So appreciative of this group of women for the support over the last year. I was able to leave a battery abusive relationship, and not go back. The world perceives abused women often as part of the problem, dramatic, manipulative and not honest because of the times we all often stay in the trauma bond forgiving our abusers and not able to get out. My last abuse was strangulation, and I was able to end it and never go back with the support system I have with Dawn who is a walking miracle in support and her team. It's been almost a year, and my life is not perfect but I have made huge strides in reclaiming myself and life. Thank you.

Doesn't seem to be capable of creating a crisis plan of any kind . Doesn't even let you do an intake unless you're immediately trying to leave that minute, volunteers don't seem to have any idea how their organization works and can't seem to even provide a sentence or two on what services they provide. Literally the vaguest dv shelter I've ever called in my life. They handle calls like if you aren't immediately that second having your life threatened, they don't have time for you because it's " crisis line only " , act suspicious if you ask if they have an opening , try to rush you to do an intake but don't seem to ever actually do one. They also don't seem to understand how the address protection program works .

As I was going to my first appointment to meet with my advocate, I get a text message from her saying that she couldn’t meet with me that day and that she would do a telephone interview at a certain time like so I just drove to Medford from grants Pass for nothing. And I had to sit in a parking lot and wait for her to call which she didn’t call till later in the afternoon I finally drove home. I was told I could get a phone service because I had no data on my phone. I was also told I could get clothing and gas vouchers and that she would come to me with these vouchers because I didn’t have gas to waste any longer since I wasted my gas, going to Medford, those vouchers never came. I was also told I would get help with housing which I already had a place lined up. We sent the information she asked for she was she told us paid by next Tuesday she’d have a decision next Tuesday comes around and we get an email saying she needed something different that we made a mistake on paperwork so we send the paperwork , she said the paperwork was the same as the paperwork when the old paperwork was even around the only picture the thing that we sent in was the new paperwork and after we sent in that paperwork we haven’t heard from her since but I have called community works and then transferred to her phone and her Was there was no more clothing vouchers we don’t give out gas vouchers and it’s like well. What about my house? Well did you get your paperwork in last week? Well I still have not heard a word it’s been phone calls and times that were scheduled. I didn’t get a call , or I drove to Medford for nothing nothing that was offered did I receive. Very disappointed these people had been called by my doctor to help me invite other community people that knew I needed help getting out of this situation and when I finally did get out there was no help at all for me .