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Domestic Abuse Victim Needs Emergency Funds

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October 30, 2015

Due to the serious nature of this situation, limited identifying information will be given- to protect the safety of this mother and her children.

There is a young Jewish woman in the Los Angeles community with small children, who is in a horribly abusive marriage, who is trying to get out.

Professionals are working with her daily to help strengthen her emotionally and physically, as well as get her legal backing, so that  she will be able to stand on her own two feet.

Their objective right now with this emergency fund is to help raise a significant financial amount so she can move out and financially be able rent an apartment, take care of financial expenses for herself and her children- for at least 3 months, as they are unclear how long the legal process is going to take for her to receive child support and or alimony.

They are helping her with everything she needs to stand up to the man who has abused her, but they need to raise sufficient funds to help her in all aspects of this case.

She is in a dire situation, she has been physically and verbally abused, her young children unfortunate witnesses to much of the abuse, and she is afraid of the consequences of her leaving her husband.

Her husband has threatened to physically harm her, take away her children, as has sworn if she ever try to leave him he would not give her a “get”.

They are working through a few organizations as with the help of other individual members of the community to help her get the support she needs- legally, psychologically, and financially to safely and permanently get away from this man.

Child Protective Services has also been informed and an investigation is underway.

The purpose of this fund  is to hopefully find a way to “>offer any amount of supprt that you can. 

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