Foreclosure looms for battered women’s shelter as February deadline closes in

David M. Zimmer, North Jersey RecordPublished 5:00 a.m. ET Jan. 9, 2019...

David M. Zimmer, North Jersey RecordPublished 5:00 a.m. ET Jan. 9, 2019 https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/passaic/wanaque/2019/01/09/financial-woes-may-shut-down-new-jersey-nj-shelters-battered-women/2516085002/ They arrive at Strengthen Our Sisters battered, frightened and sometimes homeless. One woman was escorted by police...

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Foreclosure looms for battered women’s shelter as February deadline closes in

Will there be justice?

Will there be justice? October 1st marks the beginning of Domestic Violence...

Will there be justice? October 1st marks the beginning of Domestic Violence Awareness month, and it was three years ago that Strengthen Our Sisters (SOS) first filed suit for Justice. ...

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SOS reaches out where others fear to tread. 

When the Welfare to Work program was initiated, we lost the majority...

When the Welfare to Work program was initiated, we lost the majority of our funding and were not able to pay our dedicated staff.  13 of those people stayed with...

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

From: Sandra Ramos Phone: 973-831-0898 As the founder of the first domestic...

From: Sandra Ramos Phone: 973-831-0898 As the founder of the first domestic violence shelter in the nation, in the home that I shared with my three children in 1970, I...

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Mother’s Day 2018

Mother’s Day As the founder of the first shelter in North America...

Mother’s Day As the founder of the first shelter in North America for battered women in the home I shared with my three children in 1970, I’ve had the opportunity...

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The gift of families, of peace, home, and food to eat December 2017

  Dear sister and brother human, As the founder of the first...

  Dear sister and brother human, As the founder of the first shelter in 1970 for battered women and children in my home that I shared with my three children,...

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