LANCASTER — As the Valley Oasis Shelter prepares for its 15th anniversary, its staff doesn’t have much time–or reason–to celebrate. In this rugged high desert area, the battle against domestic violence rages on.
Up on the front lines, shelter manager Sandra Nolan sees the casualties. One day, an abused young wife with 11 children enters the shelter, now one of the nation’s largest. The next day, it’s a 78-year-old woman, battered by her adult children.
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