( CNN ) -- Three women who were rescued this month after being held captive in a Cleveland house for close to a decade `` are happy and safe , '' and overwhelmed by the public 's support , their attorneys said in a statement released Wednesday . Amanda Berry , Michelle Knight and Georgina `` Gina '' DeJesus `` want you to know they 're doing well , '' the attorneys ' statement reads . `` They are happy and safe and continue to heal , a process that requires time and privacy , '' attorneys Kathy Joseph , Heather Kimmel , Henry Hilow and James Wooley said . Berry , 27 ; DeJesus , 23 ; and Knight , 32 -- and a 6-year-old daughter born to Berry in captivity -- were found alive on May 6 in a Cleveland home , police said . The women are believed to have been abducted years ago -- in 2002 , 2003 and 2004 -- and held captive at the home of Ariel Castro , 52 , according to police . 'Please do n't let me go , ' Cleveland kidnap victim told officers . Castro was charged with kidnapping and rape after Berry escaped from the home with the aid of neighbors , authorities said . The attorneys said that the outpouring of public support -- including donations to the Cleveland Courage Fund , which the lawyers say will be used to establish trusts to aid the three women and Berry 's daughter -- `` has been nothing short of remarkable . '' Source : Michelle Knight was Cleveland suspect 's main 'punching bag ' `` To have complete strangers offer loving support in the form of money , goods and services , reaching out to help like a family member , is appreciated in ways that are impossible to put into words , '' the lawyers said . `` Amanda , Gina and Michelle , who have asked for nothing , are frankly overwhelmed by it all . `` You have touched their hearts in ways they will never forget . So again , they collectively say 'Thank you . Thank you so much ! ' `` The fund has collected a total of $ 650,000 from more than 6,800 donors , according to Hennes Paynter Communications , which is representing the women . How the abductions happened .
Amanda Berry , Michelle Knight and Georgina `` Gina '' DeJesus are still healing , they say . Lawyers call outpouring of public support `` nothing short of remarkable '' They say the women are thankful for $ 650,000 from more than 6,800 donors . The women were rescued this month after allegedly being held captive for close to a decade .