Latina Domestic Violence Program aims to help women in need

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - October marks Domestic Violence awareness month, and one organization in Cleveland is aiming to help a group of women who need it the most.

Journey Center for Safety and Healing, is offering a Latina Domestic Violence Program to help latina women in the community.

They hope that by creating this program, they can give assistance to some of the women who need it the most.

“Every community has its own unique ways that it’s experiencing and dealing with domestic violence, and a huge barrier in the Latina community is language,” Chief Executive Officer Melissa Graves said.

“Domestic Violence in the Latina community, in communities of color, is that the rates of homicide are almost 3 times as higher as they are for white women.”

“If you’re really going through something traumatic and terrifying and really challenging and difficult in your life, and then you can’t get support in your primary language it’s just that much harder.”

This program offers many different resources, including: therapy, housing, and educational classes.