SARAH'S INN

PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS INTERVENTION PROGRAM THE GOALS OF THE INTERVENTION PROGRAM ARE TO INCREASE THE ABILITY OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS AND THEIR CHILDREN FOR STAYING SAFE TO HELP DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS ACHIEVE GREATER LIFE STABILITY AND SELF SUFFICIENCY AND TO HELP ENSURE THAT CHILDREN AND TEEN WITNESSES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BECOME LESS LIKELY TO REPEAT THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE AS ADULTS. THE SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES OF THE INTERVENTION PROGRAM INCLUDE 1 EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE THROUGH A 24-HOUR CRISIS LINE, SAFETY PLANNING, EMERGENCY SHELTER, TRANSPORTATION, AND HOUSING ASSISTANCE, 2 INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP ADVOCACY AND COUNSELING TO HELP SURVIVORS REBUILD THEIR LIVES AND HEAL, 3 LEGAL ADVOCACY TO HELP ENSURE PROTECTIONS UNDER THE LAW, AND 4 CHILDREN AND TEENS PROGRAMMING INCLUDING ART THERAPY, GROUP SERVICES AND INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING THAT WILL HELP BREAK THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. SARAHS INN ANSWERS AN AVERAGE OF 3,000 CALLS PER YEAR ON ITS CRISIS LINE, AND SERVES MORE THAN 1,600 ADULTS AND CHILDREN SURVIVORS EACH YEAR.

VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TOEDUCATE YOUTH SO THAT THEY WILL PURSUE NON-VIOLENCE AND CULTIVATE HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES. THIS PROGRAM PRIMARILY TARGETS SCHOOL AGED YOUTH AND IS CONDUCTED THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES INCLUDE 1 TOGETHER STRONG A 1-4 WEEK VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS COVERING TOPICS SUCH AS DATING AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, BULLYING AND HARRASSMENT 2 TOGETHER PREPARE - A WEEK-LONG PROGRAM FOR 8TH GRADERS WHICH HIGHLIGHTS TOPICS INCLUDING HEALTH DATING RELATIONSHIPS, CONFLICT MANAGEMENT, AND RESPONSIBLE ONLINE INTERACTIONS 3 TOGETHER DISCOVER - A WEEK-LONG PROGRAM FOR 7TH GRADERS WHICH HIGHLIGHTS TOPICS INCLUDING IDENTIFYING PERSONAL VALUES, DEVELOPING EMPATHY, MASTERING POSITIVE COPING SKILLS, AND HEALHTY RELATIONSHIPS 4 TOGETHER CONNECT - A WEEK-LONG PROGRAM FOR 6TH GRADERS WHICH HIGHLIGHTS TOPICS INCLUDING HEALHTY FRIENDSHIPS, ADDRESSING INTERPERSONAL DIFFERENCES, AND RESPONSIBLE ONLINE INTERACTIONS and 5 YOUTH COMMITTEE - A PROGRAM FOR 8TH-12TH GRADERS WHO WANT TO BE PEER ADVOCATES FOR NON-VIOLENCE. OUR PREVENTION PROGRAM REACHES OVER 9,000 YOUTH ANNUALLY.