Burke House

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This paper explains that the goals and objectives of Burke House are to offer sanctuary, security, and services to women and families in cases of domestic violence. The author points out that these clandestine shelters are located in the New York City area. The paper relates that these shelters are designed to facilitate the transition of women and their children from homes in which they were battered to a lifestyle removed from their abuser.

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"The Sanctuary for Families at the Sarah Burke House (Burke House) is comprised of multiple shelters that are established in the New York City area. These houses are clandestine shelters that provide a place for women and children to reside for up to 90 days. These shelters are designed to facilitate the transition of women and their children from homes in which they were battered (e.g.: physical violence and domestic violence) to a lifestyle which is removed from their abuser. Burke Houses are termed "sanctuaries" as they are removed from the public eye and provide undisclosed safe houses to families (Burke House, 2005)."

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