HEALING ABUSE WORKING FOR CHANGE INC

COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS:HAWC MAINTAINS TWO COMMUNITY BASED OFFICES IN SALEM AND LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS WHERE ADVOCATES PROVIDE ONE-ON-ONE ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT GROUPS. CLIENTS ARE ALSO SEEN IN PERSON AT A COMMUNITY PARTNER SITE IN GLOUCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS. LIKEWISE, LEGAL SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE DIRECTLY OUT OF FIVE REGIONAL COURTS IN SALEM, PEABODY, GLOUCESTER AND LYNN. THE ORGANIZATION PRIORITIZES THE MAINTENANCE OF THESE MULTIPLE COMMUNITY LOCATIONS IN ORDER TO REMOVE TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS AND MAXIMIZE ACCESSIBILITY OF SERVICES. EACH OF THE COMMUNITY BASED OFFICES ARE CO-LOCATED WITH COMPLIMENTARY HUMAN SERVICE PROVIDERS SUCH AS THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSITIONAL ASSISTANCE, WIC, COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS AND CAREER COUNSELING. LIKEWISE, MOST SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE IN PERSON OR VIRTUALLY BASED ON THE SURVIVOR'S PARTICULAR NEEDS AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THIS HYBRID SERVICE DELIVERY MODEL MAXIMIZES CLIENT CHOICE AND REDUCES BARRIERS TO SERVICE.

EMERGENCY SHELTER AND HOUSING:HAWC'S EMERGENCY SHELTER PROVIDES A SIX TO TWELVE MONTH PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BECOME HOMELESS AS A RESULT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. WHILE IN THE SHELTER PROGRAM, SURVIVORS PARTICIPATE IN INTENSIVE ONE-ON-ONE ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT GROUPS. ADVOCACY INCLUDES HOUSING SEARCH SUPPORT, CONNECTION TO VARIOUS COMMUNITY PROGRAMS INCLUDING JOB READINESS COUNSELING, SCHOOL, DAYCARE AND EARLY INTERVENTION ENROLLMENT FOR CHILDREN. GROUP SUPPORT INCLUDES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 101 AND PARENTING SUPPORT. SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN INCLUDES STORY HOUR, VISITS WITH A THERAPY DOG AND STRUCTURED PLAYTIME WITH PALS. ONCE PERMANENT HOUSING IS SECURED, HAWC PROVIDES MOVING EXPENSES, FURNITURE AND HOUSING GOODS, AND SHORT-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE, AS AVAILABLE. HAWC PARTICIPATES IN THE STATEWIDE EMERGENCY HOTLINE, SAFELINK, WHICH LINKS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS TO SHELTERS WITH VACANCIES.