WaDt- Women Are Dreamers Too

WADT Inc.- Fulton Micro Enterprise Council is a 501 (c) 3 charitable organization, helping victims of Domestic Violence transcend poverty through micro-enterprise training.

 

WADT Inc. realizes that in addition to the risks and obstacles faced by all poor people, poor battered women face an additional batterer-generated risks, of abject poverty and homelessness. We further realize that the children (innocent by-standers) also suffer similar fate. 
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Our mission is therefore to break the vicious cycle of poverty through micro-enterprise technical training in order to foster economic self-sufficiency, through self-determination which we hope will generate a multiplier effect and foster sustainable economic growth in their various communities.
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Our long-term economic solutions are aligned with programs that help survivors make permanent life changes. Women and children are enabled to transition into survivors who break the intergenerational abuse cycle.  Our economic solutions provide new, all-encompassing services customized to meet the unique needs of each victim, women and children.

We address Domestic violence crisis by providing a unique, long-term, comprehensive solution that goes beyond emergency services. WaDt is a collaboration of several non-profit domestic violence and housing service agencies.

It is our sincere belief that through the creation of micro-entrepreneurs WADT will help foster sustainable economic independence among our candidates in order to move them towards self-determination.

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Why should we help?

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If we don't help, the women and children become unproductive citizens, we create economic dependencies for generations yet unborn. If we don't help, the cycle of abuse becomes greater, the socio-economic costs become wider, psychic burden much heavier.

By helping we are helping our own lives, By helping, we create productive citizens, who contribute to the larger society.

A call and yield to help is a call to save lives.

Come dream with us for a better tomorrow!!!! Volunteer your time, talent and treasure!!!! Help us to save lives, because together we can!

Our premise, "If I can help somebody, If I can leave this world better than I found it, If I can quench a thirst, If I can wipe away a tear, If I can stop abuse, If I can save a life,  If I can be an instrument of change... because at WaDt we  believe that there is no excuse for domestic violence.

We give hope, because hope has power, this is our call to serve!

We are founded and grounded on the premise of "teach me to fish, so I may fish for life"

Come dream with us, for a better tomorrow, because together we can!

To all those who dare to dream, to those who look fear in the face daily, to those innocent bystanders (the children) who had no choice in all these matters, to those lives lost while fleeing abuse, to those who are afraid of fleeing because of the batterer-generated economic risks, we say to you,

BE NOT AFRAID, BE AFRAID NO MORE, THE HEAVENS GO BEFORE YOU ALWAYS!" Your true character is revealed by the clarity of your convictions, the choices you make, and the promises you keep. Hold strongly to your principles and refuse to follow the currents of convenience. What you say and do defines who you are, and who you are, you are forever." Hang on, don't give up, the Heavens are all around you. BE NOT AFRAID!

To the kids, you may not understand, you may not know why?  The Heavens has brought you thus far, you are a survivor, hang on, there is always a tomorrow!

Keep your dreams ALIVE, NEVER GIVE UP!

We dedicate this site to you! You all are the true HEROS!    

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My life was like HELL on Earth!

I was living in hell on Earth

My name is Deb C. This is my story of survival. I am the mother of four boys. Until November 30,2007 our lives were a living hell. I have been in an abusive relationship for the past three years. Our abuser was arrested in Gwinnett County and has since been taken to DeKalb County. It seems as though he's going to be held long enough that my sons and I can move before he is released.Thank God!!!

This man, the father of my three youngest boys, has physically, mentally, and emotionally abused me since 2004. He is a crack addict. My children and I have suffered so much since their father succumbed to drugs.

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Cycle of Abuse-Revisited

Molested at 5, Raped at 15 became a stripper at 17, daughter molested at age 7 -10, by a neighbor, pregnant at 14! -  We are survivors, the cycle must be broken, and it starts with me and my daughter!

I was born in Los Angeles, Ca. I lived in New Baden, Illinois off and on until the age of 12 and Honolulu, Hawaii off and on until the age of 21. I moved back to Los Angeles at age 21 and left at age 23, I have lived in Georgia since then. My mom has been married 4 times and I have a brother and a sister.

My daughter was molested by a neighbor for three years, I had no idea this had happened, and we are both survivors

I have been through many things during the course of my life some are very bad and some are truly blessed.

 It has been hard for me to write this survival story because I try very hard not to focus my energy on past events.

WaDt has done nothing but bless my life and given me real hope for success in my future.

I was raised as a military kid so we traveled a lot; I have lived in many places during my life.

As a child I was molested at the age of 5 by a friend of the family and raped at the age of 15. I became pregnant through this rape and was made to have an abortion. I believe this event is what changed the path of my life.

I dropped out of high school at the age of 17, Became a stripper and literally started destroying myself. I had my first child at the age of 20 (my angel) continued to dance and had my second child by 22.

I was living in Los Angeles when I had my son and really did not want to raise my children there, so I decided to move to Georgia.

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