Prudence Crandall Center Inc.

Jessica Cruz

They only help if you meet the low income threshold. So anyone who makes above a certain amount be forewarned you get no help, no advocate… nothing, tossed to the side. All they tell you to do is hire a lawyer.

Kärlek Anarki

I was told my abuse happened too long ago with a partner I left and when I explained I left abusive family's house they told me they could help. The intake person missed our time to call me and I reached out. She returned my call an hour past our time. She scheduled for second half of intake and never called me back. I called again trying to get help with follow through. A different women returned my call and said they couldn't help me. That's it,bye. I don't know who they are actually helping or what help is being given.

Ruth Bryant

Back in 2017-2018 I found myself living with an abusive family shortly after aging out of foster care. I had a car and just stuck to sleeping in the car when things got too bad. After my social worker recommended it, I gave prudence crandall a call and they set me up for an appointment with the intake person the next day. I went and the worker initially was very sympathetic and told me I was lucky they’d just had a bed open up and that they offer a few free counseling sessions to victims of victim violence. Then as I told her I’d been staying in the car her attitude started to change. I hadn’t been abused by a partner but by legal “family.” She’d initially said “it doesn’t matter - abuse is abuse.” But after telling her about the car she said “we don’t really handle anything other than intimate partner violence.” This was also in direct contradiction to the website. I figured it was messed up but she must have just thought I wanted the bed, so I asked if I could just meet with a counselor for the free sessions. She said “any counselor can do that, you can just find one on google.” She then said she had to go consult with a colleague, and went down the hall where I could hear her completely misquoting me and talking crud. She came back and said “it looks like this is more about a place to stay.” Wth!! I literally asked if I could JUST have a counselor. There is NO excuse to not let a bona fide victim of domestic violence (i had papers and everything) not meet with a counselor, because of their housing status. This happened years ago and every time I interact with my abuser I still think about how messed up it was that I reached out for help and was stereotyped and denied even counseling. Abuse is abuse, whether it happens to someone with housing or not. And if someone says “screw the bed, I just want a counselor” then what in god’s name is wrong with that?? I’m glad PC is here because it does help some people, but it should be helping ALL dv victims, even ones from stigmatized groups!

X “X” X

Lovely place