Family Violence Coordinating Council
The Family Violence Coordinating Council is an interagency coalition of professionals that include human service agencies, attorneys, legal aid, judges, police officers and health care providers. The
members work together to improve and increase the resources available to deal with domestic and family violence.
The Family Violence Coordinating Council is a component of the Council of Community Services, a comprehensive community planning agency. If you would like more information about our programs, please contact us.
Peace on Earth Begins at Home.
The Roanoke Times – Editorial
It takes a valley to protect a child
By: Sammi Rader and Pamela Kestener
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Empty and alone
Where could she go?
Who could she tell?
Was easier to stay
To accept defeat
Everyone told her
That’s the way it should be
They all looked away
And left her alone
They turned their heads
To any broken bones
They told her to be strong
For that was the plan
Her only goal
Should be to please her man
She did her est
She gave it her all
When asked “What happened?”
She said “Oh, just a fall”
Years went by
She learned to adapt
She learned how not
To make him mad
Just what to say
She learned to make sure
HE had a good day
Those looking on could not see?
Would not see?
The pain that was so deep inside of me
Was it easier to just look away?
Distance and time
Closed for me
There was a hand that
Could be reached
A hand with a face
From the past
A hand that only for a
Short time would last
I held on to that hand
With all my might
I pulled myself up
I learned how to fight
A year has past
And now I see
Just how wonderful
Life should be
