Community Advocacy
In Loving memory Of Iryna
Honoring Iryna’s legacy through action.
Through collective advocacy, Survivors Outreach Ministries worked alongside North Carolina advocates, community leaders, and state representatives to help pass Iryna’s Law in North Carolina—transforming grief into policy change and accountability.
Family Court in Charlotte NC, are they doing what's best for the children?
We have elected Judges with absolute power in the courtroom, has it absolutely corrupted? You be the judge. In 2021 Mother's and Family Court Attorney in NC Ty Decosta expose their experiences with a former Family Court Judge In Mecklenburg County, NC.
After Math of Domestic Violence: Mental Health, Homelessness, and the Court System:
The unspoken side of D.V and Mental Health. We are going to be getting REAL honest about Domestic Violence and Mental Health by looking at the unspoken side and under acknowledged side of these issues.
"Domestic violence is not about size, gender, or strength. "It's about abuse, control, and power. Getting out of dangerous situations and getting help, whether you are a woman being abused, or a man."
We as a society do not want to acknowledge that just like women, men suffer from abuse and struggle with mental health, nor do we provide a safe, non-judgmental space for them speak up and seek help.
The Family Court System Verses The Parents
Parents resort to the Family Court when they cannot agree amicably. However, a vicious cycle can set in because the costs, delays and polarisation of the court process can aggravate their disagreement, leading to even greater demands on the Family Court process.The primary driver of these problems in the Family Court is the breakdown of the family. If families were more stable there would be less demand on the Family Court. Currently, family breakdown is treated primarily as a legal issue. However, the consequences of family breakdown are not only legal; they are family dynamics, child and parental emotional distress, damage to mental health etc. As highlighted below, public funds are used primarily for the legal process with little being used for treatment (eg mental health) of the participants. The emotional needs of the children are not being met.
As with any industry, those working in the Family Court, lawyers representing their clients, Guardian Ad Litems and those offering services to Domestic Abuse victims all derive their incomes from the current system. As such, they have no incentive to make the whole system more efficient, streamlined, less adversarial etc.
The formula used to calculate Child Maintenance payments is based on the number of nights the child spends with each parent. This incentivises one parent to reduce contact with the other as this results in them receiving higher support payments.
Community Recognition:
Tampa Voyage
In October of 2024 Jessika was recognized by Voyage Tampa for being a passionate advocate/activist for survivors of domestic violence and lobbying local, state and federal governments to ensure communities and the justice system provides effective support services to survivors.
Scares of Survival Magazine
Jessika earned the name "The Ultimate Dissenter" in 2021 when she challenged the family court system in a county in North Carolina against court personnel such as judges and lawyers about their approach dealing with domestic violence perpetrators and victims in Family Court when children are involved. Shedding light on how family courts around the state of NC and the country notoriously award abusers with custody and visitation. She also shed light on the fact that many survivors of domestic violence are charged with contempt of court or face other penalities in their efforts to protect themselves and their children from abuse.
Blue Heart Campaign
Brittni Crabill speaks at the Blue Campaign. The Blue Heart Campaign is a global awareness campaign led by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to combat human trafficking. It aims to raise awareness about human trafficking and its impact, encouraging governments, civil society, and individuals to take action to prevent it. The blue heart symbol represents solidarity with victims and the cold-heartedness of traffickers, and the campaign also supports the United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund for Victims of Trafficking in Persons. Brittni is a passionate advocate for children and survivors of Human Trafficking.
Our History:
The Beginning
Survivors Outreach Ministries was created by domestic violence survivors expressing the necessary resources needed when escaping, planning to leave, and how "NOT" to return to a domestic violence relationship. The lack of on- going support for survivors, accompanied by the difficulties we and other survivors found themselves in trying to navigate resources, services and contradictory messages found in the system, it became apparent to us that others attempting to escape may face similar circumstances.
Most DV/HT programs do not provide long-term support and individually assist survivors in navigating a very complex system of services and resources. Knowing that this would be a problem for other Survivors as well, the idea of Survivors Outreach Ministries began to form. Our founder gathered a group of survivors to put together one of the first Christ Centered DV Peer Mentor Advocacy program specifically designed solely for Survivors of Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking.
For years, the organization provided direct, individualized advocacy for victims navigating the
complexities of the criminal and family court systems. In November 2025, Survivors
Outreach Ministries shifted its focus toward National Advocacy, policy reform, and legislative action aimed at
addressing systemic barriers and harmful practices that continue to impact victims nationwide.
“Over the years we witnessed firsthand how current frameworks and court practices often fail the very people
they’re supposed to protect, This transition now allows us to focus our efforts on breaking down systemic issues and influencing laws and policies that truly uphold justice for victims and their families.”
Our organization’s advocacy now prioritizes challenging soft-on-crime policies, progressive experiments,
and agendas disguised as reform that undermine victim safety and offender accountability. We now work with legislators, justice professionals, and advocacy partners to advance policies
that restore fairness, protect victims, and rebuild public trust in the United States justice system.
“Our mission has always been about protecting the innocent and standing for truth by creating change where it matters most — within the systemsthat define justice in America.”
WE DO NOT PROVIDE EMERGENCY SHELTER
We are not an emergency shelter, crisis-response agency, law firm, counseling center, or emergency housing provider.
We do not provide emergency shelter placement, 24/7 crisis intervention, legal representation, legal advice, medical treatment, homeless services or emergency response services.
If you are experiencing an emergency or immediate danger, please call 911 or contact your local emergency services provider immediately.