Dear Advocate:
Dear Advocate
I have lived in the Illinois Valley for ten years with my husband who would abuse me every chance he got. He always told me that there was nobody here for me and I believed him. I thought that the only safe place for me to go was Grants Pass but I didn’t have a car, money or friends that could take me, I had lost those years before.
Then I found one of your cards and made my way in to see you. Your staff was so kind and understanding. They had resources that I never knew existed.
They helped me get a restraining order, understand my divorce paper work, get a domestic violence grant that helped me move into a safe place and all the support and information I could ever need.
It was not easy, many times I thought I could not make it but now my children and I are safe in our own home, happy and doing better that I ever thought we could.
However I still attend your support group where I feel accepted and my self-confidence is being built-up and strengthened. Thank you so much.
Safe at Last