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Interfaith Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence urges Congress to support Victims of Crime Act grants
News - January 29, 2024 - Dear Member of Congress, We, the undersigned sixty-two faith-based organizations, come together to express our strong support for bridge funding to bolster Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grants. Our faith traditions teach us the importance of standing with those who are vulnerable, offering solace to the afflicted and working towards the restoration of individuals and…
Catholic Charities staffer offers congressional testimony on domestic violence prevention
Story - March 22, 2021 - Ami Novoryta, chief program officer at Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago, gave testimony before the House Committee on Education and Labor Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services on March 22, 2021. The hearing, chaired by Representative Suzanne Bonamici (Dem., Oregon), was entitled “Ending the Cycle: Examining Ways to Prevent Domestic Violence and…
Catholic Charities New Ulm highlights Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Story - January 17, 2020 - Catholic Charities of the Diocese of New Ulm and New Ulm Diocesan Council of Catholic Women designated October 2019 to launch an ongoing campaign to raise awareness and reduce domestic violence in every diocesan parish. At all Masses during the second weekend in October, a woman from the parish shared a statement from Bishop John…
Superhero mom gives back after life-saving domestic violence help
Story - June 28, 2021 - Plenty of people respect their mothers. Karen’s kids so revere her that they call her Wonder Woman. “They buy me t-shirts, mugs — I’ve got every trinket that’s Wonder Woman-themed,” she laughed. “It’s the most endearing term they could ever use for me. I guess they see me as their hero because I battled the…
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After Living Under the Shadow of Domestic Violence, She Got a New Start and a New Home
Story - August 25, 2015 - Catholic Charities helped Chandra find a new apartment for her and her six children. She no longer has to worry about being a victim of domestic violence. Earlier this year, that wasn’t the case. An abusive relationship was becoming worse, and she knew her family needed to escape the situation. Catholic Charities stepped in, giving…
When women learn domestic abuse is not their fault, they begin to heal
Story - September 15, 2015 - Abused women live with a great deal of shame and guilt. Isolated from family and friends, beaten, and shamed, they begin to believe what they’re told-that the abuse is their fault. But at Harbor House, a domestic violence shelter and outreach program of Catholic Charities, Diocese of Wichita in Kansas, abused women learn something else.…
Saved from domestic violence
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Story - December 11, 2018 - Sara*, a Nigerian survivor of domestic violence, had lived undocumented in the United States for over 20 years. She endured years of severe physical and emotional abuse at the hands of her U.S. citizen husband. Sara did not know of any available alternative to her situation. Catholic Charities recognized that Sara qualified for relief under…
Having faced violence, she’s looking toward a bright future
Story - August 26, 2015 - Thanks to Catholic Charities’ help and support, Esmerelda is working towards permanent legal status and has a full-time job that helps support her and her daughter. Most importantly, she feels safe once again. Esmerelda had been living in a situation that was rapidly deteriorating. When she became a victim of domestic violence, she knew she…
Woman escapes domestic abuse with help of Catholic Charities
Story - August 26, 2015 - After a living a life surrounded by drugs, prostitution, and crime, Vera* knew she wanted a better life for her children. Catholic Charities helped her make that dream a reality. After dropping out of school to care for her three kids, Vera had to leave an abusive relationship — while she was pregnant and afraid…
Catholic Charities music therapist gives home concert
Story - April 21, 2020 - As we isolate at home during the ongoing coronavirus COVID-19 crisis, the music therapists in Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton’s Providence House Peace – A Learned Solution (PALS) program want to spread some musical joy and togetherness, even though we’re all apart. The PALS program is creative arts therapy for children affected by domestic violence.…
From hurt to hope
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Story - October 21, 2019 - “He probably would have killed me,” said Sara when asked where she thought she would be without Catholic Social Services. When Sara decided to leave one December morning two years ago, it was not because the previous night’s fight had been the first to get violent. They had plenty of physical altercations in their nine…