After many years of working with children and families as a social worker, and managing a program for domestic violence abusers, Bea had a vision- to provide abusive men- fathers and partners-  every opportunity to change, and therefore reduce and even eliminate harm of all kinds to their partners and families. With this goal, Bea started the IMPACT program in 2007 with nothing but the offer from friends of meeting space, a fax machine and a copier. 

When participants, excited about the changes they were making, wanted to help other group members pay their fees, an idea bloomed- why not start a nonprofit, so that those who do want to help can make tax deductible donations? 

The nonprofit, now called IMPACT+, began offering need-based fee reductions. IMPACT is now the flagship program, with Bea at the helm. She does however hope to at least semi-retire before she gets incredibly old and decrepit, and invites those who are curious or interested in this incredibly gratifying work to come visit. She promises you won’t be disappointed!