Our Journey So Far
Our Impact and Journey
Founded in 2000, Voices of Women (VOW) empowers survivors to shape the policies and systems that affect abused women and their children. From our first Battered Mothers’ Justice Campaign to our ongoing work in housing, child welfare, and systems accountability, survivors have led efforts that have improved the lives of thousands each year.
We are a group of women who survived abuse from our intimate partners and then felt abused again by the systems we relied on. We preserve an atmosphere in which we feel comfortable enough to speak openly. We work together with respect; we support each other, but we are not a support group. We are an advocacy group, fighting to improve conditions for battered women.
– Lorna, Founding Member