peer support and providing more volunteer opportunities in the coming year. Through this great work, we are ensuring survivor voices are represented as we work for significant change that will benefit children and survivors.
Right now, survivors worldwide are getting the help they need from SNAP, and more and more reach out to us daily, but we need your help to keep those programs going and get our volunteers the training they need to thrive.
Your tax-deductible gift to SNAP can help offset the cost of our important mission. If you are not in a position to contribute, you can still support us by sharing this letter with those who can. As we continue to fight for survivors across the globe, your donation or sharing the great work SNAP does will help us continue our work to protect the vulnerable, heal the wounded, and prevent abuse.
Your donation ensures SNAP will be there for those who need us more than ever!
Warmly,
Michael W. McDonnell, C.P.S.
Interim Executive Director