Hotel/Motel Holiday Campaign

On a park bench, on airport seats, in abandon cars, under a bridge, are not the places we should find battered, beaten, bruised, and terrified women and their children sleeping, hungry, financially broke, and many times with only the clothes on their backs. Imagine how scared you will be. 

Precious Petals Foundation was founded with the belief that if everyone in the community does a little to help those in need, we can substantially reduce poverty and improve the well being of all members of the community. We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit run by volunteer members of the community. With no paid staff or related expenses, we direct the full amount of your tax-deductible donation to fill the most urgent and important needs. We make every penny count.The work our organization is doing to create opportunities for family fleeing violence is critical for every child, and their families, in Georgia. We can’t do this work without YOU. Precious Petals need "YOUR" help! Your donation can make a significant difference in the life of a fleeing family.   ​​Thank You For Contribution!


Our all-volunteer staff provides their time and skills as needed, and cover expenses out of pocket where we can. However, even the most frugal organization has expenses that mount up over time. To stay active as an organization and do this important work we need to raise the necessary funds to cover our ongoing costs needed to support the individuals we serve.

We’re looking to raise $5000 during this Hotel/Motel Holiday Campaign. Raising $5000 by December will help to sustain Precious Petals Foundation's hotel/motel program for another year.

This will cover some key costs such as – Hotel/Motel fees, provide meal(s), and  rides on public transportation to appointments, advocacy and emergency cash funds for individuals fleeing their violent situations. 


Can you see a way to contribute to help this organization move this initiative forward?  You will be helping create an important resource for all workers in Georgia State who deserve a life free of violence. Any amount helps.

​Precious Petals Foundation Inc. assist  individuals impacted by violence. Precious Petals Foundation is a Georgia not for profit corporation, that is an IRS 501(c)(3) Tax Exempt Organization and gifts and contributions are tax deductible.  Also, we do not have access to your information, or collect, and store your information. Thank you your donation save lives!

By donating to Precious Petals Foundation, Inc., a bonafide 501 (c)(3) IRS approved nonprofit charity, you help to educate many individuals on suicide prevention and help to stop bullying and violence in our schools and workplaces - IN EXCHANGE - for your business taking those funds and distributing them to National Violence Prevention, your business gets a corporate tax deduction, as well as, the benefit of supporting  this worthwhile charity in a meaningful way. Thank you for partnering with us and supporting  Precious Petals Foundation's mission !

Our 2017 Butterfly Tree

Please donate to our tree starting November 19, 2018, at the Embassy Suites Hotel Festival of Trees, Downtown Atlanta.  Embassy Suites Hotel is located next to Centennial Olympic Park, downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Look for Precious Petals Foundation Christmas Tree.
Supporting people in crisis and at risk of, or experiencing, homelessness. Precious Petals helps the homeless and victims of domestic violence by providing emergency accommodation and essential services.

Are You a Victim of Domestic Violence?

Every relationship involves at least some conflict around opinions, ideas, and life choices. In a healthy relationship, communication is honest and respectful, you trust one another, and you are equal partners when you make decisions.  In an abusive relationship, however, communication is hurtful or tears you down. There is a lack of trust. And your partner may try to control what you do or make all the final decisions alone.
As you think about your own relationship, here are some signs that could indicate your relationship is abusive:
  • You are scared of your partner’s temper.
  • You are afraid to disagree with your partner.
  • Your partner has kicked, hit, slapped or shoved you.
  • You avoid seeing  friends or family because your partner gets jealous.
  • Your partner has forced you to have sex and/or you have been afraid to say no to sex.
  • You are forced to explain everything that you do.
  • You need to explain everywhere you go and every person that you see.
  • You believe that you cannot live without your partner or you cannot get enough of your partner.
  • You believe your partner will change for the better or will be less abusive if you get married.
  • Your partner makes you feel worse about yourself.
  • You have fewer and fewer happy times together.
  • You spend a lot of time on apologies, promises, anger, guilt, and fear.

Someone I Know Is In an Abusive Relationship. What Can I Do?

When you realize that someone in your life is in an abusive or controlling relationship, it can be hard to know how to help.
Maybe you worry that it is too private or it isn’t your business. Perhaps you have a good reason to be suspicious, but you don’t have any evidence to confirm that what you suspect is real. Or maybe you’ve tried telling the victim to leave and they get angry with you instead.

How can you make a difference?
Here are some ideas to help you move from being a bystander to being a source of support and information for the victim.
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  • Identify the abusive behavior. Ex. “I’ve noticed how your partner ________ (pushes, grabs, yells, follows) you and I am worried.
  • Provide a safe space. Let them know you are here if they need to talk.
  • Believe and support them. Be there to listen, not to judge.
  • Offer support and validation. Let them know it is never their fault. Ex. “No one deserves to be treated this year.”
  • Provide options, not advice. Ex. “What works best for you?” instead of “This is what you need to do.”
  • Help them create a safety plan.

