Mission: To provide financial, emotional, and spiritual support to

victims of domestic abuse thereby empowering them to

make generational changes for them and their children

Vision:To break the chain of abuse one family at a time

WHO? will we help

WHAT? will we provide

WHY? are we helping

HOW? can you help

WHO? RelativeNeighbor

ChildDaughter MotherColleague

Friend

WHO?U.S. Domestic Violence Statistics• A woman is assaulted or beaten every 9 seconds

• The leading cause of injury for women is domestic violence

• According to studies, up to 10 million children witness domestic violence

annually

• Each day, more than 3 women are murdered by their husband or boyfriend

Fairfax County 2009 Statistics•Police responded to 7,936 domestic disputes and domestic violence incidents

•The Magistrate’s Office issued 1,939 emergency family abuse protective

orders

•The Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court adjudicated over 2,000

criminal domestic violence cases

"Domestic Violence Statistics." Domestic Violence Statistics. N.p., 2011. Web. 26 Sep 2011. <http://domesticviolencestatistics.org/domestic-violence-statistics/>.

"Domestic Violence Data in Fairfax County." Fairfax County Government. N.p., 2011. Web. 26 Sep 2011. <http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dsm/dviolence/dvstatslocal.htm>.

Family & Intimate Partner Homicide: Virginia 1990-2003.

Every 5 days, a Virginian is killed by an intimate partner.

WHO? will we help

WHAT? will we provide

WHY? are we helping

HOW? can you help

WHAT?Financial Support

• Aggressive fundraising to provide: Immediate funding for housing, physical needs, security and

transportation

Funding for victim’s lawyer fees, child care, education, medical bills, counseling and other needs of victims and their children

Emotional and Spiritual Support• Serve as advocates connecting

individual victims and their children to: Christian-based counseling

Support programs such as tutoring, mentoring, financial management, etc.

WHO? will we help

WHAT? will we provide

WHY? are we helping

HOW? can you help

WHY?

January 2002 Separated Collar

Bone

January 2004 Internal and External

Mouth Damage

After years of physical and mental abuse, on March 28, 2004 her

children’s father attempted to take her life. In the years to follow, she

fought to keep her children and herself safe from his control and abuse. Without faith in God, the

financial and emotional support she received from her family and the

emotional support she received from her victim advocate she would not

be where she is today.

WHY?

• Over 20 court appearances

• $34,000 in lawyer fees

• Years of alcohol abuse

• Strained relationships

WHY?

Chain of Abuse Broken

WHY?Breaking the Chain of Abuse

If I would not have escaped domestic abuse… My son would have been twice as likely to abuse his wife or

girlfriend

There would have been a high possibility my daughter would have

tolerated abuse becoming a statistic of battered woman syndrome

My son and daugther would have been at high risk for sleeping

and eating problems, behavioral problems, and emotional problems

My son and daughter would have been at an elevated risk to have

been abused by their own father

"Domestic Violence Statistics." Domestic Violence Statistics. N.p., 2011. Web. 26 Sep 2011. <http://domesticviolencestatistics.org/domestic-violence-statistics/>.

WHY?

Break the

Chain of Abuse

Allow domestic violence victims and their children a chance at a life full of

faith-based hope, free of abuse and financial strain.

WHO? will we help

WHAT? will we provide

WHY? are we helping

HOW? can you help

HOW?Financial Support

• Donate via: Cash, Check, Credit Card, or PayPal

One Time or Recurring

Emotional and Spiritual Support• Volunteer: Christian mentor

Tutoring

Language services

Host a fundraiser

Get your workplace or company involved