Safe Exit
Jaya Drohan
Understanding Hidden Risks of Big Sporting ...

While most people look forward to big sporting events for the love of the game, the energy, and the celebration, there is another side to these large-scale events that often goes unnoticed. For survivors of domestic violence and for individuals experiencing human trafficking, this time can be especially difficult.

Understanding Hidden Risks of Big Sporting Events
Jaya Drohan
Prepping for the Holidays: Understanding the ...

According to American Addiction Centers:

  • In 2016, alcohol caused approximately 90,000 domestic violence deaths worldwide.

  • Alcohol or drug use is involved in 40-60% of domestic abuse situations.

  • More than half of individuals who abuse their elder parents (age 60 or older) are dependent on alcohol or drugs . . .

Prepping for the Holidays: Understanding the Causality of Alcohol Consumption with Increased Domestic Violence
Jaya Drohan
The Holidays Aren’t Safe for Everyone: ...

As the holiday season approaches, many of us look forward to warmth, family gatherings, and celebration. But for countless survivors of domestic violence, this time of year brings heightened fear and instability.

The reality is that domestic violence often escalates during the holidays.

The Holidays Aren’t Safe for Everyone: Understanding the Hidden Realities of Domestic Violence
Jaya Drohan
The Harmful Impact of Machismo in Latino Culture

In many Latino communities, the value placed on family is deep-rooted. Because of this, separating from a partner, even in an abusive situation, can feel like betrayal or failure. Family members often romanticize stories of men who relentlessly pursued women until they “made them theirs.”.

The Harmful Impact of Machismo in Latino Culture
Jaya Drohan
The Long-Lasting Effects of Academic Abuse

As we approach a new school year, we want to highlight this egregious type of abuse and its long-lasting effects on a survivor’s future. Academic Abuse manifests as a form of coercive control that both teens and adults are vulnerable to experiencing.

The Long-Lasting Effects of Academic Abuse

Holiday Gift Box Program

It is that time of year again for La Casa's Holiday Gift Box Program and we need your help to continue this tradition! La Casa works to provide a meaningful holiday experience for all of our clients and we know the joy it brings survivors to receive thoughtfully purchased holiday gifts from their community. Keeping the safety of the La Casa community in mind, we have designed this year’s program for online gift purchases to be shipped directly to La Casa.

This year we have approximately 300 survivors who will be actively receiving community support services from La Casa through the holidays and who will be participating exclusively in our holiday gift box program. Committing to fill this need means purchasing and preparing a gift box for at least one of these survivors. We ask that all gift boxes include a bath and body set, a $25 Safeway e-gift certificate, $25 Target e-gift certificate, and gift bag with tissue paper. On average, each gift box will cost around $75.  


La Casa Stands Against Racist Violence and Supports the C.R.I.S.E.S Act

Statement from La Casa de las Madres Standing Against Racist Violence, and Supporting the C.R.I.S.E.S Act

La Casa de las Madres believes all people deserve to build their lives free from abuse and fear. We believe all forms of violence are connected, and that speaking out against discrimination and structural racism is a central part of the work we do to support survivors of domestic violence everyday.

When we stand in solidarity with black leaders and communities closest to the harm, we build a world in which calls for accountability and safety for all people are the norm.

This is why we support the C.R.I.S.E.S Act -- a piece of legislation that builds capacity for community-based responses to violence and creates more opportunities for survivors of domestic violence and our most vulnerable community members. To learn more about the C.R.I.S.E.S Act, click here.

When we uplift survivors, center opportunities to heal, and seek out justice as a community, we are creating a culture in which violence of all forms no longer can exist.