Project SAGE receives Purple Ribbon Award

LAKEVILLE — Project SAGE has been named Youth Initiative of the Year in the Purple Ribbon Awards presented by Alliance for HOPE International.

Project SAGE is the domestic violence prevention agency for the Northwest Corner of Connecticut and has been supporting residents of Cornwall, Falls Village, Kent, North Canaan, Salisbury, Sharon, and their environs for over 45 years. All client services are free, confidential, and available 24/7 year-round by calling 860-364-1900.

Alliance for HOPE International is a well-established organization in the field of domestic violence prevention and survivor support. It serves more than 150,000 survivors annually and supports family justice centers in 40 states and 25 countries

The Youth Initiative of the Year award honors the Project SAGE Prevention Education team and the work that they do in creating and teaching lessons on healthy relationships to youth throughout the Northwest Corner.

By helping youth develop skills in healthy communication, conflict management, emotion regulation, empathy, and more, Project SAGE works toward a vision of a world in which everyone can be themselves, have healthy relationships and live free of interpersonal relationship violence.

“Being honored in this international competition is an incredible honor,” shared Kristen van Ginhoven, Project SAGE Executive Director, in a press release. “From Early Years to High School, our educators use stories, discussions and activities to teach about healthy relationships.”

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