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More Stories of Hope

“Every kindness that I have experienced here helps me to hope for a new life and a new start for my daughter and I…
When you are in a situation like this it is the practical day to day things that become so important. You don’t realize or appreciate simple-seeming things like a laundry basket until you don’t have one, or more importantly the means by which to get one for yourself…The definition of what a luxury is really changes by being in this situation, mostly they are things that normally we don’t give a second thought to.”

“Prior to being a victim of domestic violence, I never once thought about the state in which women had to leave their homes, uproot their children, and walk out into an unforgiving and uncertain world, not knowing how their most basic needs would be met--shelter, food, warmth, protection, etc. I also never thought of the kinds of places that would take in women like me and provide a temporary home for their children while they sought to rebuild their lives from literally nothing.”

“From directors and staff that literally work to help us 24 hours a day to the volunteers who offer their time and assistance, to everyone who donates anything to aid and comfort battered women, you have all become apart of that vital network when you graciously gave to us women.”