DOORWAYS FOR WOMEN AND FAMILIES INC

DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE CRISIS SUPPORT: DOORWAYS' EMERGENCY RESPONSE FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT INCLUDES COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES AND THE SAFEHOUSE PROGRAM, AN EMERGENCY SHELTER RESPONSE COMPRISED OF CONGREGATE AND NON-CONGREGATE FACILITIES SERVING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, PLUS SUPPORT SERVICES. DOORWAYS OPERATES ARLINGTON COUNTY'S ONLY 24-HOUR DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE HOTLINE OFFERING 24/7 CRISIS COUNSELING, SAFETY PLANNING, SUPPORT, INFORMATION, RESOURCE NAVIGATION AND REFERRALS EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR, ALONG WITH THE HOSPITAL ACCOMPANIMENT RESPONSE PROGRAM (HARP) FOR SURVIVORS SEEKING FORENSIC EXAMS FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND/OR SEXUAL ASSAULT. IN FY25, DOORWAYS WILL OPEN ITS DOORS TO A NEWLY RENOVATED SAFEHOUSE, WHICH WILL INCREASE OUR CAPACITY TO SERVE FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED BY DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE.DURING FY24, DOORWAYS SUPPORTED CLIENTS IN CRISIS IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS: - DOORWAYS' 24-HOUR DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE HOTLINE ANSWERED 1,110 CRISIS CALLS, INCLUDING 883 CALLS WHERE DOORWAYS ADVOCATES PROVIDED SAFETY PLANNING AND CRISIS SUPPORT FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC AND/OR SEXUAL VIOLENCE. - DOORWAYS' SPECIALLY TRAINED VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF PROVIDED 38 HOSPITAL ACCOMPANIMENTS FOR FORENSIC EXAMS FOR BOTH SEXUAL AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. - DOORWAYS' SAFEHOUSE PROGRAM PROVIDED EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR 127 PEOPLE (71 ADULTS AND 56 CHILDREN) IN 70 HOUSEHOLDS.- 93% OF SAFEHOUSE HOUSEHOLDS WHO DISCLOSED THEIR DESTINATION (ALL BUT 3) BROKE THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE AND DID NOT RETURN TO ABUSIVE LIVING SITUATIONS AFTER LEAVING SHELTER.- THE COURT ADVOCACY PROGRAM ASSISTED 337 INDIVIDUALS (187 ADULTS AND 150 CHILDREN) WITH SERVICES TO OBTAIN LEGAL PROTECTIVE ORDERS, CHILD SUPPORT, CUSTODY PETITIONS, AND OTHER COURT JUDGEMENTS. - THE MOBILE ADVOCACY PROGRAM, NOW FULLY EMBEDDED AS PART OF OUR HOTLINE SUPPORT, SERVED 42 HOUSEHOLDS IN THE COMMUNITY WITH SAFETY PLANNING, PSYCHOEDUCATION, AND CASE MANAGEMENT TO INCREASE THEIR SAFETY, HOUSING STABILITY, AND IMPROVE THEIR ACCESS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES.

HOMESTART SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM: TO SUPPORT FAMILIES IN EXITING SHELTER (SAFEHOUSE AND FAMILY HOME PROGRAMS), DOORWAYS' HOMESTART SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM OFFERS RAPID REHOUSING AND LONG-TERM SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO NEED ASSISTANCE TO LEAVE SHELTER AND OBTAIN SAFE HOUSING OF THEIR OWN. HOMESTART OFFERS RESIDENTIAL STABILITY (THROUGH RENTAL SUBSIDIES), AND INTENSIVE SUPPORT FOCUSED ON SKILL-BUILDING, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND SAFETY PLANNING TO PREVENT THE RECURRENCE OF HOMELESSNESS AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. IN FY24, HOMESTART IMPACTED CLIENTS IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:- HOMESTART HOUSED AND SUPPORTED 191 PEOPLE (78 ADULTS AND 113 CHILDREN) IN 65 HOUSEHOLDS. - OF THE FAMILIES EXITING HOMESTART, 92% MAINTAINED THEIR HOUSING AT PROGRAM EXIT AND WERE ABLE TO MEET THEIR BASIC FINANCIAL NEEDS.