She waited until it was dark.

The house was quiet except for the hum of the heater fighting a Montana winter. Her phone was cracked. Her gas tank was nearly empty. Her children were asleep in the back room, fully dressed—just in case.

She had learned how to be quiet.
How to listen for footsteps.
How to keep bruises hidden under long sleeves and explanations.
How to tell herself it wasn’t “that bad.”

Out here, help feels far away. There’s no shelter down the street. No anonymity in a small town. Everyone knows everyone—and fear has a way of growing in that silence.

That night, she finally made the call.

She didn’t know what would happen. She only knew she couldn’t survive one more night.

CNADA answered.

On the other end of the line was a calm voice. Someone who believed her. Someone who didn’t ask why she stayed, or what she did wrong. Someone who understood the danger of leaving—and the courage it takes to try.

CNADA helped her find safety.
Helped her make a plan.
Helped her replace what she left behind with something she hadn’t felt in years: hope.

Today, she is rebuilding. Slowly. Bravely. With support instead of fear.

But for every survivor who reaches out, there are others still waiting in the dark—wondering if help will answer when they call.

Your donation makes sure we do.

Your support keeps CNADA’s phones on, doors open, and advocates available across Rural Eastern Montana. It means safety when there is nowhere else to go. It means belief when no one else listens. It means healing after unimaginable harm.

When you give to CNADA, you are not just donating—you are showing up at the moment it matters most.

Your power. Our purpose. Their path to safety.