Did you know that nearly 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men in the United States have suffered severe physical violence by an intimate partner? October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
A
year ago, Catholic Charities launched Relationships K
AN!,
a project funded through the Ka
nsas
Department of Children and Families (DCF). It is designed to help domestic violence and se
xual assault survivors who are recipients of Temporary Assista
nce for Needy Fam
ilies
(TANF), as well as families below 100 percent of federal poverty guidelin
es living in rural areas with limited resources.
Some of the services provided include safety planning, healthy relationship education, responsible parenting and financial education.
"Relationships KAN! is about promoting safety, restoring self-worth and empowering victims to become survivors," says Christina Sell, Project Director.
Counties served
include Anderson, Atchison, Brown, Coffey, Doniphan, Leavenworth, Linn, Marshall, Nemaha, Osage and Pottawatomie.