When Lieutenant Benjamin Miller of the Hightstown Police Department contacted Younity during Communities of Light this year, his message was simple but deeply meaningful. Nearly two decades earlier, while working as a detective, he helped investigate the domestic violence homicide of 27-year-old Amy O. Giordano, a young mother whose life was taken in 2007. The […]
In recent weeks, headlines have once again focused on long-buried cases of exploitation involving wealthy, well-connected individuals and the young people they harmed. Many of these stories describe networks of abuse that spanned years, crossed borders, and involved people others trusted, admired, or even celebrated. Whenever these stories resurface, the same questions echo across the […]
For most of our 50-year history, people have pictured a very specific scenario when they hear “domestic and sexual violence”: a man harming a woman. Women are still the majority of victim-survivors we serve, and they continue to experience the most severe and ongoing patterns of abuse. But in the last several months, our advocates […]
Expanding Trauma-informed Care from Hospital to Community When someone experiences violence, the journey to safety often begins in an unexpected place — an emergency room. In those first chaotic hours, a compassionate, informed response can make all the difference between fear and hope. That’s the vision behind Capital Health’s VICTORY program — Violence Intervention for […]
Younity Outreach Specialist Felicia L. Brown accepts a township proclamation from Mayor Charles Carley during the “Break the Silence Against Domestic Violence” event hosted by the South Brunswick Commission on Women. Proclamation issued by the Township of South Brunswick, dated October 26, 2025, honoring Younity (formerly Womanspace) as a leader in domestic violence awareness and […]
Younity’s Varonda N. Kendrick, Response Teams Coordinator, and Susan Victor, Chief Operating Officer, Client & Community Services, attended the Wide Awake Law Enforcement Presentation hosted by the Stephanie Nicole Parze Foundation (SNPF) and the Robbinsville Police Department. The Foundation—created in memory of Stephanie Parze, a young woman from Monmouth County who tragically lost her life […]
