When Kendra finally decided to take her two young children and escape the beatings, she worried that her kids would have a hard time accepting a new home at Shelter Our Sisters.
Her 6 year old son kept silent throughout the ride to the emergency shelter. But when he saw the house, he said, "Cool, Mommy, they have a playground! Can we play?"
The shelter hopes that a newly designed outdoor nature playground, unveiled at a ceremony on Thursday, will offer the same comfort to children of the battered women that arrive there seeking help from across North Jersey.
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