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Mission: To provide financial, emotional, and spiritual support to
victims of domestic abuse thereby empowering them to
make generational changes for them and their children
Vision:To break the chain of abuse one family at a time
WHO? will we help
WHAT? will we provide
WHY? are we helping
HOW? can you help
WHO? RelativeNeighbor
ChildDaughter MotherColleague
Friend
WHO?U.S. Domestic Violence Statistics• A woman is assaulted or beaten every 9 seconds
• The leading cause of injury for women is domestic violence
• According to studies, up to 10 million children witness domestic violence
annually
• Each day, more than 3 women are murdered by their husband or boyfriend
Fairfax County 2009 Statistics•Police responded to 7,936 domestic disputes and domestic violence incidents
•The Magistrate’s Office issued 1,939 emergency family abuse protective
orders
•The Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court adjudicated over 2,000
criminal domestic violence cases
"Domestic Violence Statistics." Domestic Violence Statistics. N.p., 2011. Web. 26 Sep 2011. <http://domesticviolencestatistics.org/domestic-violence-statistics/>.
"Domestic Violence Data in Fairfax County." Fairfax County Government. N.p., 2011. Web. 26 Sep 2011. <http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dsm/dviolence/dvstatslocal.htm>.
Family & Intimate Partner Homicide: Virginia 1990-2003.
Every 5 days, a Virginian is killed by an intimate partner.
WHO? will we help
WHAT? will we provide
WHY? are we helping
HOW? can you help
WHAT?Financial Support
• Aggressive fundraising to provide: Immediate funding for housing, physical needs, security and
transportation
Funding for victim’s lawyer fees, child care, education, medical bills, counseling and other needs of victims and their children
Emotional and Spiritual Support• Serve as advocates connecting
individual victims and their children to: Christian-based counseling
Support programs such as tutoring, mentoring, financial management, etc.
WHO? will we help
WHAT? will we provide
WHY? are we helping
HOW? can you help
WHY?
January 2002 Separated Collar
Bone
January 2004 Internal and External
Mouth Damage
After years of physical and mental abuse, on March 28, 2004 her
children’s father attempted to take her life. In the years to follow, she
fought to keep her children and herself safe from his control and abuse. Without faith in God, the
financial and emotional support she received from her family and the
emotional support she received from her victim advocate she would not
be where she is today.
WHY?
• Over 20 court appearances
• $34,000 in lawyer fees
• Years of alcohol abuse
• Strained relationships
WHY?
Chain of Abuse Broken
WHY?Breaking the Chain of Abuse
If I would not have escaped domestic abuse… My son would have been twice as likely to abuse his wife or
girlfriend
There would have been a high possibility my daughter would have
tolerated abuse becoming a statistic of battered woman syndrome
My son and daugther would have been at high risk for sleeping
and eating problems, behavioral problems, and emotional problems
My son and daughter would have been at an elevated risk to have
been abused by their own father
"Domestic Violence Statistics." Domestic Violence Statistics. N.p., 2011. Web. 26 Sep 2011. <http://domesticviolencestatistics.org/domestic-violence-statistics/>.
WHY?
Break the
Chain of Abuse
Allow domestic violence victims and their children a chance at a life full of
faith-based hope, free of abuse and financial strain.
WHO? will we help
WHAT? will we provide
WHY? are we helping
HOW? can you help
HOW?Financial Support
• Donate via: Cash, Check, Credit Card, or PayPal
One Time or Recurring
Emotional and Spiritual Support• Volunteer: Christian mentor
Tutoring
Language services
Host a fundraiser
Get your workplace or company involved