Project ReNeWal Domestic Violence Intervention Program, Inc.

Project ReNeWal Domestic Violence Intervention Program, Inc. Project ReNeWal is a Domestic Violence Intervention Program changing lives in Rockdale, Newton, and Walton Counties. Project ReNeWal officially opened its
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🎭✨ One night. One mission. One incredible evening.On November 7, we’re going Behind the Mask for a night that brings our...
09/22/2026

🎭✨ One night. One mission. One incredible evening.

On November 7, we’re going Behind the Mask for a night that brings our community together in support of Project ReNeWal. 💜

Picture it…

✨ Masquerade masks & black-tie looks
🍽️ Dinner
🎶 Live entertainment
🎁 Silent auction experiences & items
🥂 An evening spent with people who believe in our mission

But behind all of the beautiful details is something much bigger.

Every ticket purchased, every auction bid, every sponsorship, and every person who chooses to join us helps support the work Project ReNeWal does for individuals and families impacted by domestic violence.

So yes — come dressed up. Find the perfect mask. Bring your favorite people. Have an incredible night.

And know that while you’re enjoying the evening, you’re also showing survivors in our community that they are not alone. 💜

🎭 Behind the Mask: A Masquerade Gala Benefiting Project ReNeWal

📅 Saturday, November 7, 2026
⏰ 7:00 PM
📍 The Engine Room | Monroe, GA

🎟️ Tickets are available now:
https://givebutter.com/c/behind-the-mask-82vwxn

We’ll see you Behind the Mask. 🎭✨

💜 Leaving an abusive relationship can be the beginning of safety, freedom, and rebuilding. But we also need to be honest...
09/21/2026

💜 Leaving an abusive relationship can be the beginning of safety, freedom, and rebuilding. But we also need to be honest about the risks that can exist around separation.

Domestic violence is rooted in patterns of power and control. When a person using abusive behavior believes they are losing that control, the abuse may escalate — including during the time a survivor is preparing to leave, separating, or has recently left.

Research has found that women who separated after living with an abusive partner had approximately 3.6 times the odds of intimate partner femicide compared with women who remained living with the abusive partner. When separation involved a highly controlling abusive partner, the risk identified in the study was even greater.

These numbers describe increased risk — not certainty. They do NOT mean that most survivors who leave will be killed.

And they are not a reason to stay.

They are a reason we need to stop reducing domestic violence to:

“Why don’t they just leave?”

Leaving may involve quietly planning where to go, protecting children or pets, securing important documents and medications, considering finances and transportation, changing passwords, thinking about technology or location tracking, and preparing for what may happen when the person causing harm realizes they are losing control.

Some survivors leave once.

Others may leave, return, reach out again, change their plans, or make multiple attempts before remaining separated.

Returning does not mean someone wanted the abuse. It does not mean they failed. And it does not mean they should be ashamed to ask for help again.

There is also another reality we never want survivors to lose sight of:

💜 There is life after abuse.

Survivors can and do rebuild. Research on survivor-centered advocacy and housing support has found improvements in areas such as safety, housing stability, social support, access to resources, and quality of life.

No outcome can be promised, and no safety plan works for everyone. That is exactly why safety planning should be individualized.

If you are thinking about leaving, preparing to leave, have already left, have returned, or simply aren’t sure what you want to do yet, you can reach out.

You do not have to have everything figured out before you call.

Before. During. After. Your safety matters.

📞 Project ReNeWal Crisis Line: 770-860-1666

If you are in immediate danger, call 911.

💜 You deserve safety. You deserve support. You deserve a future.

Empower. Advocate. ReNeW.

Sources: Campbell et al., American Journal of Public Health (2003); Sullivan & Bybee, American Journal of Community Psychology (1999); Sullivan et al., JAMA Network Open (2023).

💜 Your path to safety doesn’t have to be a straight line.You may reach out and not be ready to leave.You may make a plan...
09/20/2026

💜 Your path to safety doesn’t have to be a straight line.

You may reach out and not be ready to leave.

You may make a plan and need to change it.

You may leave and later return.

You may need support more than once.

None of that means you failed.

Leaving an abusive relationship can be complicated. There may be concerns about children, housing, finances, transportation, pets, work, family, or what may happen next. Every survivor’s circumstances are different, and what feels possible today may look different tomorrow.

That’s why support shouldn’t disappear because your plans changed.

At Project ReNeWal, our role isn’t to make decisions for you. We’re here to listen, help you think through safety, explore your options, and connect you with available resources.

We will never encourage you to return to an unsafe situation. But if you do return, you can still call us.

There is no “I told you so.”
You haven’t lost your opportunity to ask for help.
You don’t have to be embarrassed to reach out again.

