Lexi is just beginning her fresh start at Coburn Place while juggling a new baby and an energetic 5-year-old. “I would leave him and go back and leave him and go back,” she says. “I’m not going back anymore.”

Last year, Kelly’s life changed in an instant due to domestic violence. Today, she’s working hard to heal and rebuild.

“I love me right now,” says Athena. “I like this new woman I’m becoming, and I like learning about myself. I’m learning what makes me happy and what my soul desires.”

“If we pay attention to any documentary or any news story, every single family member – whether it’s the abuser’s family or the victim’s family – the first words are ‘I never thought they would do something like that; I never thought it was to this extreme.’”

Both Merchants Bank of Indiana and Coburn Place are lucky to have Carol Gassen.

“Colton is a smart, energetic, fun-loving little man,” says Children’s Service Coordinator Teia Sherrell. Learn more about him and how he’s grown at Coburn Place.

When it comes to helping survivors find safe housing, Tina Oatts is a force.

Diamond’s journey has been remarkable. Motivated by her children, she worked hard to heal. Now, she owns a home.

Women and girls with disabilities are more at risk for violence, experience violence more often and more severely, and have more barriers to getting support.

Opening up isn’t easy, but Annabelle, a teen living at Coburn Place, knows it’s important.