This article appeared in India New England News By Gouri Banerjee Saheli Board Member BURLINGTON, MA–Saheli, Inc., is very excited to collaborate with two Law offices, adding free Family Law & Immigration Law services to its growing portfolio of services offered to the South Asian Community. Starting in July 2018, clients can make appointments to…
This article appeared on India New England News (Editor’s note: This article is written by a victim of domestic violence and abandonment, and reprinted here with the permission of the Support and Friendship for South Asian Women and Families, known as Saheli. The name of the author has been withheld because of privacy reasons.) By…
BURLINGTON, MA—Saheli Boston, a Massachusetts-based non-profit organization dedicated to addressing issues related to domestic violence in the South Asian community, has appointed Divya Chaturvedi as its new Co-Executive Director. She replaces Savitha Rajiv and Nadia Madden, who left Saheli recently. Ms. Chaturvedi, who holds an MPA degree from Columbia University’s School of International and…
Please support Dr. Bharti Khurana, an Indian born Harvard radiologist in her impactful project, “Making the Invisible Visible”, which aims to identify domestic violence victims using radiology and machine learning. The award gives $100,000 research grant to support a novel project of wide medical importance, and the finalist with most online votes will win the…
We are glad to announce that Saheli has made it to the Bronze Level on Guidestar. Please visit our profile to learn more.
Depression can often go unnoticed. Although anyone can be affected by depression, it is especially common among victims and survivors of domestic violence. Abuse by a person close to you can leave deep physical, as well as mental scars. It can even trigger clinical depression. Do take this confidential test designed by Tuft’s University to…
In a thought provoking article, the Patriot Ledger presented two articles in October 2018 about homicide and domestic violence. In the second article, shown at this link, http://www.patriotledger.com/news/20180930/experts-domestic-homicides-can-be-prevented they provide more advise on how to prevent death from domestic violence. Making the case for early intervention, that is, not waiting until the crime has actually…
Twenty women, men and children met at the Burlington Police Department on Friday October 5th at 6:30 pm to light candles in the memory of people who have lost their lives to domestic violence. Sahelis were joined by members of the Burlington community and the candles were of great interest to the seven children who…
Now through October 31, donate to Saheli through the Allstate Foundation #PurplePurseChallenge fundraiser to support domestic violence survivors. Help us to win the $100,000 grand prize by ensuring Saheli receives the most donations! One in four women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime. Chances are, it’s someone you know. Whether it’s a friend, family member or co-worker,…
The 2018-2019 Access to Justice (ATJ) Fellows Program welcomed Saheli, Inc. as a partner organization for the first time this summer. The Program is a collaboration of the Lawyers Clearinghouse and the Massachusetts Access to Justice Commission. ATJ Fellow, Attorney Jerry Tutor, chose to work with Saheli, lead consultations with Saheli clients twice every month,…
