LAKE COUNTY CRISIS CENTER

SHELTER & CRISIS ADVOCACY - WE PROVIDED 31,927 NIGHTS OF EMERGENCY SHELTER TO 403 ADULTS AND 396 CHILDREN. THIS INCLUDED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS WHO STAYED AT THE SHELTER FACILITY AS WELL AS SURVIVORS AND THEIR CHILDREN WHO RECEIVED NIGHTS OF SHELTER AT LOCAL HOTELS. HOTEL SHELTER IS PROVIDED WHEN THERE IS NO ROOM AT THE AGENCY'S 33-BED EMERGENCY SHELTER. IN ADDITION, WITH THE ONSET OF THE COVID PANDEMIC IN MARCH 2020, ALL EMERGENCY SHELTER CLIENTS WERE HOUSED AT HOTELS. WHILE HOUSED IN THE SHELTER PROGRAM, SURVIVORS AND THEIR CHILDREN RECEIVED COUNSELING AND ADVOCACY SERVICES AS WELL AS FOOD, CLOTHING, AND OTHER BASIC NEEDS. A SAFE PLACE ALSO OPERATES A 24-HOUR CRISIS LINE OUT OF THE EMERGENCY SHELTER, ALSO PROVIDING IMMEDIATE IN-PERSON CRISIS COUNSELING FOR THOSE IN IMMEDIATE DANGER. SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE ANY TIME, DAY OR NIGHT, FOR SURVIVORS IN CRISIS OR CONCERNED FRIENDS OR FAMILY MEMBERS WHO ARE SEEKING INFORMATION ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND OUR SERVICES. DURING THE YEAR, WE HELPED 4,678 CALLERS TO OUR CRISIS LINE WITH SUPPORTIVE/CARING LISTENING/COUNSELING, INFORMATION, REFERRALS, AND ADVICE. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: DANGER. SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE ANY TIME, DAY OR NIGHT, FOR SURVIVORS IN CRISIS OR CONCERNED FRIENDS OR FAMILY MEMBERS WHO ARE SEEKING INFORMATION ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND OUR SERVICES.

SUPPORTIVE HOUSING & TRANSITIONAL LIVING - A SAFE PLACE PROVIDES BOTH TRANSITIONAL/SCATTERED SITE AND PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING TO TENANTS/SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THEIR CHILDREN. FOR FY22, WE PROVIDED (1) 80,516 NIGHTS OF AFFORDABLE, SAFE HOUSING IN PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING APARTMENTS TO 124 ADULTS AND 160 CHILDREN; ALONG WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING, THE TENANTS RECEIVED 25,351 HOURS OF SUPPORTIVE SERVICES INCLUDING ADVOCACY, LIFE SKILLS TRAINING, AND COUNSELING.