💜 You are still worthy of support. You are still worthy of being heard. Your safety still matters.

📞 Project ReNeWal Crisis Line: 770-860-1666

If you are in immediate danger, call 911.

Empower. Advocate. ReNeW. 💜

💜 Abuse doesn’t have one look — and neither do survivors.Domestic violence can affect people of every gender, race, cult...
09/19/2026

💜 Abuse doesn’t have one look — and neither do survivors.

Domestic violence can affect people of every gender, race, culture, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, ability, immigration status, and financial background.

And the ways someone uses power and control may look different depending on the person they are harming.

Sometimes it’s through money. Sometimes through technology, isolation, threats, sexual coercion, religion, culture, immigration concerns, gender expectations, or someone’s identity. Sometimes several forms of abuse are happening at once.

That’s why we have to move away from the idea that domestic violence has to look a certain way — or happen to a certain type of person — to be taken seriously.

You may be a man who has been told you should be able to “handle it.”

You may be LGBTQ+ and afraid someone will out you, use your identity against you, or that you won’t be believed.

You may come from a culture or faith community where you feel pressure to keep what happens at home private.

You may depend on someone for care, finances, transportation, communication, or other everyday needs.

You may have immigration concerns or face language barriers that make reaching out feel even more complicated.

Someone may try to use parts of your identity or circumstances as a tool for control — but who you are is never the cause of the abuse. The responsibility belongs to the person choosing to use abusive behavior.

And your experience does not have to look like someone else’s to matter.

If something in your relationship leaves you feeling afraid, controlled, isolated, coerced, or unsafe, you are allowed to talk about it. You deserve to be heard and supported. 💜

Project ReNeWal is here to listen without judgment, help you explore your options, and provide support based on your individual needs and circumstances.

📞 Project ReNeWal Crisis Line: 770-860-1666

If you are in immediate danger, call 911.

💜 Empower. Advocate. ReNeW.

🎉💜 Help us wish our Shelter Manager, Cheryl, a very Happy Birthday!Today we’re celebrating Cheryl and the dedication, ca...
09/19/2026

🎉💜 Help us wish our Shelter Manager, Cheryl, a very Happy Birthday!

Today we’re celebrating Cheryl and the dedication, care, and heart she brings to Project ReNeWal and the families we serve each day. 💜

We hope your birthday is filled with lots of love, laughter, and a little time to relax and enjoy YOUR day! 🥳🎂✨

Happy Birthday, Cheryl! We appreciate all that you do! 💜🦋

Help us show Cheryl some birthday love in the comments! 🎉

“Maybe I’m overreacting.”“Maybe it really was my fault.”“Maybe I’m remembering it wrong.”“Maybe it’s not actually that b...
09/18/2026

“Maybe I’m overreacting.”
“Maybe it really was my fault.”
“Maybe I’m remembering it wrong.”
“Maybe it’s not actually that bad.”

If you find yourself constantly questioning your own feelings, memories, or reactions, take a moment to notice that.

When someone repeatedly denies things that happened, minimizes your feelings, shifts blame onto you, or tells you that your version of events isn’t true, you may begin to doubt yourself.

You might apologize just to end an argument.
You might replay conversations afterward wondering what you did wrong.
You might carefully choose your words because you’re afraid of how they’ll react.
You might stop telling other people what’s happening because you’re worried they won’t understand.
You might even find yourself thinking, “Maybe I’m the problem.”

Experiencing these thoughts does not mean you’re “crazy” or incapable of trusting yourself. They can be a response to being repeatedly manipulated, blamed, dismissed, or made to question your own experiences.

Domestic violence isn’t always easy to recognize when you’re living through it — especially when there are good days mixed in with the difficult ones.

💜 You are allowed to trust that something doesn’t feel right.

You don’t need to know exactly what to call your experience before reaching out. You don’t need proof in your hands. And you don’t have to make a decision about your relationship before having a conversation.

Project ReNeWal is here to listen without judgment, help you explore what you’re experiencing, talk through safety, and connect you with support and resources.

📞 Project ReNeWal Crisis Line: 770-860-1666

If you are in immediate danger, call 911.

💜 Empower. Advocate. ReNeW.

🎭✨ 51 DAYS UNTIL WE GO BEHIND THE MASK!The countdown is on, and we’re getting closer to an unforgettable evening benefit...
09/17/2026

🎭✨ 51 DAYS UNTIL WE GO BEHIND THE MASK!

The countdown is on, and we’re getting closer to an unforgettable evening benefiting Project ReNeWal. 💜

51 days to find your mask.
51 days to plan your look.
51 days to gather your people.
51 days until we come together for a purpose.

