Advocates for domestic violence survivors are calling on New Jersey lawmakers to increase funding for domestic violence services, after the state’s domestic homicide rate rose to the highest it has been in the past decade.
Officials from the New Jersey Coalition to End Domestic Violence testified …
GS Moore thought separating from her abusive husband would end the violence she had endured at his hands for years.
But then she told him she wanted a divorce.
“It triggered something in him, and he became progressively more aggressive,” she said, recounting abuse that escalated to …
The government shutdown has impacted a housing program run by Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton, leaving 24 homeless or recently homeless adults with an uncertain future.
The federal funding for Catholic Charities’ Rapid Rehousing program in Mercer County would have been renewed this month – but …
The last man Susan Grady dated abused her emotionally and never contributed a dime to her household.
“He would treat everybody else like they were a ray of sunshine, but he treated me like I was garbage,” Susan said.
She stayed with him for seven years.
“I thought …
About five million older Americans a year endure abuse, often at the hands of a relative, according to federal estimates. Yet experts say the elder abuse epidemic is even worse than statistics suggest, because most older adults don’t report their victimization.
That’s why Catholic Charities, Diocese …
Home is where the heart is. There’s no place like home. Home, sweet home. For many, home is such a refuge that it’s inspired countless sayings evoking love and happiness. But for those who experience domestic violence, home can instead inspire horror.
One in three women …
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton recently received $90,000 in federal funds that will enable our Providence House Domestic Violence Services to better serve Spanish-speakers in Ocean County and rural victims in Burlington County, empowering them toward independent, abuse-free lives.
The two Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) …
Five years ago, a group of golf-loving ladies from tiny Waretown down the shore decided to organize a golf outing to support Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton’s Providence House of Ocean County, wanting to help a local nonprofit that touches many lives. That first effort …
What do bubbles, bottled water, bathing suits, and baby items have in common?
They’re all items on the Summer Wish Lists of our Providence Houses in Burlington and Ocean counties.
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton’s Providence House Domestic Violence Services provides comprehensive services to victims of domestic …
