Preventing domestic violence (harm perpetrated by a family member to another family member or relation, be they adults or children) and intimate partner violence (harm committed by adult romantic and/or sexual partners) is key to our mission. Since 2019, we have provided the following "Rescue Funds" to help community members navigate moving away from this harm.
We help community members construct, pack, hide, and maintain "quick flee" backpacks with toiletries, clothes, first aid, menstrual products, cleaning supplies, and other necessaries so that the person and/or their children can quickly flee harm at a moment's notice. We fund or co-fund the purchase of the backpacks and all items in the bag for community members enduring financial abuse from partners or kin. We have helped adult partners and kin as well as queer and trans youth fleeing violent and abusive parents or kin because of the youth's sexuality or gender.
We provided transportation funds or helped community members with referrals so that they may enter culturally affirming shelters or enter the foster care system or gain therapeutic foster guardians.
We have advised community members about opening separate bank accounts and moving their funds away from the control of abusive partners or kin.
While fleeing harm, community members can always join our free/no-cost foodways program to gain a daily hot, homemade, nutritious meal to combat food insecurity.