Project Spotlight: Women Achieving Vital Empowerment (WAVE)
When our IHR WAVE Family Care Coordinator (FCC) first met Charlotte in a program for victims of violence, Charlotte’s biggest fear was that she would lose her eleven year old son. Both Charlotte and her son had repeatedly been exposed to violence from the child’s father, until Charlotte took her son and fled her home. Custody hearings had already been scheduled —and Charlotte was overcome by feelings of fear, suspicion and distrust. As her court date neared, Charlotte withdrew into a world of isolation and fear. The one positive characteristic that never wavered was her strong and loving attachment to her son....read more*To protect client confidentiality, names have been changed, and pictures are stock photographs.