Providing community awareness and tangible resources to individuals impacted by domestic violence and its intersections
Providing community awareness and tangible resources to individuals impacted by domestic violence and its intersections
What is Domestic Violence?
Domestic violence is the willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault, and/or other abusive behavior as part of a systematic pattern of power and control perpetrated by one intimate partner against another.
It includes physical violence, sexual violence, psychological violence, and emotional abuse. The frequency and severity of domestic violence can vary dramatically; however, the one constant component of domestic violence is one partner’s consistent efforts to maintain power and control over the other.
Victims of domestic violence may be unable to leave an abusive partner or may be forced to return to an abusive partner for economic reasons.
When an abuser takes control of or limits access to shared or individual assets or limits the current or future earning potential of the victim as a strategy of power and control, that is economic abuse. Between 94-99% of survivors have also experienced economic abuse.
Access to emergency and sustainable resources is crucial for transitioning a domestic violence victim to a survivor and preventing the return to an abuser only to be a victimized again.
Emergency resources including but not limited to; temporary housing, transportation, financial assistance, legal navigation, relocation, and counseling. Once emergency needs are met, then sustainable resources are needed such as: financial recovery education, employment, and permanent housing.
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Who We Are
Walking Into A New Life is a grassroots-inspired 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
Our Mission is to provide community awareness and tangible resources to individuals impacted by domestic violence and its intersections.
Our Vision includes a world where those who are impacted by abuse will be believed, supported, and provided the necessary resources to include economic and social justice tools to live freely, safely, and without judgment.
Recognizing that lack of education and tangible resources play a major role in this epidemic, we encourage individuals, businesses, organizations, and those who work in policy and legislation to collaborate with us to navigate a safe path toward independence.
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