Success Story - Lucy

Everything changed the night her husband attacked her with a knife and one of her daughters called 911.  Lucy had been married for 12 years to her batterer.  She had two daughters and worked in retail management, but no one would know she feared for her life every day.

Lucy's husband was arrested, but with the injuries she sustained that night, she lost her job and was unable to keep their home.  Lucy and her daughters moved from emergency shelter to emergency shelter until they found HomeSafe.

At HomeSafe, Lucy received legal help to finalize her divorce and gain custody of the children.  She took parenting classes, and she and her children received counseling.  Lucy also took courses in retail management and returned to her career in the retail industry.  After a year, she and her daughters were able to move to a home of their own, while Lucy and her daughters continued to receive counseling services from HomeSafe staff.

"I don't think I could have found the courage to leave without HomeSafe," Lucy recalls today.  "I don't know where we would be today if we hadn't gotten help when we needed it."

Back to success stories.