About Us
First Steps To Heal was founded in 2020 by a group of 3 women who wanted to be an advocate for change for domestic violence survivors in their county. So we created an organization laser focused on saving survivors while decreasing mental and emotional trauma to the children involved.
First Steps To Heal’s mission is to provide immediate assistance and emergency shelter via extended hotel stays to low-income survivors of intimate partner violence who are in fear of their life and need to escape a violent situation. Our organization's goal is to increase the amount of available shelter beds in Westchester County, NY for domestic violence survivors and their dependent children.
Through strategic partnerships survivors will have access to legal services, mental health counseling, economic empowerment programs, work readiness programs, and child care assistance. Our vision is to save domestic violence survivors and to put an end to childhood trauma as a result of witnessing the abuse of a loved one.
We are committed to the following goals:
❤︎ To ensure that survivors of intimate partner violence have immediate access to emergency shelter
❤︎ To ensure that every survivor we help has enough time to become independent from their abuser through an extended hotel stay
❤︎ To provide access to community resources that will further assist the survivor
To collaborate with other agencies and organizations to create a stronger network of free resources for the survivor and there dependent children
❤︎ To work with police agencies to inform them on the best practices to assist a domestic violence survivor in need of immediate assistance
A Peaceful Nights Info Session
Board of Directors
Jaquetta Jenkins - President
Jo Ann Rossano - Vice President
Sarah m. Ryan - Secretary
Adam Kintish - Treasurer
Advisory Board Members
Catherine Lepone
Susana Castillo
Susan Eisenstein
Wendy Wollner
Ann Feder
Cheryl Greenstein
Michele Goldmeer
Marion Henson
Tamara Pena
Ayana Woods
Isabel Grossman
Althema Goodson
Guylaine Harrison
Gregory Jenkins
