Escaping the vicious cycle of family violence ---
Teresa Rubio, 38, a resident of Richmond never thought that a peaceful life without shouts and threats from her husband could be possible. Nor did she imagine that one day she would be helping, supporting, and coaching other women who were abused by their partners.
Rubio was married for 25 years and has three sons from her marriage. “I met my former husband when I was fourteen,” Rubio said. “He was much older than me and I had my first kid when I was sixteen.”