(Whitewater Unites Lives submission) The team members at New Beginnings APFV are WUL Hometown Heroes “For their work with victims and survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, especially during COVID when the rates of domestic violence have risen, and for acquiring a needed domestic violence shelter in Walworth County. They offer a lifeline to the victims and survivors in the community, through their work which is heartbreaking, delicate, and largely unseen by the rest of the community.”
Team members at the New Beginnings APFV in Whitewater are: Alejandra Munoz, Lisa Otterbacher, and Araceli Wence.
New Beginnings is available to provide assistance or information about domestic and sexual abuse by calling 262-723-4653. They also assist with legal information and filling out paperwork for restraining orders. All of their services are free and confidential.
New Beginnings also welcomes donations of baby wipes, dish soap, chapsticks, snacks, and hygiene products at their location at 143 West Main Street, Whitewater.
WUL (Whitewater Unites Lives) is a locally-focused civil and human rights group that works to connect the people in our community and to create opportunities for all people to learn and support each other in our common humanity.
Anyone who would like to nominate a local hero of any age should send their nomination, with a short description, to whitewaterunites@gmail.com
