Challenge Ends Tomorrow - We Need You Now

The Purple Purse Challenge ends before noon on Friday, October 3rd! Please give what you can before the deadline by clicking Here.

We are proud to have been selected by Allstate to participate in this fundraising challenge. All funds raised support our life saving services, including our financial empowerment education. Financial abuse happens in 98% of all cases of domestic violence and is one of the most powerful ways to keep a victim trapped. 

By supporting the Center, you help domestic violence survivors and their children rebuild their lives.

The Allstate Foundation Purple Purse Challenge is a fundraising campaign to end domestic violence. Allstate will donate $500,000 to ignite public awareness and fundraising for charities benefiting domestic violence survivors. The amount of money we raise determines how much we receive from Allstate.

Thank you for your support! Together we can end domestic violence in our communities.

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Why Survivors Remain in Abusive Relationships

One of the most frustrating and disheartening aspects of the Ray Rice domestic violence situation is the media and individuals on social media asking Janay Rice, "Why don't you just leave?" Unfortunately, this type of questioning and blaming domestic violence survivors happens all the time.

Below are some reasons why survivors remain in abusive relationships. Usually there is not one specific reason, but a combination. Reasons often include:

·        Fear that leaving will precipitate even more violent incidents of abuse directed toward themselves or their children;

·        Emotional dependency on the relationship, accompanied by feelings of low self-esteem and self-blame;

·        Lack of financial resources and employment income necessary to establish and maintain an independent household;

·        Concern about the effects of separation or divorce on the children (i.e., a “broken” home will jeopardize the children’s future);

·        Concern about the loss of economic security and benefits, such as retirement income and health insurance;

·        Feelings of love toward the abusive partner, coupled with the hopes that the relationship will improve and the violence will cease;

·        Denial of the potential for severe abuse, rationalizations and excuses for the abuser’s behavior, as well as the inability to assess accurately the risk of the situation.

(Adapted from C.K. Ragan).

We're Out to Get $100,000 to End Domestic Violence

Announcing CADV's Participation in Allstate's Purple Purse Challenge

We're super excited to let you know that we're part of The Allstate Foundation Purple Purse Challenge, a fundraising campaign to end domestic violence. 

Allstate will donate $500,000 to ignite public awareness and fundraising for charities benefiting domestic violence survivors. The charity that raises the most throughout the Challenge will get a $100,000 donation; second place gets $75,000; third $50,000; fourth $25,000; and 5th-10th $10,000 each. We're out to raise as much money as possible for our cause so we can win the $100,000 grand prize donation. 

We definitely need your help. We'll send emails throughout the Challenge, asking for you to give. Every donation makes a difference, no matter how small. 

To help now, please Click Here and give whatever you can. 

If you want to go one step further, Go Here and click 'Fundraise for This Campaign.' In seconds, you'll have your own fundraiser that you can share with all of your family and friends so that you can raise money for our cause too. 

Please email CrowdRise at PurplePurse@CrowdRise.com if you have any questions at all and they'll help solve everything.

Thanks so much for your support.