Andrea Thibodeaux
{ The journey for victims to begin their lives again can be difficult and long, and AVDA supports its clients through the process every step of the way. Andrea Thibodeaux came to AVDA seeking legal custody of her then two-year-old granddaughter, Audrey, in November 2015. Several months earlier, Audrey’s father had brutally murdered her mother during […]
Crystal Ybarra
{ Crystal first came to the AVDA offices on crutches and without her one-year-old daughter. Crystal had leaped for her life from a moving vehicle — her child still inside — to escape yet another terrifying assault by her husband after years of physical and mental abuse. She suffered a shattered ankle that required surgery and […]
Dr. Rebecca Berens
{ When I was a medical student, I became involved in an abusive relationship. As is often the case, the abuse started with controlling behavior and emotional abuse, and it was not immediately obvious to me or my friends and family what was going on. We married early in my third year of medical school, and […]
Gwen Martinez
{ “In 25 years, I only received one offer of help. I knew my family loved me but they just didn’t know what to do for someone in my situation. AVDA gave me the hope that there was an organization out there to help me.” After 25 years in an abusive marriage, Gwen Martinez received the […]
Shelina Khureshi
{ “A woman I admire a lot posted something very true on social media. The message: “A woman can be passive for years. She will accept abuse and misuse BUT there will be ONE moment, ONE word or ONE action that transforms her into the FORCE. Now all of the chains of the world cannot stop […]
