The System Can Make Getting Help Harder Than You Think

The domestic violence shelter i contacted, another system set up under the auspices of the anti domestic violence law, was equally unhealthful. They told me the shelter had been re purposed to house people with nowhere else to during the quarantine. Running out of options, my fellow volunteers and i used our personal connections to reach an official from the local a w f chapter. After a few hours, we were told that the officials, together with the police, had agreed to take the woman and her daughter to a hotel. It was the best night's sleep i've ever had, she wrote to us the next day. For many of the women who contact us, seeking help is so difficult