Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center Inc

Emergency Shelter- The Shelter operates 24-hours a day, 365 days a year. The primary goal of the shelter is to protect program participants from harm and to restore them to self-sufficiency through the provision of supportive services. Shelter services include: Safe refuge, food, clothing, crisis counseling, service management, advocacy, safety planning, transportation and information/referral to other private/public sources of assistance. The design of the shelter is such that families and individuals are accommodated on separate sides of the facility with a shared kitchen and dining area. The SPARCC shelter also provides a kennel facility for pets. Domestic violence and sexual assault are under-reported crimes that cause a lifetime of effects and SPARCC aims to aid its participants by providing emergency housing and a place of respite, where daily needs are met, so that survivors have the opportunity to begin healing and making decisions to help change their lives for the better. IFP project attorneys located at SPARCC provide free legal services to help obtain injunctions for survivors of domestic violence, sexual violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Counseling and Advocacy Outreach program participants receive a needs assessment, safety planning, crisis counseling, case management, advocacy and accompaniment, and information and referrals to other community services as needed. The counseling program is based on the crisis intervention model and consists of both individual and group sessions. Participants identify their options and explore their strengths and resources, advocacy services include action on behalf of survivors of sexual and domestic violence, or providing significant assistance to help them access services or information on their own. Accompaniment services include medical exams, appointments, interviews, trial and sentencing and other necessary appointments or services. All services are provided through a trauma informed approach, taking into account the histories of trauma and recognizing the presence of trauma symptoms and their impact on a survivor's life. IFP project attorneys located at SPARCC provide free legal services to help obtain injunctions for survivors of domestic violence, sexual violence, dating violence, and stalking.