FreeFrom is a grassroots nonprofit organization in the US that is dedicated to helping survivors to achieve economic justice and long-term financial stability. 1 in 4 women in the US will experience severe domestic violence in their lifetime and the number one obstacle survivors face in rebuilding their lives is financial insecurity. For this reason, domestic violence is the leading cause of homelessness among women and children in the US.
It is incredibly expensive to be a survivor of domestic violence. In fact, domestic violence costs an estimated $8.3Bn annually in the US. FreeFrom wants to start putting that financial burden back where it belongs, on the abuser, by helping survivors to access the civil justice system and sue their abusers for compensation. We will pair survivors across the country with attorneys whom we will train and support so that they can provide their clients with first class representation. To supplement our legal services, we will seek to implement state by state policy reforms to make the civil justice system more accessible for survivors of domestic violence. Our goal with this program is to change the paradigm, holding abusers financially accountable for their actions and preventing survivors from being indefinitely saddled with the cost of being abused.
60% of survivors lose their job as a result of the abuse, if they are allowed to work at all, and it is incredibly difficult for them to find new employment under these circumstances. We will take survivors with a strong business plan through a 12 month incubation program in which we will provide a full suite of services including financial training, legal services, access to childcare and start up funding. In return for this support, these survivor-entrepreneurs pledge to hire survivors as employees as their businesses grow. Our goal with this program is to help survivors to build financial independence, community and confidence through entrepreneurship and employment.
It is incredibly expensive to be a survivor of domestic violence. In fact, domestic violence costs an estimated $8.3Bn annually in the US. FreeFrom wants to start putting that financial burden back where it belongs, on the abuser, by helping survivors to access the civil justice system and sue their abusers for compensation. We will pair survivors across the country with attorneys whom we will train and support so that they can provide their clients with first class representation. To supplement our legal services, we will seek to implement state by state policy reforms to make the civil justice system more accessible for survivors of domestic violence. Our goal with this program is to change the paradigm, holding abusers financially accountable for their actions and preventing survivors from being indefinitely saddled with the cost of being abused.
60% of survivors lose their job as a result of the abuse, if they are allowed to work at all, and it is incredibly difficult for them to find new employment under these circumstances. We will take survivors with a strong business plan through a 12 month incubation program in which we will provide a full suite of services including financial training, legal services, access to childcare and start up funding. In return for this support, these survivor-entrepreneurs pledge to hire survivors as employees as their businesses grow. Our goal with this program is to help survivors to build financial independence, community and confidence through entrepreneurship and employment.
Employees: 11-50
Founded date: 2016
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| 31.07.2023 | How One Tech Company Is Proving Why Taking Care Of Your Employees Is Profitable | CHANI, an astrology-focused tech and media company, is showing how taking care of your employees ... [+] while simultaneously giving funds to a social impact organization can also grow your bottom linegetty |
| 11.03.2022 | 5 reasons women face roadblocks to retirement and need to save more | Insider JUMP TO Section Chevron icon It indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options. Why women need more for retirement 1. Women face unique financial challenges 2. Lack of access to employer-spo... |
| 08.12.2021 | Uber Technologies : Helping Earners Affected by Domestic Violence Find a Path to Safety | The UN's 16 Days of Activismis a powerful call to action each year for individuals, companies and organizations all around the world to work together toward the goal of ending gender-based violence. It's also an important reminder that this... |
| 02.07.2019 | Fast Forward raises new war chest to fight Silicon Valley’s inequality machine | San Francisco is a city of extremes, with multibillion-dollar glass-cladded obelisks piercing the SoMa sky while thousands of the city’s long-term residents fail to find even the basic rudiments of housing and other social services. The tec... |
| - | 8 ways to financially support a friend or family member experiencing abuse | Survivors of gender-based violence often have only $10 in savings on average. Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images Redeem now Research has found that nearly all survivors of domestic violence have experienced financial abuse. FreeFrom su... |