...take action against all forms of violence, wherever it occurs. In recognition of this initiative, as well as Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Firesteel is exploring the connections between domestic abuse...
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“Stepping Into Homelessness”: Domestic Violence and the Power of Empathy
...Many families in our community face “an untenable choice”: Staying in a domestic violence situation, or leaving and stepping into homelessness. Vince Matulionis of United Way of King County...
Domestic Violence: What Is Economic Abuse?
...or societal expectations. The most common reason, though, is economic survival. Seventy-four percent of domestic violence survivors stayed with a partner longer than they wanted to because of financial concerns....
Domestic Violence: Inocente’s Story
...people don’t know is that Inocente Izucar has also experienced domestic violence at the hands of a boyfriend. Sadly, she was caught in a cycle of violence that afflicts many...
With Domestic Violence, You Don’t Have a Place to Go Home to
...Written by Erin Murphy, Director of Education and Advocacy Network, YWCA Seattle I King I Snohomish. October is National Domestic Violence Awareness month and Firesteel is exploring the connections...