Provide 500 Women Globally with Abuse Support

Summary

This project enables our international toll free domestic violence crisis line, 866-USWOMEN, to operate 24/6 with accessibility from 175 countries to serve abused American women & children globally. progress report read updates from the field

Received £12,521 from 277 donations from people around the world like:

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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

Every year 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 the foreign country or back in the USA.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: £12,521
Remaining Goal to be Funded: £50,126
Total Funding Goal: £62,647

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

The project serves 500 women per year empowering them to find alternatives to a life of violence so their children grow up in violence free homes with their self-esteem in tact with the hope of stopping the cycle of violence in future generations.

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 due to confidentiality, 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

Organisation

Americans Overseas Domestic Violence Crisis Center
PO Box 25007
Portland, OR 97298
United States
503 203-1444
http://www.866uswomen.org

Learn more about Americans Overseas Domestic Violence Crisis Center and the project team.

Americans Overseas Domestic Violence Crisis Center's Current Projects on GlobalGiving

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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in United States and can also be found under Women 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 January 05, 2012.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on January 14, 2008.

Latest Update from the Field

Happy New Year!

By Brooke Galloway - Development and Policy Director, January 05, 2012 01:09 PM

Dear Friends and Supporters of AODVC,

Happy New Year! While we are excited about the incoming new year, we wanted to take a moment and look back at how you have helped American survivors of domestic violence overseas in 2011.

Because of your support, AODVC was able to serve 477 families, including 173 new clients. AODVC received 2,305 incoming crisis communications from 67 different countries. We provided counseling to 13 survivors, international danger to safety relocations to 15 survivors, and legal assistance to 22 survivors.

One of our clients who needed assistance in Saudi Arabia sent the following to an AODVC Case Manager,

“I really appreciate the effort and time you have put in, with finding a safe place to stay for me and my kids. I am blessed to have such a support network around me in a difficult time of my life. Thank you so much for being there for me and my children.”

We look forward to serving many more families with you in 2012. Thank you for your donations that help families escape violence.

Sincerely,

The Americans Overseas Domestic Violence Crisis Center

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