We are committed to creating community-wide change that ensures a safe place for every woman and child escaping violence by:

• providing essential services that help victims of violence get safe
• spreading awareness of abuse to break the cycle of violence before it becomes life threatening

As a leading domestic violence service provider, Women Against Abuse touches the lives of more than 15,600 individuals each year through emergency residential services, legal aid, hotline counseling and community education and advocacy. While this number is staggering, there are many we cannot serve due to budget cuts and limited resources. In fiscal year 2011, we were forced to deny nearly 7,705 requests for shelter, due to our emergency shelter being at full capacity.

A woman who stayed in our emergency shelter as a little girl shared this feedback with us many years later: “I was 7 years old when my mom said we are going to the shelter. I was so happy that she was leaving him. I remember the people were very nice to us, and I even did my school work there as we had to be safe. It was the safest I felt in all my life.”

Make your gift today and give someone the gift of safety! Together we can end domestic violence.

For assistance making your gift, please reach Megan Slattery at mslattery@womenagainstabuse.org.