Dear Friends of 180, Like many, we at 180 have been in shock at the horrific killing of a black man–George Floyd, witnessed in our own living rooms. This heinous, inhumane act joins thousands of such incidents over a great many years, and any words fall far short of expressing our outrage and deepest sorrow. As […]
During Pride Month especially, 180 Turning Lives Around calls upon our community to become informed about the prevalence of sexual and domestic violence within the LGBT+ community. Abusive partners in LGBT+ relationships exhibit the same behaviors as abusive partners in heterosexual relationships – to gain and maintain power and control through physical, sexual, verbal abuse and/or financial control […]
Commvault Cares! 600 meals and counting! What started out as a three week project to assist our families in the Long Branch area, is lasting now into June and we are beyond grateful. Domestic violence and food insecurity combined with the effects of the pandemic, have left so many of our families especially vulnerable. Thank […]
Recently, a young Mom became quarantined with her abuser during the early weeks of the pandemic. She told us that so many times she had considered running out the front door into her neighborhood for help, but when she looked outside, the streets were empty. Inside her home, the stress of the pandemic, looming unemployment […]
Dear Friends of 180, As we look forward to celebrating Mother’s Day this coming weekend, we know that thousands of mothers, and mothers-to-be across the country, will spend Mother’s Day in a domestic violence shelter like ours here in Monmouth County. In addition to a safe place to sleep at night, survivors of domestic violence […]
Many of our families who are surviving domestic violence have been especially affected by the economic impacts of COVID-19. Our good friends at the JBJ Soul Kitchen Red Bank have stepped in to help 180 by preparing meals for our food insecure families. A special thank you to everyone involved in making this happen for us […]
When the Commvault Cares Team heard that 180 Turning Lives Around needed food donations to help our families in the Long Branch area, Commvault employees quickly assembled to prepare meals in their Tinton Falls headquarters for our fifty families in need. After the meals were prepared, employees then packed their cars and safely delivered these […]
Dear Friends of 180, I am sharing with you a note below from our First Lady Tammy Murphy, regarding the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund and tonight’s Jersey 4 Jersey Concert. We can’t wait to tune in! As you may know the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund is providing financial support to our first responders […]