Our friend is leaving her volatile marriage to a controlling, financially and emotionally abusive husband. She's ready to start her next chapter and build a beautiful, independent life for her and her children.

We’re raising an emergency fund for this incredible woman, mother, and amazing friend. She is one of the kindest people any of us have ever known. We are hoping you can help with any amount, no matter how small. Please help us reach our goal: raise enough money to cover the legal fees for the great attorney helping her, and her first few months on her own - a safe transition fund while she tries to get back into the workforce after being a stay-at-home mom for so long. For this to be a successful and permanent transition, she will need a basic amount of money he doesn’t control.

Many of us know it is our worst nightmare to be trapped financially and dependent on anyone who is abusive. I know we would all hope that someone would help us get out if we found ourselves in the same situation.

We understand that times are tight, so anything you can share will be so, so appreciated.