SARATOGA SPRINGS — Each year, Northwestern Mutual selects 16 financial advisors nationwide to receive grants to benefit a nonprofit of their choice as part of the program. Local resident Sherry Finkel Murphy, a Financial Advisor at Northwestern Mutual in Albany, has been chosen as a 2019 Most Exceptional recipient of the award, receiving a $25,000 grant for Wellspring. Wellspring is dedicated to supporting survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, and engaging the community to end relationship and sexual abuse.
Finkel Murphy has been a volunteer and board member with Wellspring since 2015, serving in fund development and community engagement capacities. A specific area she has focused on is how domestic abuse can manifest in financially controlling behaviors, which has led her to educate her office on behavior indicators and how to provide Wellspring information to clients when appropriate.
The organization will use the grant to continue to add staff and services, which extend to helping survivors navigate the criminal and civil legal system and connecting them with resources and support services. Funding may also go toward supporting a youth program to offer counseling, education and support groups for those that have experienced domestic violence, dating violence or sexual assault.
