Teens turn to Margaret’s Place to escape domestic violence
Program in schools started by baseball great Joe Torre and his wife Ali
A baseball legend and his wife have put together and all-star team of social workers and educators in Brooklyn to try and stamp out the nightmare of domestic violence.
Joe Torre’s Safe at Home Foundation, an organization founded by former New York Yankees manager Joe Torre and his wife Ali, operates a thriving program called Margaret’s Place in 10 schools in New York City, including the Brooklyn Academy for Science and the Environment (BASE), a high school in Prospect Heights.