That is a wonderful goal. Please make sure that before you settle into having these women there you have taken precautions needed that they not be found. As you know, when it becomes bad enough to leave, the perpetrator does not care about colleteral damage-he only wants back what is "his". Talking reasonbly does not work, everyone standing between him and "his property" is in the way. You need a hotline that goes directly to emergency to get police out without delay. Women in the first stages, rarely have broken free emotionally and often will call their abuser thinking it wil be okay and unwittingly bring disaster to people who were trying to help them. Please have a long screening process before bringing them into your sanctuary, maybe work out some halfway house setup where they settle first to make sure they are ready to start over. Stay safe in your efforts to help.
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