women's shelters

"When Kip Tiernan was growing up during the Great Depression, she'd help her granny feed the men who came to their door asking for help. As Kip grew older, and as she continued to serve food to hungry people, she noticed something peculiar: huddled at the back of serving lines were women dressed as men. At the time, it was believed that there were no women experiencing homelessness. And yet Kip would see women sleeping on park benches and searching for food in trash cans. Kip decided to open the first shelter for women--a shelter with no questions asked, no required chores, just good meals and warm beds. With persistence, Kip took on the city of Boston in her quest to open Rosie's Place, our nation's first shelter for women. Christine McDonnell, a former educator at Rosie's Place, and illustrator Victoria Tentler-Krylov bring warmth to Kip Tiernan's story of humanity and tenacity, showing readers how one person's dream can make a huge difference, and small acts of kindness can lead to great things"--From the publisher's web site.

"A young girl feels anxious about her first night at a shelter, but Mama has an idea . . . With a little imagination, can they find comfort together in this new place to stay?"--Back cover.

Twelve-year-old Hershey must deal with a new set of problems after her mother, escaping from her abusive boyfriend, takes the family to live across town in a women's shelter, and Hershey's journals and Cheez Doodles are her only constants.

Maureen O'Donnell travels to London to investigate the death of a young woman who visited Maureen's office at the Glasgow women's shelter two weeks earlier.

Provides a step-by-step plan of action for abused women who need to protect themselves from domestic violence and stalking, discussing how to deal with the police, how to make the decision to leave, how to navigate the legal system, and how to ensure the safety of family members.

Lillian gets more and more nervous as each day approaches her day for show and tell because she has nothing to present since she and her mother moved into a shelter.

Because her partner continues to abuse her, seventeen-year-old Melissa takes their young child and goes to a shelter for battered women where she begins the healing process.

To escape her father's abuse, Emily and her mother come to a shelter where they find a safe place to stay with other women and children in similar circumstances.

Twelve-year-old Hershey must deal with a new set of problems after her mother, escaping from her abusive boyfriend, takes the family to live across town in a women's shelter, and Hershey's journals and Cheez Doodles are her only constants.