For Valarie, Journey Center for Safety and Healing’s services helped her get her life back.

Early in her relationship, Valerie’s partner started to control who she hung out with and what she wore. But she was in love and, at first, didn’t notice the controlling behavior.

For domestic violence survivor Gloria, Journey Center for Safety and Healing’s supportive environment slowly began to fill her with hope.

At Journey Center for Safety and Healing, 2020 has been especially difficult for our Shelter clients. Day to day normal was changed in every area, especially for barriers that our clients often face when leaving an abusive relationship, especially trying to get to work, to finding childcare, and to seeking housing services.

My Support Group helped me see that violence in the home is not normal and that my life didn’t have to be that way.

For Sandy, Journey Center for Safety and Healing’s Justice System Advocacy Program is helping to make sure her abusive ex-partner can never hurt her again.

When both her parents died Sandy felt alone. She started dating a guy and moved in a couple months later. He began beating her so badly she thought she might die. Without any family left, she didn’t know where to turn to for help.