Communities Overcoming Relationship Abuse - CORA

I reached our to CORA for assistance for a DVRO and their hotline is rude and I felt dismissed. It honestly did more harm than good for the situation that I am currently in. Sent an email to their manager almost 3 weeks ago and requested additional services and am still waiting to hear back. I don't recommend this organization at all and am surprised how they are still operating right now. Very disappointing.

Me and my family were being abused by my step father who would scream and hit my mom and my big brother. I liked the the place a little till they told us we had to get rid of our tv and our dog when we were sharing it with the other residents because the tv in the floor was broken and we even said CORA could keep the tv and use it but they said no because quote “Other people will bring their tv’s and pets”. I was like what and on top of that they offered therapy after they kicked us out instead of when my mom was begging them to give us therapy but no and .An Asian women told us we had 30 mins get our stuff then she said to my mom”Your sons better hurry up or I’m calling the police”. The whole matter was frustrating and it honestly felt like we were trash so I would not recommend this program to any families

I love the idea of this place but I have a feeling shady stuff is going on…they not only had/have bedbugs but the two months I was there they had me move 3 times not counting the times we went to a hotel because I refused to let my children get bitten up by those nasty bugs. We left a horrible situation and went to CORA…let me say it got worse! They put me and my two young kids out,no exit plan,no place to stay the next night and they wouldn’t let me come get our stuff. So much stuff never came back,it’s been 9 months and still haven’t found a place and my kids and I aren’t together because I didn’t want them to live in a car. I’m sure this program has worked for some but I know that if I was treated this way others have been too. I didn’t break any rules I just refused to live in those conditions. Leaving and going to CORA was the worst mistake of my life,it has ruined my life,I cry as I write this review. I leave this review in hopes that it saves another person from the heart ache and pain my kids and I have been through. I often wonder if it’s the color of our skin that made us disposable to them? All I know is they were supposed to help us,not put us in even more danger than before. I’ve heard that for them to kick us out with no place to go with maybe 12 hours notice was against the law,and for them to hold all of our belongings. But as long as I get my children back I’ll be able to take it as a learning lesson…never put your trust into something that seems too god to be true.