CLEVELAND — Domestic violence is cancer that invades communities across the nation, but the Journey Center for Safety and Healing is helping survivors of all communities.
Alicia Carrizo is one of those survivors.
“He put a knife on my throat and he said he's going leave me dead, in front of my girls,” said Carrizo.
Read MoreAbout 1 in 3 Latinas will experience domestic violence during their lifetime and 1 in 12 Latinas have experienced domestic violence in the previous 12 months.
Latina victims face unique obstacles to receiving help such as fear of deportation, social isolation, misinformation and lack of knowledge about legal rights and/or law enforcement capabilities and structure, language differences, and limited knowledge of social service resources.
CLEVELAND -- As Congress passes another coronavirus relief package, millions of unemployed workers remain waiting for the help they desperately need. For immigrant survivors of domestic violence, waiting for help in a time of need is nothing new.
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