Families to Freedom was created to help women who cannot get into a shelter, because it may be over capacity. The drivers help them find a safe place to go even if its outside of Houston. Organizers said without drivers, there’s many domestic violence victims whom are unable to get away from their abusers.
“I know what it feels like, I know how scared you can feel and just how helpless,” said Parmenter.“Sometimes it tears me up when I see the situation but for the most part, I feel really good about It that I’m able to help somebody in a really tough spot get to a better place,” said Parmenter.
“We’ve actually done 269 trips to domestic violence shelters and a handful leaving the state just this year alone. This year to date, we’ve answered 596 new and different victims and survivors have called our Houston hotline asking for help,” said Families To Freedom Founder Sarah Nejdl. “In addition to that, we’ve got mom’s with kids who need to get to a safe place before the school year begins so we do see an influx of travel prior to the school session starting up. with volunteer drivers, we make it possible for victims to get far away and become safe which reduces fatalities, reduces victimization, reduces a whole myriad of family violence crime,” said Nejdl.
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