and last updated 2021-03-09 07:59:31-05 MILWAUKEE â When the 'Safer at home' order first came along, attention turned to those dealing with domestic violence. Isolation brought on by the pandemic was a big concern. It still is. About a year into the pandemic, TMJ4 News followed up with Sojourner's Family Peace Center. "I would say things have not gotten better. They've been consistently hard throughout the pandemic," said Carmen Pitre, CEO of Sojourner Family Peace Center. "The crisis of violence in our homes and in relationships in Milwaukee is still raging and going strong," Pitre continued. Pitre said even before COVID-19, some stayed in an abusive home for financial reasons, but the pandemic has inflamed that feeling of being trapped.