My Nonprofit Reviews

In 2007 I was in a very abusive marriage & in Santiago Chile. I was desperate for help & had no idea how I was going to get out out alive with my 3 children. I received a call from my brother & his wife who had just seen Paula Lucas on the Today show and her interview about the American Overseas Domestic Violence Crisis Center. They gave me the information I needed to get in touch with them. They helped me get a birth abroad for my daughter ( she was a newborn ) & paid for her US Passport as well as assisted me with the US Embassy to get a way home for us. I can not express the grateful heart I have for Ms Lucas & her organization. My children were 13, 1.5 years & 3 months old. We came back to the states & the help continued every step of way to rebuild our life. I owe it all to this organization. My children are safe, I am safe and we have over come a very traumatic time. I can not say thank you enough & on holidays & birthdays Paula Lucas's name is mentioned, because with out her, I know for a fact I would of not made it out of Chile alive. I often share the American Overseas Domestic Violence Crisis Center Facebook page to let more people know about them. September 29,2016 I finally shared my story with my community at Night of Hope. It was to bring awareness to Domestic Violence in the community as well as an evening out for the women who are living in the shelters here starting over. Donations of dresses, shoes, purses & jewelry where collected so the victims could feel beautiful again. A night just for them. I would not be able to help theses women if I didn't receive the help I received from American Overseas Domestic Violence Crisis Center.
Pictures below are 1st pic when we knew we were going home,2nd the kids after arriving in FL, 3rd us now, 4th my picture from Night of Hope.

Thank you Paula Lucas. I owe my life to you, I am grateful everyday I see my children's faces.

Susana P
Ocala Florida