Womanspace welcomes restaurant owners Raoul and Carlo Momo Co-Founders of the Terra Momo Restaurant Group. Raoul is an active member of the community, serving on the Board of Trustees and Treasurer for The Suppers Program, an organization that promotes healthy eating. He is also a member of the Princeton and Kingston Historical Society. Carlo Momo Co-Founder of the Terra Momo Restaurant Group and brother of Raoul Momo, is involved in all aspects of the company’s restaurant operations and restaurant site selection, with a particular focus on the restaurant architectural design, standards of service and wine selection. Carlo is a supporter of the many non-profit organizations, and is especially involved with fundraising efforts for area arts organizations, such as the Arts Council of Princeton.
Partners in Terra Momo Restaurant Group, Raoul and Carlo have been restaurant owners for the past 33 years. With a reputation for opening forward-thinking restaurant concepts, they have continually brought new trends to the Central New Jersey area, beginning as early as 1982, when they opened Teresa’s Caffe an artisan pizza café. They continued setting trends when they opened Mediterra, a Mediterranean restaurant featuring a Tapas Bar. Following that they opened Terra Momo Bread Company, an artisan bread store, both located in the heart of downtown Princeton. Their newest concept, a Wine Bar and Restaurant, featuring locally grown produce is Eno Terra, located in the historic village of Kingston, New Jersey. As they look to the future, the emphasis on buying local is very important to their company, as is dealing with supplier partners who share the same commitment to sustainable business practices and organic production. They maintain that the integrity of the cuisine served at all of their restaurants is the essence of how they are defined in the restaurant industry.
Raoul and Carlo’s dedication to Womanspace’s mission will positively impact the success of this year’s Communities of Light event.The lighting of luminaries throughout the county is our unique way of increasing local awareness of 
the presence of domestic and sexual violence in our community. It is also our way of shedding light on the Womanspace mission to serve its victims at the moment of crisis and throughout their journey of healing.
Communities of Light is an annual public awareness campaign and fundraiser that brings multiple NJ counties together to raise awareness of domestic violence and sexual assault and services available to victims and survivors in their community. Several domestic violence agencies join with Womanspace in selling luminary kits (containing votive candles, bags & instructions) and then lighting the candles at dusk on a night during the winter solstice, which this year is Monday, December 7, 2015. Volunteers throughout the state will coordinate participation within their neighborhoods, businesses, faith-based and community organizations to illuminate the night and send the message that Peace Begins at Home. Click here to learn more about Communities of Light.
Womanspace’s environmentally-friendly luminary kits were designed and assembled by J. Knipper & Company. Additional event sponsors include Doctors Express Urgent Care and the Times of Trenton. The $10 Luminary kits will be available at several retail locations throughout Mercer County. If you’re unable to light a luminary kit, please also consider purchasing a virtual luminary that will serve as the same purpose.
Last year Womanspace served over 11,202 adults and children. It is our hope that families who struggle with violence in their homes will see that their community stands with them and learn that help is available. In order to succeed we need the support of the Mercer County community; supporters can contact Lauren Nazarian, Director of Development, at (609) 394-0136 or at lan@womanspace.org. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Susan Adams at 609-394-0136 or at saa@womanspace.org. Read more about COL volunteer opportunities.
If you are a victim of domestic violence or sexual assault and in need of assistance, please call the 24-hour hotline at 609-394-9000 to speak with someone immediately. Services at Womanspace include crisis intervention, emergency shelter, counseling, court advocacy and housing services.
