<div>Help Strengthen Our Sisters Shelter – A Lifeline for Women &amp; Children in Crisis
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<div>For over 50 years, Strengthen Our Sisters has opened its doors to battered women, children, and families escaping domestic violence and homelessness. Founded by Sandra Ramos, one of the first women in the nation to start a shelter for abused women, we’ve stood as a beacon of hope and safety when no one else would listen.
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<div>But today, we need your help.
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<div>Our shelter is facing a critical funding shortage that threatens our ability to keep the lights on and provide the safe haven that so many families desperately need. Without urgent support, countless women and children will have nowhere to turn.
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<div>Why We Need Your Support Now
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<div>-We take in the most vulnerable — even those we receive no funding for — who have nowhere else to go.
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<div>-We receive little to no government funding and rely on donations from compassionate people like you to keep our doors open.
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<div>A Message from Our Founder
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<div>"For decades, we have stood by women and children who had nowhere to go, giving them not just a bed, but a chance to heal, to grow, and to start over. I’ve dedicated my life to this mission, but I can’t do it alone anymore. Please, help us continue to be that light in the darkness."
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<div>— Sandra Ramos, Founder
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<div>How You Can Help
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<div>Donate today—any amount will make a difference.
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<div>Share our campaign with your family, friends, and social networks.
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<div>Stand with us as we fight to keep this vital lifeline alive.
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<div>We believe every woman and child deserves safety, dignity, and a chance to rebuild. Together, we can keep this mission alive.
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<div>Here are some things we do need:
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<div>Big expenses
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<div>Need $60,000, for a required sprinkler system for a beautiful house that is not fed by city water.
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<div>Utility bills.
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<div>Mortgages.
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<div>Insurances $45,000.
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<div>Required new twin zippered mattress covers.
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<div>Ongoing expenses
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<div>All manner of required ongoing upkeep, licensing fees, certifications fees, inspections fees, paying accountant to file yearly audit, fire extinguisher inspections, phones, pest inspections, etc., etc.
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<div>We need vehicles for people to get to work, school, health appointments, move in emergencies, move out and on their way, etc. Donor is given IRS acknowledgment of donation to a nonprofit for nonprofit organization's mission. It helps if donor can also donate the $60 title transfer fee, the $46.50 for registration, and to get car insurance started.
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<div>We need refrigerators, stoves, cabinets, bunkbeds, lightbulbs, 1-ply toilet paper, reams of copy paper, copier toner, etc. 
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<div><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:1rem;color:inherit;">Everything we can do for people currently, and for those who will need us in the future. </span>
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William Toth

Anonymous

Lawrence Spalink

Rae Brown

Christine Kedl

Monica Westby

Maria Ramos-Chertok

Ann Darling

Kathy Lee

Phyllis Francene Livera

Jennifer Tancredi

Christine Ayala

Peter Thomas

Susan Peterson

Kristen Richardson

Monica Robles

Barbara Pinnock

Strengthen Our Sisters – Urgent Appeal

Strengthen Our Sisters – Urgent Appeal

Still $227,630 to go. Help us build momentum.