This spring I separated from my husband. The situation was violent and abusive. I was concerned for my safety and my childrens safety. This included concern of our physical safety and ongoing emotional abuse. I joined ppm some months prior to exiting my marriage. Ppm is a safe place to talk about fears, challenges, housing, financial situations, childcare, parenting, domestic violence and many other subjects relating to women. Ppm was a safe place for me to discuss the domestic violence situation I was in and how to navigate that. They were encouraging to me during these situations. When I first left my husband the YWCA helped me to develop a safety plan. I left during the night while my husband was at work. We went to a friend of a relatives home that was on the Washington coast. This was a place I had never been to and I felt quite sure that my husband would not be able to find us. We stayed there a week while the YWCA helped me with the legal steps of getting a restraining order and having my husband removed from the property. The YWCA was not able to take my case, due to the case load they already have. There is a huge lack of legal help for women and children trying to flee domestic violence. I was told to get an attorney. I did this but as of yet have received no child support or spousal maintenance, even though husband is employed full time. I started working at the end of August, but my job is not enough money to feed my children and pay the bills. I am thankful for my job, even though I work alot of hours and the schedule is unpredictable. I am awaiting help from my attorney and a judge. Ppm has been a great support to me. If ppm was able to provide housing to mother's and children this would have been helpful to me. As I proceed with my divorce, I don't know if I will be forced to sell my home. With the extreme housing costs I don't know where my children and I will live if that situation happens to us. Husband is on a mission to punish me and wants to see me loose the home that the children and I need. If Ppm was able to house mom's and children it would be reassuring to know that we wouldn't be facing homelessness. I also see a huge need for more legal aide to be available to women. I am thankful for Ppm and feel the future will bring more opportunities to support women and children.