Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This envelope contains a Hope Card, the final step taken by a Montana domestic violence victim to protect herself from an abuser.

WILL HAVE A LIVE REPORT COMING UP ON WESH TWO NEWS AT SIX. MEANTIME, NEARLY 2000 RESTRAINING ORDERS HAVE BEEN FILED IN OSCEOLA COUNTY IN THE LAST YEAR. BUT THE ORDERS DON’T ALWAYS DO THE JOB OF ...

A bill in the state Assembly is aiming to make orders of protection easier to enforce. Assemblywoman Sarah Clark, D-Rochester, is proposing the creation of hope cards (A.5040) that contain the ...

Washington’s Hope Card program has given out 2,000 wallet-sized, portable copies of protection orders, according to the program’s organizers. Launched Jan. 1, the program offers vulnerable adults and ...

Jamie Sullivan became the first person to receive a Hope Card from Washington state on Thursday. In 2016, a former dating partner began stalking her using GPS trackers, surveillance video, disguises ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — New York’s Office of Court Administration launched the Hope Card program on Monday, aiming to boost safety for domestic violence survivors. It offers free, wallet-sized cards ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is urging domestic violence victims to use resources provided by the state, like Florida’s Hope Card Program. As part of National Domestic ...

The Washington Hope Card program, initially launched Jan. 1, has now sent out 2,000 wallet-sized copies of protection orders for vulnerable adults and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, ...

Financial stress, displacement due to back-to-back hurricanes and increased alcohol consumption are just a few factors that could contribute to a rise in domestic violence this holiday season. However ...

Washington’s Hope Card program has given out 2,000 wallet-sized, portable copies of protection orders, according to the program’s organizers. Launched Jan. 1, the program offers vulnerable adults and ...