Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention

C. Joi Phillips is a former foster child who was abused and neglected. She is the mother of two beautiful children, an author, speaker and the founder/ president of the IRIS Initiative.  Iris Initiative is a The IRIS Initiative is a small, faith-based organization that is dedicated to the early prevention and intervention of intimate partner abuse. By identifying with Incredible Resilience and Inner Strength, we guide at-risk or abused teenage girls and women towards a life free from abuse and strong in self-respect.