Every year in the United States, an estimated 1.5 million women face domestic abuse. Studies suggest that between 3.3 and 10 million children are exposed to domestic violence annually and more than half of these children are under 12 years of age (Family Violence Prevention Fund).
Children who grow up in an abusive home are often left with learning delays and both behavioral and health problems due to the crisis environment in which they live day to day. Through the support of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, K.I.D.S. has been able to donate new toys and brand name clothes to children facing difficult life circumstances. |
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One of the agencies K.I.D.S. supports is the Center Against Domestic Violence in Brooklyn N.Y. Its shelter provides a safe place for survivors and their children, and offers services to assist them as they work through the trauma of domestic violence. CADV provides housing, support and a chance to build a life free of abuse for more than one thousand women and children each year.
These children have one less burden to worry about, one less distraction from focusing on their work in school and one less obstacle to improving their sense of self-worth. In the serious work that must occur to restore a child’s sense of safety and routine, new belongings can be an affirmation that life can be stable once again.
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