Statistics

The percentage of female murder victims killed by intimate or former partners has remained about 30% since 1976.

At least one in every three women will be a victim of domestic violence at some point in her life.

On average, more than three women are murdered by their intimate partner in the United States every day.

Injuries from domestic violence exceed the number of injuries from rape, robbery, and automobile accidents combined.

2006 LOCAL STATISTICS

- 21 individuals died because of domestic violence in Kansas City, MO.

- The KCMO police responded to 4,197 domestic violence reports.

- The KCMO police arrested an average of 12 people per day for domestic violence.

Welcome to The Helping Hand

My name is Allison Plummer, and I am an architectural engineering student at Missouri University of Science and Technology. It wasn't until just recently when my friend was killed by her boyfriend that I realized what I want to do after college. I've always known that domestic abuse exists, but it never was real to me until she was killed. I began to deeply research the facts and statistics of domestic abuse and what I learned was startling. People are hurting and feel like they have nowhere to go.

I recently visited a shelter  that has to refuse 80% of all the women and children in need of shelter...a place to live...a place to be free from abuse. I am going to help. I am in the process of putting together a student organization at Missouri S&T to help increase awareness in our community and plan to expand this to college campuses nationwide.

With the education that I receive here, my future plans are to build shelters where needed in honor of my friend to help those in a similar situation. We could really use some support right now, so if you can't give anything financially, we would appreciate your encouragement! Thanks!

If you have any questions or would like to donate please email me at:

aplummer@the-helping-hand-co.com

God Bless!

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