October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. These women and children

need your support. It is no longer enough to just have cause awareness

about this critical issue…

We Need Action!

October 17, 2010

Please view these two recent news clips featuring the grassroots domestic violence advocacy agency in Dallas, TX: Women Called Moses Coalition & Outreach (WCM). Additionally, I have submitted my personal request to you below for you to get involved with WCM and “Save A Future, Save A Life!”

Film Clip
Shelter shortage for battered women grows more acute
www.wfaa.com
A local woman, a mother of two and the victim of abuse, has no place to sleep now that she has found herself out on the streets. A shortage of shelters is to blame.

News Article
Domestic Violence and the Recession: A Troubling Combination for the Black Community | The Defenders
www.thedefendersonline.com

Does the economic downturn mean an increase in domestic violence? The recession and its aftermath has been blamed for a rise in domestic violence. One in every four women in this country could be a victim, and it may be getting worse.

I, Debra Nixon-Bowles, am the Founder of a Women Called Moses Coalition & Outreach – www.womencalledmoses.org. This past weekend, our agency was featured in the Dallas/Houston news media market highlighting the critical need for increased funding and additional facilities in our region for domestic violence victims.

Women Called Moses is in extraordinary need of assistance to help domestic violence victims and their children. We often serve a historically underrepresented, and underreported population of minority domestic violence victims (African-Americans/Hispanics). While federal grants and donations are given to large domestic violence agencies in the area, WCM is oftentimes dealt the role of being the more hands-on agency handling the overflow when the larger agencies are at capacity and stop picking up the telephone. However, we do not even come close to having the resources to assist our clients in the multiple ways they need to be helped.

We need you to join us! With your help, we can really save lives! Please call: (214) 497-2422 or make a tax-deductible, charitable donation at: www.womencalledmoses.org

Sincerely,

Debra Nixon Bowles
Founder, Women Called Moses