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For survivors of domestic violence, one of the largest barriers to leaving abusive partners is a lack of affordable housing. Enter EmergencyBNB—a website modeled off AirBNB that connects domestic violence survivors and refugees with hosts offering free temporary housing. The company was started by Harvard grad and social entrepreneur Amr Arafa in November 2015. Arafa […]

Attention DC! There’s a new safe space resource in town, and we at CASS couldn’t be more excited about it! Last month, RAINN partnered with Street Harassment (SSH) and Defend Yourself to launch the National Street Harassment Hotline. The hotline is modeled after RAINN’s National Sexual Assault Hotline. Same trained, confidential, toll free advice in English and Spanish, except […]