Decatur's Violence Shelter Featured in PBS Special

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From a news release:

The Women’s Resource Center to End Domestic Violence, a Decatur-based organization that helps battered women and their children, will be featured in the upcoming episode of the national PBS show “A Path Appears.”

The 30-minute Women’s Resource Center segment, which features local women helped by the organization, airs Monday, Feb. 9, on local PBS stations. Actress Regina Hall and author Nicholas Kristoftoured WRC’s Safe House, talked with residents, and accompanied WRC’s legal director to court.

The segment will air on Georgia Public Broadcasting’s Channel 8 Feb. 9 at 11 p.m.

“Domestic violence is a devastating social issue in metro Atlanta and around the United States and the world,” said Jean Douglas, executive director of WRC. “We are honored to be included in this in-depth focus on an issue that is a very real threat to the health and wellbeing of women, children, families andm communities.”

“A Path Appears, Episode 3: Violence & Solutions” explores the work of WRC to combat domestic violence. Also featured in the Atlanta portion are Atlanta’s Men Stopping Violence organization, and the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.

In the three-part documentary, actors and advocates including Malin Akerman, Mia Farrow, Ronan Farrow, Jennifer Garner, Regina Hall, Ashley Judd, Blake Lively, Eva Longoria, and Alfre Woodard joined Pulitzer Prize winning journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn as they traveled throughout the United States and to Colombia, Haiti, and Kenya to uncover the harshest forms of oppression and human rights violations, as well as the solutions being implemented to combat them.

About WRC: Founded in 1986, Women’s Resource Center to End Domestic Violence has a simple mission: To create a society in which domestic violence no longer exists. The organization strives to meet the immediate and long-term needs of the diverse community of battered women and their children with programs that promote safety, compassion, connection, advocacy, and prevention.