Tamara reminds us that a mom will do anything to keep her children safe, even if that means taking a daunting step into the unknown and leaving everything else behind. Tamara shared her story with us at Champions for Change on 05/05/2022.

Hear from Najla, who describes the quick escalation of her relationship from bliss to stalking, threats and physical violence. Najla reminds us that domestic violence does not always have a neat and tidy ending. Instead, the effects can last a lifetime. Najla shared her powerful story at our Champions for Change fundraiser on 05/05/2022.

This year’s Champions for Change fundraiser was held on May 5, 2022. Making this event especially meaningful was our honoree and keynote speaker, Pulitzer Prize-winner and two-term US Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey. Her book, "Memorial Drive: A Daughter’s Memoir,” shares her reckoning with the brutal murder of her mother at the hands of her former stepfather. The murder of Ms. Trethewey’s mother, Gwendolyn Ann Turnbough, was also the catalyst for the founding of Women’s Resource Center to End Domestic Violence. She sat in coversation with our housing services director, Barbara Gibson.

Hear from Po, whose journey took her from 20 years of fear to a life lived on her own terms.

Hear from Charnte, whose journey took her from a fairy tale marriage to our domestic violence safe house before she took the reins and created exactly the home she wanted for herself and her children. .

Our violence prevention work with children is a major part of our mission to end violence against women. Children who have been exposed to domestic violence are 3x more likely to become a perpetrator or victim of domestic violence in the future. But, with the right intervention, that cycle can end for good. That's where we come in.

We explore the idea that teaching boys and men emotional intelligence is an important means of preventing violence against women.

30 years ago, before the Women's Resource Center to End Domestic Violence was founded, the legal climate in DeKalb County, GA was very different for domestic violence survivors. Today, Women's Resource Center stands with DV survivors every step of the way.