Dear SNAP Survivors and Allies, 

February may be the shortest month of the year, but our SNAP community was hard at work last month seeking justice for survivors. 

In case you missed it, SNAP had several news releases in February, including our statement on the Syracuse Diocese Emerging from Bankruptcy, the Camden Diocese Agreeing to $180 Million Settlement to Survivors and Brennan’s Resolution for Global Settlement of Abuse Cases Cheats Brooklyn Survivors of Their Day in Court. 

And then there was the surprising news that SNAP appeared in the Epstein files. Epstein and economist Larry Summers’ conversation concerned SNAP’s work to initiate an investigation by the International Criminal Court into the pope and three Vatican officials over sexual abuse. That these two men of privilege were tracking our efforts shows how they perceived SNAP as threatening to their own wrongdoing. You can read more about SNAP’s important advocacy with its partners and the International Criminal Court on our website under 2011 history.  

If you need to report abuse or find out information about the office of the Attorney General in your own state, you can find all the latest updated information here including contact details and the latest news from all 50 states. 

In February, we also launched an “Arrest Counter,” documenting the number of clerical arrests across different denominations. You can find the counter on the homepage and the latest arrest news here. We’re up to 20 and counting so far in 2026 – if you hear about a clerical arrest in your community, please let us know. 

We’ve also added more resources to our website resource page including most recently to Prosopon Healing, a site dedicated to helping Orthodox Christian survivors. If you know of other resources in your community, please send me an email so that we can share and help amplify these important healing resources. 

Don’t miss out on this month’s Story of Strength featuring Jay Sefton. Many of you will remember Jay from his remarkable one-man-show that he performed at July’s Annual Conference in Harrisburg. “Unreconciled” combines pathos and humor documenting Jeff’ survivor’s journey and his advocacy in Pennsylvania. As he says in the story, “If the church would step out of the way and let the courts do what they do, I think that would be a move toward transparency and making this right.” 

I’d like to end by thanking the Alphawood Foundation for their generous contribution to making our SNAP work possible. We’ve also received some incredible donations from our community – thank you for your help. If you’d like to support our work, you make a donation online here, or if you’d prefer to make a donation by check, you can send your donations to our SNAP PO Box 42515, 5636 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington,DC 20015. 

Thanks to you all for all you do and for your continuing work to support survivors seek, and ultimately get, justice.  

In solidarity, Angela