“We were just a couple trying to make a relationship work,” reflected Laticia.

“This is not OK; this is not who I will be; I will love my children; violence will not be allowed in my home.”

Jamie shared her story at the 2019 iPledge Campaign press conference.

Lucia* came to the Women Against Abuse emergency shelter pregnant and with five children.

Chanda is a survivor and advocate for Women Against Abuse. She first shared her story at the 2017 iPledge Campaign press conference.

I was 5 years old when my mom got a new job as a manager at a local KFC. She met a gentleman there who was a suave, smooth kind of guy, rode a bike, didn’t care about authority, and was the opposite of my father. My mom fell hard for him.

When a survivor's child was in trouble, Beth Huffman helped organize a press conference to get the story out on behalf of Women Against Abuse's Legal Center.

It was young love, and it felt exciting. Looking back, there were red flags early on, but I didn’t see them at the time.

The life-saving work that Women Against Abuse achieves each day would not be possible without the support of advocates in the community.