In last week's email, we highlighted the 84% increase the Doorways has experienced over the last 5 years. Our experience is reflected in communities across the globe, with crises like COVID and climate change exacerbating intimate partner violence.

‘It knows no bounds’: Domestic violence increased globally during pandemic lockdowns

"'Lethality' in domestic violence cases also spiked, meaning cases of serious or potentially deadly situations went up.

'And so those situations just exacerbated very quickly. And that lethality factor definitely went up, so we have continued to see that in place, and that really hasn't leveled out.'"

Domestic violence survivors face growing homelessness crisis

"Rising costs are pricing families out of affordable housing, a pain being felt especially by domestic violence survivors."

"Survivors are a growing part of the homeless population."

Troubling rise in LGBTQ+ domestic violence unearthed in new study

"The study found that, of those spoken to, almost one in five LGBTQ+ people reported intimate-partner violence in their current relationship, which they said increased after the pandemic began."

Climate change puts more women at risk for domestic violence

"The threat of violence could become more common as climate change makes extreme weather events more intense and frequent."

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Clients graduating from Doorways' shelters into our housing program need your support

Currently, we have several families transitioning out of shelter into their own homes and new families joining our programs. Please help them feel welcomed in their new space by providing some household essentials: