Trevor is a college student and advocate who shared his story at our 2018 iPledge Campaign press conference.

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Sheila arrived at the Women Against Abuse Emergency Shelter after waking up in a hospital emergency room.

Allison* cringed at her reflection in the mirror as she gently dabbed concealer over the bruises circling her eye.

Al pensar en la violencia doméstica, a menudo se piensa en una víctima/sobreviviente adulta. Pero ¿qué sucede con los niños, las niñas y las personas jóvenes adultas que han experimentado abuso o han sentido miedo en sus propios hogares? Candace, quien trabajó como terapeuta en Women Against Abuse, fue testigo de cómo abusaban a su madre durante años y elige contar su historia sobre este aspecto de la violencia doméstica del que poco se habla. A continuación, sus palabras.

Alyssa*, a person with a disability who uses a wheelchair, was living with her parents.

Probablemente tenía 8 o 9 años la primera vez que fuimos a un refugio de Women Against Abuse, a mediados de la década de los ochenta. Era en [el oeste de Philadelphia], porque mi mamá estaba en una situación de violencia doméstica y necesitábamos encontrar un lugar seguro en el que vivir.

Doug Schoenberg, Co-Founder and CEO of SofterWare, Inc., recently provided a challenge match through the Schoenberg Family Charitable Fund as an incentive to help Women Against Abuse gain new monthly donors.

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.

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