Abusive Behaviors

There are many ways an abuser can use power and control over their victim. Abusive behaviors can be physical, psychological, emotional, or financial. Maybe your partner does not engage in all of the behaviors listed here, or maybe they use some behaviors more than others, but if any or several of these behaviors are present in your relationship, your relationship may have become abusive.

Abusive behaviors includes:
  • Biting
  • Calling you names
  • Controlling how your money is spent
  • Choking
  • Destroying property
  • Hitting
  • Holding
  • Humiliating you
  • Isolating you from friends, family, co-workers
  • Jealousy
  • Kicking
  • Keeping you prisoner​
  • Pulling hair
  • Punching walls
  • Pushing
  • Putting you down
  • Rape
  • Shouting
  • Slapping
  • Spitting
  • Stalking
  • Swearing
  • Threatening harm to themselves, you, and/or your children
  • Touching you without consent
Note: Our intention is to provide the above information as a guide to understanding domestic violence in context. Because every situation is different, and the spectrum of domestic violence is broad, not all of these examples or theories apply to everyone.

Why They Stay

Domestic Violence Domestic violence is a pattern of behavior with the effect of establishing Power and Control by one person over another person through fear and intimidation. Abuse happens when batterers believe that they have the right to control their partners. Not all domestic violence is physical. It may also include emotional, mental, verbal, sexual, financial, bullying, and stalking.Click on the titles below to learn more.

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The Warning Signs of Abuse

You may be in an emotionally abusive relationship if your partner:
  • Controls what you do, whom you see, and where you go
  • Calls you names, puts you down, or humiliates you
  • Makes you feel ashamed, isolated, wrong, stupid, scared, worthless, or crazy
  • Acts jealous, accuses you unjustly of cheating, flirting, or having affairs
  • Threatens you or makes you feel afraid
  • Punishes you by withholding affection
  • Constantly criticizes you and your children
  • Blames you for arguments or problems in the relationship
  • Makes non-verbal gestures intended to intimidate you
  • Isolates you from friends or family
  • Makes you feel guilty for spending time with someone else
  • Threatens to take the children from you
  • Monitors your phone calls
  • Continually tracks your whereabouts by cell phone, pager, text messaging or GPS system
  • Causes problems for you at work or at school
  • Continually harasses you at work either by telephone, fax, or e-mail
  • Takes your money, withholds money, makes you ask for money, or makes you account for the money you spend. Spends large sums of money and refuses to tell you why or what the money was spent on
  • Refuses to let you sleep at night
  • Uses your immigration status or personal history against you
  • Tells you that he cannot live without you and threatens suicide if you leave

You may be in a physically abusive relationship if your partner:
  • Throws or breaks objects, punches walls, kicks doors in your home during arguments
  • Destroys your personal property or sentimental items
  • Pushes, slaps, bites, kicks or chokes you
  • Uses or threatens to use a weapon against you or your children
  • Drives recklessly with you/and or your children in the car during an argument
  • Threatens to hurt or hurts pets
  • Forces or pressures you to have sex against your will. Prevents you from using birth control or from having safe sex. Makes you do things during sex that make you feel uncomfortable.
  • Traps you in your home or keeps you from leaving
  • Tells you that you will never belong to anyone else or that you will never be allowed to leave the relationship
  • Prevents you from calling the police or seeking medical attention.
  • Withholds your medication

Basic Warning Signs for Professionals 
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Domestic violence is not limited to “certain groups.” It is difficult to predict who may be a batterer and who may be a victim of domestic violence. There are no typical characteristics or profiles of abusers or victims. Abusers may appear very charming or may seem like angry, explosive individuals. Victims may seem passive or extremely frightened or they may be very angry about what is happening.
  • The most obvious signs of domestic violence will be evidence of severe, recurring, or life-threatening abuse (broken bones, repeated bruises, threats with weapons, etc.)
  • Domestic violence may also be emotional or psychological abuse where one partner continually degrades, criticizes, or belittles the other or accuses the other of being stupid, unattractive, unfaithful, a bad parent, etc.
  • Many batterers use the legal system to punish their partners for taking steps to free themselves of the abuse.
  • Batterers use issues arising from custody and visitation cases to try to re-establish control over their partners.
  • Batterers frequently display extreme jealousy
  • Batterers often discourage their victims from seeking help. People who have difficulty making or keeping appointments may be trying to avoid letting their abusers know they are seeking help.
  • Batterers frequently insist on accompanying their victims to appointments even if they are not involved in the case. The batterer may refuse to leave the victim alone and may try to speak for the victim in order to control the information the victim shares.
  • Batterers harass, stalk and keep tabs on their victims. If someone reports constant phone calls, text messaging, etc. at home or at work to keep track of their whereabouts, this could be a sign of domestic violence.
  • Batterers try to isolate their victims from emotional support systems or sources of help.

State and National Resources ​