Domestic violence is a societal ill, and statistics reveal that over three million women will be abused by their husbands or boyfriends this year in the U.S. alone. It’s something that we often don’t want to speak about., however, we need to do so in order to save lives.
When you make a contribution to the Jelly Bean Jump Up fundraiser, you are helping to ease this roadblock because in addition to all their other life-saving services, SafeHouse Center works with local organizations to provide free boarding to pets, so that survivors don’t have to have this added anxiety.
The situation surrounding former Baltimore Raven Ray Rice and his family highlights deeper issues surrounding domestic violence within our world and what it will take to stop it from continuing.
