The majority of the single mothers and domestic abuse victims we serve in our community are South Asian women. In South Asian culture, patriarchy dominates society, culture, and families. In their home countries, women's human rights are violated and when they arrive in this country they are unaware of their rights and become trapped in abusive relationships by their husbands with little to no support to help themselves. Very few women are allowed to receive an education and many factors inhibit their ability to improve their safety and environments. Most of these women have only been housewives, have never worked and gotten job training or experience. The language barrier also contributes to the lack of agency and control the victims have over their own situations and to understand their rights and to ask for help. With the responsibility of caring for their young children, the single mothers and domestic abuse victims too often do not know what they can do to remove themselves from their dangerous situations.