Mission

EDUCATE, ADVOCATE AND EMPOWER VICTIMS/SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, JUVENILE OFFENSES, AND ALL OTHER CRIME. EXISTING PROGRAMS INCLUDE: 1) COUNSELING ADVOCACY -- INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP EMPOWERMENT COUNSELORS PROVIDE INTERVENTIONS THAT ARE ACTION FOCUSED, CLIENT-CENTERED, AND TRAUMA INFORMED. 2) EDUCATION ADVOCACY -- PROVIDE STRATEGIES TO PREVENT VICTIMIZATION BY FOCUSING ON CONDITIONS THAT REDUCE VIOLENCE, ONE-TIME, EDUCATIONAL/COMMUNITY AWARENESS PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO RAISE AN UNDERSTANDING OF VIOLENCE AND VICTIMIZATION IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND PROVIDE AN 80-HOUR CRISIS INTERVENTION TRAINING THAT IS ACTION FOCUSED, CLIENT-CENTERED AND TRAUMA INFORMED. 3) SHELTER ADVOCACY -- CRISIS HOTLINE PROVIDES AROUND THE CLOCK SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS A YEAR, SAFETY PLANNING INCLUDES STEPS AND OPTIONS FOR INCREASING THE SAFETY OF VICTIMS/SURVIVORS AND PREPARING IN ADVANCE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF FUTURE VICTIMIZATION, ON- CALL ADVOCACY OFFERS VICTIMS/SU