Mar 7, 2016 | Blog, Uncategorized
After nearly 40 years as Shelter Our Sisters, we are now the Center for Hope & Safety. Why, you may ask? Good question! There are several important reasons: Providing emergency shelter—a Safe House–is still at the very core of what we do, and have done,...
Jun 24, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
I’m pretty sure that is not the outcome we wanted while we were all judging: “Why doesn’t she just leave? “ “What’s wrong with her?” “I would never put up with someone who hit me.” Or some equally dangerous and ignorant assessment. Here’s the thing. Abuse doesn’t stop...
Apr 27, 2014 | Blog, Uncategorized
There are no shortages of articles and internet resources about financial abuse money.usnews.com/money/blogs/my-money/2011/04/26/how-to-stop-domestic-financial-abuse is one really good example. For those of us pressed for time, and who isn’t, let’s see if we...
Feb 3, 2014 | Blog, Uncategorized
Baseball Hall of Famer Joe Torre: “My sister had this knife in front of my mother and he said put the knife down. And she wouldn’t do it. And he started reaching into the drawer for the gun. And I went around and I grabbed the knife out of my sister’s hand, and I...
Jan 17, 2014 | Blog, Uncategorized
“It was almost 25 years ago when I found myself in harm’s way and in desperate need to escape a violent relationship that I had endured for far too long. For some time I had known that if I was going to live, the marriage would have to end. During that last beating,...
Jan 11, 2014 | Blog, Uncategorized
Diane came to the Center for Hope & Safety’ Project Self-Sufficiency program because she wanted to continue her education. Here at Center for Hope & Safety, we believe that all women have the right to live without fear, without violence and have a...
