Where Fear Ends

In 1976 a small group of women in Montgomery County, PA sat together around a kitchen table to discuss the Women’s Movement.  They were aware of women wanting to enter the workforce, go to college, and create ways to balance all of it with their roles as wives and mothers. They thought it might be a good idea to set up a women’s resource group and have a place that women could come to discuss ideas and receive support.
 
They found a small but free space in the Abington Public Library.  They installed a phone. Then they put out a call to women who might be interested in this idea and distributed flyers with a date and time to meet.
 
100 women showed up.  
 
Then the hotline started ringing.  Volunteers answered the calls. And the calls kept coming. The majority of calls were from women sharing that they were being abused by their partners and they needed help. The Volunteers were shocked and sprang into action to build an organization that addressed the needs of domestic violence victims.
 
Fifty years later the Women's Center of Montgomery County has grown into a thriving organization with seven offices and more than 150 Volunteers. Their community partnerships are unique and provide Montgomery County residents with one of the most effective domestic violence organizations in the country.
 
In October they will have a 50 Year Celebration and I am honored to be creating a documentary that tells their story.  
 
'Where Fear Ends,' the remarkable story of a community that refuses to let victims walk alone. Soon after the celebration the film will be screened in some local independent theaters.

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