This week, a S.T.O.P. funded shelter and hotline in Hawaii provide a safe haven for a survivor: JB had called the Women Helping Women (WHW) hotline a number of times in the past to speak with a hotline advocate and had also stayed in the Emergency Shelter to escape her very dangerous abuser.  Each time JB ...

This week's story comes from Guam, where all S.T.O.P. subgrantees coordinate to build and strengthen community partnerships: Guam’s most innovative effort continues to be its outreach awareness, training, and services project carried out in coordination with all STOP subgrantees.  The project, which began in 1995 with village-to-village visits, has reached out to all the 19 political ...

This week we take a look at a S.T.O.P. funded domestic violence program’s collaboration with the Sheriff’s Office: No One Alone (NOA) is established as a leading voice against domestic violence and a strong advocate for victims.  The program offers help during times of turmoil, transition, and change.  Services include a twenty-four hotline, safe shelter, legal ...

This week a S.T.O.P. funded Florida shelter contracts legal representation for a survivor: Anna’s* husband, Ron*, abused her and their two minor children, ages 13 and 7, who have special needs.  Although Anna was the sole provider in the family, she was afraid to leave her husband because he constantly threatened that he would take the ...

This week’s story comes from American Samoa, where three STOP funded agencies collaborated to ensure safety for a survivor and her children: Felicia*, an immigrant to American Samoa, was married to Phillip*, and had one son (age eleven) with him. She also had two older children – a seventeen-year-old girl and a fourteen-year-old boy.  Felicia lived ...