10/02/2025
The Reading Police Department is once again participating in the Domestic Violence Awareness patch fundraiser in observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, recognized each October, aims to raise awareness for domestic abuse and help victims receive proper support. In partnership with the Domestic Violence Awareness Project (DVAP), the National Domestic Violence Hotline’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month theme for 2025 is 'With Survivors, Always.'
Purple domestic violence awareness patches will be available for $10 to members of the public. All proceeds will go to RESPOND Inc., a domestic violence prevention agency based in Somerville.
To purchase a commemorative patch, checks may be made out to RESPOND Inc. and sent to the Reading Police Department, 15 Union St., Reading, MA 01867 (attn: Community Service Officer DaLonn Pearson). Those requesting patches should also include a self-addressed stamped envelope.
About RESPOND Inc.
RESPOND Inc. is New England’s first domestic violence prevention agency and the second in the nation. For over 45 years, RESPOND has provided life-saving shelter, a crisis hotline, support services, training, and education to more than 100,000 members of the community. Their services are free, confidential, and available to all survivors of domestic abuse, regardless of age or gender.
