Project SARAH: Support for Domestic Abuse Survivors – Seekers of Meaning 10/2/2026

On this week’s episode of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Rabbi Address explores the critical issue of domestic abuse within the Jewish community, focusing on the work of Project Sarah in southern New Jersey. Hilary Platt, Project SARAH co-manager at Jewish Family & Children’s Service of Southern New Jersey, shares insights on prevalence, community outreach, and resources available for victims of abuse, including elder abuse and support for men. Project SARAH (Stop Abusive Relationships At Home) provides confidential, compassionate support for survivors of domestic abuse and their families, including counseling, case management, safety planning, and more. The program is committed to prevention, education, and raising awareness that abuse can affect anyone—regardless of their age, faith, gender, or economic background. Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast Now Available on Roku Streaming Service You can add the Jewish Sacred Aging TV channel to your Roku streaming subscription by visiting this page: https://channelstore.roku.com/details/600964/jewish-sacred-aging. You can also watch this week’s show in the player below. The shows now include closed-captioning for the deaf or people with a hearing loss. Click the “CC” button on the video player to activate closed-captions. If you do not see a player directly below this paragraph, you can still watch the video by clicking on this link: LINK Listen to the Audio Podcast You can listen to the audio podcast version in the player below, or subscribe to the podcast in one of the popular platforms by clicking one of the buttons below the player. If you do not see a player below, you can still listen to the podcast by clicking on this link: LINK Apple Podcasts YouTube Spotify Podchaser Amazon Music About the Guest Hilary Platt As Project SARAH coordinator, and now co-manager and case manager, Hilary has grown the program to what it is today. This growth could not have happened without the support and encouragement of JFCS leadership. Hilary was originally hired as a JFCS intake specialist with knowledge of domestic abuse and sexual assault.. Hilary has undertaken extensive training, including completing two courses of 40 hours of Domestic Violence Response Team Advocate training through the Camden County Women’s Center, 40 hours of Sexual Assaults Advocacy training through the Burlington County CONTACT, and earning a Polaris Certificate of Training in Human Trafficking. Hilary was an active Domestic Violence Response Team Member with the Camden County Women’s Center, meeting victims at police stations and hospitals for eight years. Utilizing her education in psychology and experience as a substitute teacher, the Project SARAH program has grown in the community by educating over 2000 students a year, assisting hundreds of clients with case management and support groups. Hilary is also passionate about training lay leaders and professionals in the community, including but not limited to hospital social workers and local sisterhoods. Her dedication to supporting survivors of abuse is reflected in her tenure, having started her role on October 11, 2011. Hilary can’t imagine a life without helping others and hopes to stay on with her JFCS family for a long time to come! Hilary has been married to Harry for 32 years and is a proud mother of her daughter Jaclyn Isadore (husband Dylan Isadore) and her son Jacob Platt, as well as being a kvelling Mimi of grandson Samuel Asher Isadore. Hilary is grateful for her family’s unwavering support in her endeavor to advocate for the vulnerable population of domestic abuse. Hilary is appreciative of her colleagues in her  Project SARAH team as well as all of her supportive colleagues at JFCS. The post Project SARAH: Support for Domestic Abuse Survivors – Seekers of Meaning 10/2/2026 appeared first on Jewish Sacred Aging.