Transitions Receives $7,500 Grant From the Allstate Foundation

Lewisburg, PA (November 1, 2013) – The Allstate® Foundation has awarded $7,500 to Transitions for economic empowerment programs for domestic violence victims to be conducted in 2014.

Transitions is a comprehensive crime victims services center that provides education programs and direct services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and other serious crimes in Union, Snyder, and Northumberland counties.  Transitions operates two domestic violence shelters and houses 110 adult and child victims annually.  Last year, Transitions provide services to almost 2,700 individuals.

Transitions will utilize funds from the Allstate® Foundation Grant to reduce barriers for domestic violence survivors by offering Allstate’s Moving Ahead through Financial Empowerment program in Union, Snyder, and Northumberland counties, Pennsylvania.  Providing financial management training to those living in poverty will assist victims and survivors of domestic violence develop the tools necessary to survive independently without returning to an abusive partner. 

Domestic violence survivors often face economic hardships when leaving an abusive relationship.  Control and isolation by abusive partners has prevented many survivors from getting or retaining employment.  Abusers often limit victims' access to funds or even knowledge about household monies in order to maintain power and control over their partners.  Survivors who have left abusive partners often do not have basic financial knowledge that would allow them to find economic independence and reduce their likelihood of returning to an abusive partner in order to escape poverty.  Financial education and empowerment will assist survivors of domestic violence to successfully overcome these obstacles.