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...
Dec 9, 2013 | Blog, Uncategorized
According to the song, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” For many people—too many people—it is anything but. Families living in need, or in pain, or in fear may find it difficult to join in the festivities and celebrations of the holiday season. The things...
Nov 11, 2013 | Blog, Uncategorized
Blog Post by Lil Corcoran, Associate Executive Director In 1988 I remember watching a battered Hedda Nussbaum testify against Joel Steinberg, for murdering their daughter, Lisa, and thinking, “What is wrong with her?” Although I have come to a...