What is a Safe Adult?

When IMPACT teaches kids’ classes, we sometimes teach them to tell a safe adult if something makes them uncomfortable.   Here is what we tell them about what it means to be a safe adult: A safe adult is someone who helps you when you when you have a problem Who...

Embracing Discomfort As a Source of Power 

Earlier this month, I attended the Massachusetts Women of Color Network’s annual “Superhero Effect” conference in Quincy, MA. This was one of many firsts for me since joining the IMPACT Boston team at the end of May, and it was a very memorable experience. Women (cis-...

Note from the ED: Adaptive Sports Abuse Prevention

In 2017, at the height of the #MeToo movement, it was near impossible to look at the news without seeing a story about sexual abuse in sports. Whether it was an image of Larry Nassar in a prison jumpsuit or brave Olympic gymnast survivors finally being believed and...

Why I Launched #51donorsin51days

51 Donors in 51 Days Some birthdays are supposed to be milestones: 18, 21, 30, 50, 80, 100. Usually, it’s the ones that come with new legal rights or the ones you can divide by 10. I’ve been lucky to celebrate a lot of these, but there are times when other milestones...