Mayken sold her car to fund her escape from a ten year relationship of financial, emotional and psychological abuse, but soon realised she couldn’t continue her life the way it was without a car.
Good Shepherd Microfinance joined Women’s Centre for Health and Wellbeing in Albury to raise awareness of financial abuse and the support services available to victims.
An event focussing on the community-wide benefits of building women’s financial resilience has shone the light on the issue of financial abuse in the Albury-Wodonga region.
Ross Coleman, Service Development Manager at BaptistCare, outlines how the No Interest loan Scheme can assist victims of family violence.
Women and Money: An Introduction to Financial Abuse will be rolled out to the 1,500 workers and volunteers in the No Interest Loans Scheme to help them identify financial abuse among clients and make appropriate referrals to support services.