Summer 2020
New SNAP Team members, 2019 Annual Support, Diocese of Harrisburg accepting abuse claims until November 13, 2020, SNAP Blog, All-Women Inclusive Online Yoga Retreat, Message to Male Survivors from Jim Struve, Stay Connected Through Covid-19., SNAP Leaders in the News, Successful GTN Campaign, Help SNAP Become a 2020 Top-Rated Nonprofit
We hope you and yours are safe and healthy as we continue to grapple with the ongoing pandemic nationwide. Below are some updates on happenings in the SNAP network that we wanted to share with you.
Welcoming Patrick Price & Johnathon Schaech to SNAP
Patrick Price, SNAP’s newest staff member, serves as our Fundraising and Development Manager. Patrick has worked in the nonprofit fund development realm for more than twenty years, coordinating annual and online giving drives, endowment and capital campaigns, special events and social media fundraisers, and so much more. He has also launched marketing and advocacy campaigns for a regional hospice, senior care center, and LGBT community center. He is a longtime member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and the Chicago Council of Planned Giving, for which he served as Board secretary. He currently resides in the northwest Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights, Illinois, with his husband Dan Hartmann and a very rambunctious two-year-old Catahoula leopard hound named Comet. SNAP is delighted to have Patrick join our team.
As SNAP’s Fundraising and Development Manager, Patrick notes that "I would be remiss if he didn’t remind our dedicated supporters of the diverse ways in which folks can financially assist SNAP throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond." He asks that you review our Ways to Give opportunities on our website.
Johnathon Schaech is a new SNAP board member and a dedicated advocate for the prevention of sexual abuse.
Check out our 2019 Annual Report
Update for Survivors: Diocese of Harrisburg Accepting Abuse Claims until November 13, 2020
Two Recent Blog Posts from SNAP
SNAP stands in solidarity with communities of color in the wake of the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. We encourage our members and followers to learn more about what they can do to support their local communities and make a difference in this latest fight against injustice.
Next, check out this blog post by longtime SNAP National Director David Clohessy on the response to COVID-19 compared to the long-term crisis of child abuse.
An All-Women Inclusive Online 8-week Trauma-Informed Yoga Series Survivors of Sexual Trauma
Starting June 4th, Colleen Caul will be hosting an Online 8-week Trauma-Informed Yoga Series for Survivors of Sexual Trauma, an inclusive space for all women: cis, trans, queer, non-binaryfeminine people. Through the healing power of meditation and mindful movement, as well as journaling and art exercises, Colleen strives to create a supportive environment to empower individuals to tune into their breath, reclaim choice—the first thing that sexual trauma strips away—and to discover what will most nourish their bodies at any particular moment. More details for this series can be found here.
Using Our Voices: Our Message to Male Survivors with Jim Struve, LCSW QnA with Rape Recovery Center
Recently, Jim Struve, LCSW and the Salt Lake Rape Recovery Center joined together to answer questions and share a message for all male survivors during Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Jim Struve, LCSW has been a practicing social worker since 1976. Jim is one of the founding members of the LGBTQ-Affirmative Psychotherapist Guild of Utah, Executive Director of MaleSurvivor.org and is the manager for the Weekends of Recovery retreat program for male survivors of sexual trauma. Staying Connected through COVID-19
This year during Child Abuse Prevention Month, we offered resources aimed to give you ideas on ways to care for yourself and your loved ones during this time of social distancing. Below are some of the resources we provided, all of which can be enjoyed any time, anywhere. We hope you will continue to find these resources of use as we move forward.
- How to care for yourself after experiencing trauma
- Feeling stuck inside? Watch birds from the comfort of your desk thanks to Cornell Bird Cams
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Learn Something New. Here are 101 new skills to learn starting today
- Get some morning motivation. Listen to best motivation speech on Courage
- Practice letting go with this guided mediation
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New book recommends: Time Magazine's All-Time 100 Novels
- Watch the sharks & other fish in Ripley's Aquarium of Canada!
- Need a laugh?
SNAP Leaders in the News
- Brian Toale was involved in the creation of JSHAN (Jewish Survivors of Harassment and Abuse Network) that is modeled on SNAP but for the Jewish Survivor Community. They have created two online programs to introduce themselves to the Jewish survivor community. The first program featured Zach Hiner speaking about the origins, history and goals of SNAP, and the second program, two attorneys speaking about the legal landscape for sexual harassment and child sexual abuse suits.
- Ashley Easter's The Courage 365 Show will be live-streamed across multiple social media platforms. This is a show focused on survivors and advocates becoming more empowered. Check them out on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
- Read Christa Brown's article in Religion News: There's a new Baptist sex abuser database, but SBC action is still needed.
- Read Michael McDonnell's commentary in the Catholic Philly: Abuse survivor’s spiritual growth shows the church can heal, too.
- Watch the Emmy-award winning documentary, "The Fifty Year Secret", featuring Becky Ianni's story of abuse.
- Read Dottie Klammer's 'Letter to the Editor, May 19, 2020: Silence won't end scourge of sexual abuse'
- "I want to reduce the number of people who can not consult": Read this article featuring SNAP Japan Leader Harumi Suzuki on her work in Japan. This article is in Japanese but you can use your web browser to translate it into English if needed.
Thank You
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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