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"The mission of WAA is to provide quality and compassionate services, in a manner that fosters self-respect and independence in persons who have been victimized by domestic violence. WAA operates the only shelter in Philadelphia exclusively for battered women and their children; the nation's first legal center for domestic violence victims; and the region's first transitional housing program for
abused families.
The overwhelming majority of WAA's client population is women and their children. Our client population reflects the fact that the majority of the victims of domestic violence are women. They come to WAA at the point of separation from their batterer and at a time when they are ready to gather the tools necessary to confront their life challenges and begin lives of independence and freedom from the turmoil and uncertainty of domestic violence."
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