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A new domestic violence shelter will take in pets as well. This could be a game-changer in motivating people to accept services, because they will not have to choose between a pet and their own safety – a common phenomenon for survivors of domestic violence as well as homeless people. The new shelter, PALS Place, will open this October in Brooklyn, according to a post on the website of the American Veterinary Medical Foundation.

“The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence cites research that found 71 percent of domestic violence victims said their abuser threatened, harmed, or killed their pet. Yet, only about 3 percent of domestic violence shelters accept pets. The result: 48 percent of the family members being victimized choose to remain in the abusive situation rather than escape without their pet,” reads the post.

Philanthropist Henry Arnhold has died at age 96. The New York Times reports that he was the patriarch of a well-known German Jewish banking family that re-established itself in the United States after the rise of Adolf Hitler. “He was also a philanthropist who funded scholarships at the New School, underwrote programs for PBS and gave tens of millions of dollars each year to helping refugees, the environment and the arts,” the Times wrote.

Still trying to figure out what blockchain technology is and how it applies to nonprofits? Here’s a rundown of some ongoing efforts to use the technology behind Bitcoin to help homeless people – especially when it comes to validating identity and linking homeless people with services.

The results of a survey of 400 executives in behavioral health are out. Among the issues included: insights into the current state of recruiting, employee engagement, and compliance, according to an Aug. 30 email from the National Council for Behavioral Health. Here are a few takeaways from the report:

• Only 36 percent of executives agree that they are able to attract top talent to their organization.
• Over 56 percent of organizations are using employee recognition programs.
• 35 percent of executives identified lack of resources as the major barrier to compliance.

Read the full report here.

Today is Overdose Awareness Day and advocates are gathering outside a morgue. They will gather between 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. outside Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan (462 First Avenue) to mourn those who have died before marching to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office at 633 Third Avenue, according to Housing Works.

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