The Safe Berks Walk For NO MORE will take place on Saturday June 17, 2023, from 9 to 11 a.m. The Awards Presentation will begin at 9:30 a.m. with Friend, Inc. and the LGBT Center of Greater Reading receiving our Voices For Change awards. The morning will continue with a message from a family member deeply affected by domestic violence, a message from our CEO and an exciting announcement regarding a future event!
After the program, we will gather in front of Sly Fox Taphouse and start our walk to the 400 block of Penn Avenue. This walk may only cover a few blocks, but it makes an enormous statement. We are saying together, as a community: NO MORE domestic violence! NO MORE sexual assault!
The Safe Berks Walk For NO MORE serves as the kickoff of Art on the Avenue in West Reading.
Location: 820 at the Mills (behind Sly Fox Taphouse/next to Kimberton Whole Foods). Wyomissing
Cost: Free and open to the public; donations appreciated
Register: www.SafeBerks.org/WalkForNOMORE
After the Walk For NO MORE, Safe Berks will offer information about our free services from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the 400 block of Penn Avenue, as part of Art on the Avenue. Safe Berks staff and volunteers will be present all day, sharing information about the free and confidential services we offer survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. In addition to raising funds to support Safe Berks, we will also raise awareness about these important issues.
Safe Berks provides a safe haven and support for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault through education, advocacy and a relentless commitment to prevent abuse. Safe Berks services include shelter, a 24-hour Hotline and text line, counseling, legal services, community outreach and response, medical advocacy, systems advocacy, and education. Safe Berks services are free and confidential. Services are available in English and Spanish and will be translated into any other language needed.
Safe Berks served more than 4,000 clients in the last fiscal year. Our 24-Hour Hotline number is 844-789-SAFE (7233), or text SAFE BERKS to 20121.
