A Survivor’s Story: Meet Jany

On September 27, 2022   /   Live and Learn Arizona, Success Stories  

At 28 years old, Jany found herself trapped in the cycle of abuse and poverty that her mother and her grandmother had experienced before her. She was determined to break the cycle for her two young daughters, despite the risks. Jany had tried to leave her abusive husband once, before she was a mother. However, she had been unable to support herself and ended up homeless. Eventually, she returned to her husband because she had nowhere else to go. As time passed, her husband’s abuse escalated to the point that Jany feared for her and her daughters’ lives. One day,

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Get Involved to Empower Survivors This Domestic Violence Awareness Month

On September 16, 2022   /   Live and Learn Arizona  

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. This is a time for celebrating survivors, a time for remembering those who have died because of domestic violence, and a time for working towards an end to the system of oppression that leads to domestic violence. This October 2022, Live & Learn invites you to get involved through activities that will make a difference right here in Maricopa County, where the problem of domestic violence is one of the highest in the country. The Problem Arizona has the 7th highest femicide rate in the United States. At Live & Learn, about 90% of

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