HCR-HCPoster-FINALSafe Passage provides support and resources to people who have experienced domestic violence. Services include a shelter, hotline, counseling services for adults and kids, and a range of advocacy services, including legal assistance. Say Something, our prevention program, helps community members develop skills to recognize and respond to the factors that contribute to interpersonal violence.Safe Passage's programs are, of course, designed to increase the physical safety and emotional health of our clients. But the health impacts of violence are much broader than most of us realize. In 2010 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that people who have experienced intimate partner or sexual violence are more likely to have poor physical and mental health than those who have not experienced these forms of violence ‐including rates of chronic pain, asthma, and diabetes.Support from the Hot Chocolate Run has had a transformative impact on every program at Safe Passage, any of which might have a positive impact on a survivor's immediate and long‐term health. Many of our participants count the Hot Chocolate Run as their very first 5K ‐‐the race they run after spending months training (the Couch‐to‐5K running program is particularly popular!).