by IH-Web | Feb 23, 2021 | Executive Director Statements
Statement from Independence House, Inc. Executive Director, Lysetta Hurge-Putnam Hyannis, MA, February 16, 2021 —According to news reports, on Monday February 7th Mashpee lost a member of their community to an act of domestic violence, and members of Ms....
by IH-Web | Mar 5, 2018 | Executive Director Statements
Good Morning, Let me add my welcome to all of you as well, on behalf of all of us at Independence House. Take a look around the room. Some of our colleagues and friends in this room have been the victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence and some are...
by IH-Web | Mar 1, 2017 | Executive Director Statements
STATEMENT BY LYSETTA HURGE-PUTNAM, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF INDEPENDENCE HOUSE, INC. We extend our greatest empathy to the family of 35 year old Mary (Molly) Fratantonio of Cotuit as we learned of her killing at the hands of her husband on February 28. Our hearts are...
by IH-Web | Sep 14, 2016 | Executive Director Statements
Significant Restricted Funds Increased to Independence House will help Sexual Assault Services to Children in our Community Domestic and sexual violence are not limited to any particular ethnicity, race, religion, class or nationality. One only needs to read the...
by IH-Web | Apr 23, 2015 | Executive Director Statements
Although acts of sexual violence are perpetrated every day in the US, April is designated as Sexual Assault Awareness Month, to draw attention to both the issue of sexual violence and the impact of sexual violence on victims/survivors and their families and friends....
by IH-Web | Oct 3, 2014 | Executive Director Statements
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH – 2014 “On the NFL and Domestic Violence” Lysetta Hurge-Putnam, MSW, LICSW, Executive Director 10/3/2014 There has been extensive media coverage about domestic violence and the actions or lack thereof, on the part of the NFL. So what...
