Learn How Your Support Has Helped Survivors Find a Way ForwardOctober is Domestic Violence Awareness Month — it’s a time to recognize the strength of survivors and remind them they do not have to navigate the path to safety alone. Sometimes, domestic violence and human trafficking intersect. Like domestic violence survivors, trafficked survivors often suffer violence from those familiar and close to them. Indeed, whether a survivor is being sex or labor trafficked, the abuser may also be a spouse or intimate partner. Survivors may face isolation, threats, financial control, and other forms of coercion while navigating complex legal systems and rebuilding their lives. Your support has helped change that.Because of You, Maria* and Her Baby Found a Path to SafetyWhen Maria came to Justice At Last, she and her newborn faced an urgent safety concern: the person who had harmed and exploited her was seeking custody of her baby through family court. Because of your support, Maria had an advocate in her corner. Our legal team acted quickly to help protect Maria and her newborn, securing a restraining order that included her baby and resolving the custody matter. We also helped Maria access Safe at Home protections, change their legal names, and relocate. These services gave Maria and her child greater safety, privacy, and the opportunity to move forward on their own terms. Your generosity helps survivors access justice, protect their families, and build safer, more stable futures. Thank you for standing with survivors, Rose Mukhar, Founder and Chief Executive Officer *Name has been changed for privacy & safety protections
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