COVID-19 & How You Can Help – A Message from Executive Director Kathi Anderson

by | Mar 21, 2020 | Uncategorized

Dear SURVIVORS’ Community, I am writing to inform you that SURVIVORS has quickly mobilized to protect the safety of our clients, staff, and volunteers while ensuring we can continue to serve hundreds of torture survivors and their families. As you are aware, we...

A Brief Guide to Asylum

by | Jan 23, 2020 | Uncategorized

SURVIVORS is located near the busiest border crossing in the Western Hemisphere, therefore, asylum seekers and refugees are a significant part of our community. Many asylum seekers that flee their home country have suffered severe physical, psychological, and sexual...
Nevertheless She Persisted…

Nevertheless She Persisted…

by | Mar 21, 2019 | Uncategorized

In honor of International Women’s Month, we would like to take you on a journey with one of our clients before she reached our safe border. Our client’s name has been changed to maintain her confidentiality and in order to celebrate these strong and resilient women,...

The Value of Volunteering

by | Jul 6, 2018 | Uncategorized, Volunteering

By Katherina Todisco, Community Relations Intern Survivors of Torture, International offers diverse volunteer opportunities to help our community of survivors. We are always seeking new volunteers willing to be part of our family at SURVIVORS. The work of our...