Danger-to-Safety Relocation for DV Survivors

Summary

This project will ensure at least 10 families and 10 single women fleeing a domestic violence relationship trans-nationally will receive danger-to-safety relocation and reintegration services. progress reportread updates from the field

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More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

We serve American women & children living in foreign countries who are victims of domestic violence & child abuse, via an international toll free crisis line. Crisis line advocates work with victims, empowering them to make the decisions necessary to live a life without violence for themselves & their children while navigating the complicated system that hinders them from fleeing the violence and returning to the USA. We offer counseling, relocation, housing, legal assistance & emergency needs.

Activities

we provide hundreds of battered American women and abused children with the information and services necessary to enable them to live their lives without violence. In 2008, the crisis line received approximately 1182 calls or emails and 363 families

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $1,105
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $3,895
Total Funding Goal: $5,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Each year we provide battered American women and children with information and services necessary to enable them to live their lives without violence. In 2008, the crisis line received about 1182 calls or emails and 363 families in 56 countries.

Project Message

Because of you, my son and I are safe and happy back home. There were times when I thought we might not live to see another day. I now believe in guardian angels, because God sent you to me
- Anonymous for safety reasons, Beneficiary

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Paula Lucas
Founder
3300 NW 185th
#133
Portland, OR 97229
United States
503 203-1444
Email:

Project Sponsor

John Stupfel

Organization

The American Domestic Violence Crisis Line
3300 NW 185th, # 133
Portland, OR 97229
United States
503 203-1444
http://www.866uswomen.org

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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in United StatesUnited States and can also be found under Women and GirlsWomen and Girls.

For more information about United States, read the Human Development Report on United States or the Wikipedia entry for United States.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on May 27, 2009

Latest Update from the Field

Thank you

By Brooke Galloway - Development Associate, September 16, 2009 01:18 PM

Thank you so much for your generous support of the Americans Overseas Domestic Violence Crisis Center (formally the American Domestic Violence Crisis Line). Thanks to your support, we were able to reach our project goal of $1,000.00 enabling American women and their children to flee domestic violence overseas and relocate to safe and healthy environments. Furthermore, we were able to offer women assistance with basic human needs, case management, legal assistance, and counseling.
Due to the project’s impact on American domestic violence victims overseas, we are raising the goal to $5,000.00. We hope that this project will remain successful and that we can assist more women who fear for their lives on a daily basis.
Thank you from the Americans Overseas Domestic Violence Crisis Center and from the women and their children who now live their lives free of abuse.

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