MOSAIC FAMILY SERVICES

One gift. One safe night. One future that starts here.

You Belong Here.

The night Elena left, she arrived at Mosaic House with her young son and nothing else. She didn't have time to pack a bag, but when her husband physically abused her again, she knew she needed to take the first opportunity to leave safely. For years, Elena had been told she would never make it on her own. She walked in exhausted, unsure who to trust.

Home had never felt safe, so Mosaic House was built to feel like the opposite. Shelter advocates warmly welcomed her with a smile and provided Elena and her son with hygiene supplies, fresh bedding, and clothes. Residents cook their own meals here, food that tastes like where they come from. For a mother who had every choice taken from her, deciding what to make for dinner was the first choice that was hers again.

Although she felt anxious, Elena did not slow down. She drove her son to school each morning so his days stayed steady. Her case manager met with her every week. Together they built a safety plan, ended the lease she had shared with her abuser, and started the search for a place of her own. Counseling helped her son begin to heal. Mosaic's legal team stood with her through a protective order and a petition for custody.

With a new sense of confidence, Elena found a stable job and began putting money aside for the future, rebuilding the independence she had once been told was impossible. Within two months, she had the keys to a home of her own. She and her son live there now, safely, on their own terms.

Her abuser had told her she would not survive without him. "But I did," she said.

Because people give on North Texas Giving Day, the door Elena walked through stays open for the next survivor.

What your gift makes possible:

• $50 — Welcome kit: hygiene supplies and essentials for a family arriving at Mosaic House
• $100 — A week of nourishing, culturally familiar meals for a survivor and her child
• $250  — Counseling and play therapy that help a child begin to heal
• $500 — A full month of case management for a mother and child rebuilding their lives
• $1,000+ — 30 nights of safety at Mosaic House for a survivor of domestic violence or trafficking