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Victims fleeing domestic abuse escape with their lives but, in many circumstances, not much else: everyday essentials like clothes, bedding, towels and cooking utensils are left behind.
Now Aussie department store giant Myer has teamed up with The Salvation Army in an A+ initiative to help needy women and children who may have emerged from violent domestic environments with nothing to their name.
Much the same as a traditional gift registry (but with lots more heart), shoppers can hop online and buy predetermined essential items – from kettles and underwear to pillows and plates – to help victims of DV rebuild their lives.
For every item that’s bought via ‘The Give Registry’, the bloody good folk at Myer will match its monetary value and donate that amount to the Salvos’ crisis accommodation and women’s refuges.
The Salvation Army’s secretary for women’s ministries, Colonel Karyn Rigley, reiterated how far one item could go towards helping out someone who’s fled a violent domestic environment with nothing.
“Family violence is also the leading cause of homelessness for women and children and often when a woman leaves a violent situation she leaves with nothing but the clothes on her back,” she said. “Through the Give Registry we’ll be able to provide further practical care to women in crisis.”
Our cold hearts just grew three sizes (maybe more).
To learn more about The Give Registry, or to buy an item, visit the website HERE.
Source: Mumbrella.
Photo: Myer.
