Domestic Violence

Catholic Charities has two programs to help individuals and families facing domestic violence. These programs help provide counseling, support groups, community resources. My Sisters’ Place, our confidential domestic violence shelter, serves individuals and families fleeing violence. The Pathways program is a community-based resource provider that helps victims of domestic violence in Maricopa County. This three-part team helps survivors by providing free counseling, support groups, and mobile victim advocacy.

Ruby Thrives at My Sisters' Place

Drugs can completely change a person. Ruby and her three children learned this through first-hand experience when Ruby’s husband of 10 years, Bryan became addicted to drugs. She held out hope that he would change, but he didn’t.

 

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TI Fitness Raises Money for My Sisters' Place

TI Fitness, located in Gilbert, Ariz., has been a supporter of My Sisters’ Place for years. “We wanted to do something repeatable, that we could do year after year and not worry about interference from weather conditions,” said Terrance Johnson, co-owner of TI Fitness. Their solution was Own the Trainer Week.

During Own the Trainer Week, anyone can challenge their trainer to do difficult workouts, for a price. A sign-up sheet in the lobby records specific workouts and the trainers assigned to them with the pledge amounts.

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