The Center for the Abused

This Center used bot be called, the center for abused women. Then they came to more fully realize that abuse doesn’t just happen to women. The sad thing is that funding is so very limited. They actually have a safe house for women that currently can’t be used due to a lack of funding. But there remains so much need.

They operate a hotline to deal with crisis situations. They work with people to make sure that they understand the legal process, primarily, exactly what it does mean to get an order of protection what we might call a restraining order.) Often the survivor (often called the victim) has no idea the process that they are entering with that first step.

We heard an amazing story of a woman who had been being abused for over five years by her son. She went to get an order or protection and met a counselor (all volunteers) who explained the process. She has now been a volunteer with the Center for three years. The skills she learned, particularly related to being empowered, enabled here to move ahead in a positive way. She has a relationship with her son, who has learned through her guidance, how to move past drug addictions. What a powerful testimony. And due to a lack of funding, they are so limited in what they can do.