A WOMAN'S PLACE

CLIENT OUTREACH-A WOMAN'S PLACE (AWP) OFFERS SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THEIR CHILDREN PROVIDING THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO EMPOWER THEMSELVES, HEAL AND LEAD SAFE, HEALTHY LIVES. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE CRISIS INTERVENTION, SAFETY PLANNING, EMERGENCY HOUSING, LEGAL REPRESENTATION, LEGAL ADVOCACY AND COURT ACCOMPANIMENT, CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING, COUNSELING AND THERAPY SERVICES. FROM 7/1/2024 - 6/30/2025 THE AWP PROFESSIONAL TEAM RESPONDED TO 2,197 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS OR CLIENTS, ANSWERED 2,336 HOTLINE CALLS, PROVIDED CRISIS INTERVENTION AND SAFETY PLANNING AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT 886 TIMES, DELIVERED 8,476 HOURS OF INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING AND THERAPY SERVICES. AWP PROVIDED ADVOCACY, ACCOMPANIMENT AND EMERGENCY JUSTICE ASSISTANCE FOR 2,892 TIMES WITH CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSING SERVICES-A WOMAN'S PLACE (AWP) HAS A FULL SERVICE 24/7 SAFE HOUSE SHELTER IN A CONFIDENTIAL AND SECURE LOCATION THAT PROVIDES A SAFE AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT PLUS FOOD AND CLOTHING PROVISIONS. SHELTER RESIDENTS CAN RECEIVE COUNSELING, SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY SERVICES AND FINANCE, HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION AND LEGAL ASSISTANCE. FROM 7/1/2024-6/30/2025, 43 ADULTS AND 54 CHILDREN WERE PROVIDED EMERGENCY SHELTER IN THE SAFE HOUSE, FOR A TOTAL OF 6,347 BED NIGHTS. AWP ALSO OPERATES A RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAM, PROVIDING VICTIMS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOCATE AN APARTMENT THAT WILL THEN BE SUBSIDIZED THROUGH THE PROGRAM FOR UP TO 1 YEAR. THIS PROGRAM ALLOWS SHELTER RESIDENTS TO RELOCATE MORE QUICKLY, PROVIDING ADDITIONAL SPACE IN THE SAFE HOUSE AND DISCOURAGING SURVIVORS FROM RETURNING TO THEIR ABUSER BECAUSE OF FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS. DURING THEIR TIME IN THE APARTMENT, AWP PROVIDES CASE MANAGEMENT, EDUCATION ON FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT, BUDGETING AND CONNECTION TO OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCES. FROM 7/1/2024-6/30/2025, AWP PROVIDED 27 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS WITH HOUSING THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.