Corporate and individual sponsorship for CAWC's annual gala is as critical as ever. Domestic violence is not confined to the home, it has a disturbing impact in the workplace and on society:

· On a national level, domestic violence costs employers $3 billion to $5 billion annually due to employee absenteeism

· The average charge for medical services for injuries to abused women and children was $1,633 per person per year, for a national cost of $857.3 million

· 75% of battered women use work time to contact doctors, lawyers, shelters, counselors, family and friends because they cannot do so from home. Annual cost to employers: $13 billion

· Estimates based on medical treatment, loss of productivity and quality of life have indicated costs to the nation may be as high as $67 billion annually

· 50% of employed battered women have lost a job in part due to domestic violence

Every year, CAWC, the oldest and one of the largest domestic violence agencies in Illinois, serves more than 3,000 women and children by providing emergency safe shelter, crisis counseling, advocacy, family trauma therapy, education and awareness training and essential intervention services. Please consider joining our generous sponsors in this impoortant cause.

For more information on becoming a sponsor for CAWC's 2008 event contact Anne Borg at 773-489-8091 ext. 21