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
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“An excellent compelling movie. I thought I would be emotionally skewed by the presentation because my son was abused by a priest ‘friend’, but I remained objective throughout the balanced coverage of this shameful and continuing occurrence.”
“I will see it with my wife. Thank you for fighting.”
“Every Catholic person, especially ranting clergy, should see this movie. My oldest, dearest friend (of over 50 years) is in total denial over this culture of child rape and abuse. I am a victim/survivor. We no longer speak to each other because of his ignorant hostility towards victims. “Living in denial is the lowest form of cowardice” God Bless you all!"
“Spotlight captures the wish to repress the common knowledge of systemic sexual abuse, mental abuse, and destruction of children within the Catholic Church. Sadly they are hardly the only abusers with unchecked power. However they are standouts!”
“Wonderful! Was thrilled to see it was voted ‘Best Movie’ of the year. Was not shown long in my area. Wish it had more press. I saw it on a weekday morning, only 14 people in the theatre.”
“The Spotlight movie gave me a great release to talk about my abuse. I talked to Dave Clohessy and he said he has seen the movie 4 times.”
“An important story told very well. More work similar to Spotlight’s should be done by other newspapers in other cities – and it should be publicized as well as this movie did!”
“I thought it was very well done.”
“A great film.”
“It was great. I think it should be a required viewing for every priest in the diocese. My son was a victim (now 50yrs old) when he was 13.”
“Terrific! And Cardinal Law(less)was sent off to a cushy spot in Rome at Sta. Maria Maggiore, one of the most important churches! Thanks to John Paul II, who’s now a saint!!!!!”