YWCA Works to Break the Cycle of Domestic Violence

KPBS | By KPBS Public Broadcasting

Published October 10, 2007 at 9:26 AM PDT

This story was published more than 16 years ago.

Did you know that three million American women are physically abused by their husband or boyfriend each year? Did you know that one in four California children are victims or witnesses to domestic vio

Tom Fudge: Tomorrow, the San Diego YWCA will open Becky's House 2. As the name suggests, it's a new version of Becky's House 1, which provides transitional housing for women and children at risk of domestic violence. Some estimates show that three million American women are physically abused by their husbands or boyfriends every year. And one in four California children is said to be either a victim of, or a witness to, domestic violence.

For more information on domestic violence, go to www.kpbs.org/domesticviolence .

Becky's House 2, the YWCA's newest transitional housing program for survivors of domestic violence will open tomorrow (Oct. 11).

The YWCA's 24-hour domestic violence hotline is (619) 234-3164.

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Debra Zanders-Willis, chief operating officer for YWCA of San Diego County.