“I am trying to do better for myself first to make it better for them. It’s something I’m learning. At 43, I’m learning, and I’m going to keep on learning, both for my kids and myself.”

Here at AVLF, we strive to change people’s lives.

People come in facing a variety of issues: severe mold throughout their home to years of abuse at the hands of a partner. While we can’t change their pasts, we hope that they leave our offices believing things can and will be different. But nothing brings us as much joy as knowing a client’s life has been changed. When Safe Families Office client Ms. Boston approached us about her experience in our offices, we knew we had to share it with others. Ms. Boston suffered years of abuse at the hands of her child’s father. But with the help of Stephanie Hudson of Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan, she received a 12-month Temporary Protective Order against him. 

That order changed her life.