Dr. Ralph Riviello & Michael Boyle with Francina Pendergrass: Philadelphia Sexual Assault Response Center
We interviewed Dr. Ralph Riviello, Vice Chair, Clinical Operations and Director of Forensic Emergency Medicine at Drexel University College of Medicine and Founder of Philadelphia Sexual Assault Response Center (PSARC), Michael Boyle, Program Director, Drexel University College of Medicine, PSARC, and forensic … Continue reading
Pearl Kim, Esq.: Delaware County District Attorney’s Office, Special Victims & Domestic Violence Division & Human Trafficking Unit
The interview with the 2015 Norm Maleng Minister of Justice Award honoree Pearl Kim, was very informative, and her passion for justice, especially for the most vulnerable, is inspiring. Pearl Kim is an Assistant District Attorney, Delaware County District Attorney’s Office, in the … Continue reading
Esperanza Health Center Community Education Event
At the “health promoters” community education event hosted by Esperanza Health Center, the Salvation Army trainers did an excellent job of giving an overview of sex trafficking and why using a trauma-informed approach to working with victim survivors is so … Continue reading
Salvation Army Drop-In Center, Kensignton
Kensington Avenue has been described as: “[T]he street of lost souls and forgotten dreams….the desperation is palpable. Drug addicts and prostitutes take shelter under elevated train tracks that run three miles into the far northeast of the city, in … Continue reading