The Light of Christ 516 Corporate Foundation is committed to meeting the individual and evolving needs of those affected by abuse by investing in training, education, and collaborations with nonprofit organizations to promote social change that transforms societal attitudes, practices and policies to prevent and eliminate domestic violence, abuse and oppression.
We’ve imagined a better future for individuals and their children impacted by abuse, and we are bringing it to life. We are passionate about this life-changing work and we strive to educate, inspire and mobilize a global community to create real change.
We will continue to strengthen our ability to support survivors, advocates, staff, individuals, and communities to reach their fullest potential, support community engagement, and amplify the voices of all survivors.
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1 in 4 women and 1 in 9 men experience severe intimate partner physical violence. 1 in 15 children are exposed to intimate partner violence each year. Every 68 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted. And every 9 minutes, that victim is a child.
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85% of intimate partner violence victims are women. 72% of all murder-suicides involve an intimate partner; 94% of the victims of these murder suicides are female.
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1/2 of all homeless women and children in the U.S. are fleeing from domestic violence. At least 68% of the youth who had either been trafficked or engaged in survival sex or commercial sex had done so while homeless.
We strive to serve as a model for survivor-centered and values-based organizational leadership. We adopt organizational policies that support our ideals of collaboration, social justice, and positive social change. We hold ourselves accountable for the commitments we make to ourselves, our colleagues, our partners, and the larger community of survivors.