Natalia Chraim MA ’20

Art materials for each virtual art workshop are provided through ready-made kits, available for purchase on the website and shipped straight to participants’ doors. The kits are designed and hand packed with love by the founder, and provide all the supplies needed for the correlating class along with extra goodies such as stickers, a self care item, and a personalized letter written by the founder.

Each kit is designed to correspond with activities with themes such as positivity, self care, community, trust, etc. Each class has a maximum of 15 participants, allowing for easier understanding and discussion. The website also contains various resources for survivors, such as chat rooms, customer service, and guides to help them find professional mental healthcare and therapists.

After having lost access to support services and safe spaces with sexual and domestic assault victims and survivors, it is critical to provide a service that is adaptable to a virtual environment rather than having women wait until things are ‘normal again’ to find support, whenever that may be. Many survivors struggle with the physical, mental, and emotional toll in silence, sometimes all their lives. Recently, cases of domestic violence have gone up 33% in New York alone due to COVID lockdowns (Stevens, 2020). Meaningful relationships and friendships through which open discussion can occur are incredibly beneficial to the process of healing and flourishing once again.