BEAUFORT COUNTY, S.C. (WTOC) – A new shelter for women and children escaping domestic violence could soon open in the Lowcountry — but organizers say they need the community’s help to get it across the finish line.
Right now, Beaufort County has just one emergency shelter for women and children in domestic violence situations, and Jasper County has none. Leaders with Brillo de Mujer Home say their goal is to fill a major gap in services by creating a longer-term home for survivors after they leave an emergency shelter.
“The need is way greater than I think we understand.”
Liz Duncan, vice president of Brillo de Mujer Home, said the more people hear about the project, the more they realize domestic violence impacts those closer to them than they may have thought.
“We didn’t think we knew anyone that this kind of impacted, but the longer that we go down this road, more and more people are like it’s the person next door and it’s people that we have known for a long time,” Duncan said…