🎭 Behind the Mask: A Masquerade Gala Benefiting Project ReNeWal
📅 November 7, 2026 | 7 PM
📍 The Engine Room | Monroe, GA

🎟️ Haven’t gotten your tickets yet? Now’s the time:
https://givebutter.com/c/behind-the-mask-82vwxn

The countdown continues… See you Behind the Mask. 🎭💜

💜 If you’ve ever wondered, “Why can’t I just leave?” — you’re not the only one who has felt that way.Maybe part of you k...
09/16/2026

💜 If you’ve ever wondered, “Why can’t I just leave?” — you’re not the only one who has felt that way.

Maybe part of you knows something isn’t right, while another part still loves them.

Maybe things aren’t bad all the time. There may be apologies, promises, good days, or moments that make you question whether what you’re experiencing is really abuse.

Maybe you’ve thought about leaving — and then thought about your children, money, housing, transportation, pets, work, family, or what might happen if you actually tried.

Maybe you’ve left before and gone back.

Maybe you’ve been told no one else will want you, that you can’t make it on your own, or that everything happening is somehow your fault.

Maybe you’ve spent so much time being questioned, blamed, controlled, intimidated, or made to doubt yourself that you’ve started questioning your own experiences.

And maybe you’re simply trying to get through today.

💜 None of that makes your experience less real.

Domestic violence can involve patterns of power and control that affect far more than someone’s physical safety. Over time, abuse can affect a person’s confidence, relationships, finances, access to resources, and sense of what is or isn’t normal.

That is why “just leave” is not a safety plan.

Leaving can be complicated. It can take planning. And for some survivors, separation can bring additional safety concerns.

If you’re not ready to leave, you can still reach out. You don’t have to make a decision before you call us. You don’t have to have everything figured out. And you don’t have to convince us that what you’re experiencing is “bad enough” to deserve a conversation.

At Project ReNeWal, we can listen, help you think through safety, explore options and resources, and support you without making the decision for you.

And if you’re reading this because you’re worried about someone you love, instead of asking:

“Why don’t you just leave?”

Try:

“I believe you.”
“How can I support you?”
“What would help you feel safer right now?”

Sometimes being believed is an important first step. 💜

📞 Project ReNeWal Crisis Line: 770-860-1666

If you are in immediate danger, call 911.

💜 Empower. Advocate. ReNeW.

It is with profound sadness that Project Renewal shares the passing of our beloved Ms. Hattie, who faithfully served and...
09/15/2026

It is with profound sadness that Project Renewal shares the passing of our beloved Ms. Hattie, who faithfully served and supported our organization for nine years.

Ms. Hattie was so much more than a supporter of Project Renewal, she was an advocate, a champion, and a true friend to our organization. She believed wholeheartedly in our mission and consistently used her voice and connections within the community to make sure people knew Project Renewal was here, that our doors were open, and that help was available to those who needed us.

For nine years, she poured her heart into supporting our work and celebrating our growth. She believed in what Project Renewal could accomplish and took tremendous pride in seeing our organization succeed and continue serving survivors and families throughout our community.

Ms. Hattie leaves behind a legacy of service, Directness (if you ever met her you know what we are talking about) lol , encouragement, and unwavering support that will forever be a part of Project Renewal. We are incredibly grateful for the nine years we were blessed to have her alongside us.

Our hearts and deepest condolences are with her family, friends, and everyone whose life she touched.

Rest peacefully, Ms. Hattie. Your service made a difference. Your love made an impact. And your legacy will live on.

With love and gratitude,
The Project Renewal Family

💜 Domestic violence doesn’t always leave a visible bruise.Abuse can also look like someone:• Controlling who you talk to...
09/15/2026

💜 Domestic violence doesn’t always leave a visible bruise.

Abuse can also look like someone:

• Controlling who you talk to or where you go
• Monitoring your phone, messages, or location
• Controlling access to money
• Constantly insulting, humiliating, or threatening you
• Isolating you from friends and family
• Using children, pets, finances, or housing to control you
• Making you feel afraid of what will happen if you say no

These behaviors may not leave a physical mark, but that does not make them less serious.

Domestic violence is about power and control, and every survivor’s experience can look different.

If something in your relationship doesn’t feel right, you don’t have to wait until it becomes physical — or until you’re ready to make a major decision — to reach out.

Project ReNeWal can listen, help you explore your options, provide individualized safety planning, and connect you with resources without judgment or pressure. 💜

📞 Project ReNeWal Crisis Line: 770-860-1666

If you are in immediate danger, call 911.

💜 Empower. Advocate. ReNeW.

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