FOREST PARK (WBBM NEWSRADIO) – This week’s Difference Maker has been making life better for many people in the Chicago area for more than forty years. “We are a nonprofit domestic violence agency. We serve the city of Chicago and west Cook County,” says Carol Gall, executive director of Sarah’s Inn in Forest Park. Sarah’s Inn …

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When Jackie’s relationship became abusive, she knew that she needed to get herself and her three children to safety. Following her stay at a domestic violence shelter, she was connected with an advocate at Sarah’s Inn, who helped identify her immediate needs and supported her as she began her healing journey toward a stable and …

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“It’s been nearly a decade since Kira fled her abusive husband, but the fear continues. Her husband used to chase her around their Chicago home with a shotgun, she says. He’d put it under his chin and threaten to blow his brains out — or to kill her. With the help of family and the …

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“Two local nonprofit powerhouses have partnered to create a program that will house families fleeing domestic violence in the western Cook County suburbs for two years.   The collaboration is designed to help victims of domestic violence move quickly into safe, stable housing.   Housing Forward in Maywood and Sarah’s Inn of Forest Park began …

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Housing Forward and Sarah’s Inn to launch Safe Bridge Housing for domestic violence survivors.    MAYWOOD, Illinois (February 16, 2024) – Housing Forward, which works to end homelessness, and Sarah’s Inn, a comprehensive domestic violence agency, are coming together to form Safe Bridge Housing, a housing program designed for families fleeing domestic violence. The program, …

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Crystal began working with a Sarah’s Inn advocate after experiencing physical, emotional, and verbal abuse from her boyfriend for over 6 years.   When she fled the relationship and tried to seek safety in a family member’s home, he continued to call and text her. When she would not respond to his messages, he began …

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About a hundred people gathered at the south end of Scoville Park in Oak Park last Thursday to participate in a rally sponsored by Sarah’s Inn. Carol Gall, the Executive Director of Sarah’s Inn, explained, “October is Domestic Violence Community Action Month, and for seven years we have held a kickoff event like this in …

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“Domestic nexus incidents are different from domestic violence in the way they’re categorized, but they also require a different response from the police department, he said. The Chicago Police Department classifies incidents following internal and FBI crime reporting criteria. When it comes to domestic violence, the police department follows the Illinois Domestic Violence Act, which …

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“The Sarah’s Inn team and our partners at the Institute for Nonviolence Chicago will be gathering at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 6 in Scoville Park, Lake Street and Oak Park Avenue to rally the community to take action against domestic violence, gun violence, and community violence. After the rally, Oak Park Bank, 151 N. …

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