It's a new law in Iowa that will help victims stay hidden from their abusers.
"It`s exhausting for some of them and you know sometimes it`s easier for them to go back because it takes so much time and energy," said Nicole Cisne Durbin, director for SafePath Survivor Resources at Family Resources.
The staff and programs at Family Resources serve more than 28,000 victims in the Quad City Area. They can now offer another bit of security, a way to keep their address private. Iowa Governor Terry Brandstad signed the Safe At Home bill into law. It keeps victims' new addresses private, one piece of information that's usually easy to access through public records.
"With today's technology it's very easy for abusers to locate them, find them, stalk them," said Cisne Durbin.
The program will be run by the Secretary of State's office. Victims can sign up for a legal address instead of giving their address. The Secretary of State's office would be the only ones with the victim's real address. It's completely voluntary.
"Can I tell you that 100 percent clients would use this? No, I don't think 100 percent of them would, but the ones that need it have it at their fingertips now," said Cisne Durbin.
The program will come at no cost to the victims. Secretary of State's office is hoping to have the program up and running by the first of next year. Illinois does not currently have a program like this.