A friend of mine is stuck in an abusive marriage and has no place to go. Any suggestions?

It's a familiar situation with a twist. She is a stay at home mother with 2 children, one of whom has CP and requires special attention. It seems rather hopeless so far and her family does not have enough room in their houses to accommodate. Any suggestions would be appreciated.A friend of mine is stuck in an abusive marriage and has no place to go. Any suggestions?
There are shelters that would take her and her kids in, help her with the divorce and help her start a new life.A friend of mine is stuck in an abusive marriage and has no place to go. Any suggestions?
I agree. Since you obviously care enough to post this, then why don.t you take your responsibility even farther? YOU need to get resourceful and FIND a place for this mom and her kids. Contact the CP child's medical staff and see if they may have any ';strings'; to pull. Or at least give you a list of #'s of places that may be able to help her. How can this world be s0oo big and still have NO place to go? IMPOSSIBLE! There are lots of single mother agencies out there that have these lists of #'s too. These are issues THEY deal with everyday! Here in Phx, there are quite a few of apt complexes that were turned into shelters for families and single moms ONLY. The Salvation Army is KNOWN to re-place dis-placed moms. AND they also have this list of #'s available for YOU. Don't just ';drop'; this just because it is going to be a lot of work. Take it upon yourself and get the ball rolling. Keep in mind, that there ARE waiting lists and HOOPS to jump through....but in the long run, the BIG picture is your goal. Keep THAT big picture in the forefront of your mind and strive for betterment.
Here (Irving, TX) there is a Dom Viol Center (866/925-7233) that has transitional housing which is free for two years while the mom works and gets on her feet. She needs to go to Legal Aid for a free divorce and get the child on disability.





My daughter went to federally sponsored special ed at her local school from three on. I don't know if this child meets the criteria, but it's free.





Sorry, this stuff is long-term.





Has she contacted the local shelter? They will provide her services even if she isn't staying there and they know how to do everything.
This situation always makes me very sad. Something I just cant understand or accept however is that her family does not have room to accomodate her or her children. Abusive relationships result in emotional scarring that often can not be healed but even worse death. So many murders are committed by those who apparently love their victims. If this was someone in my family I would make room.
Cant she just stay with you? Family or friends?


Somone in an abusive relationship is made to feel isolated and made to feel as if they have no one to run to.


Try to make her remind her she does have a lot of other options.
She must call a women's shelter who will keep there whereabout anonymous.
Why aren't you having her and her children move in with you?
What about you, if you are her friend and all???