INTERVAL HOUSE

SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND OUTREACH SINCE 1979, INTERVAL HOUSE HAS SUCCESSFULLY PROVIDED THE COMMUNITY WITH CAREFULLY DESIGNED, AWARD-WINNING SUPPORT SERVICES UNDER A COMPREHENSIVE CONTINUUM OF CARE MODEL AIMED AT HELPING VICTIMS AND THEIR CHILDREN ACHIEVE LONG-TERM SAFETY, STABILITY, AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY. INTERVAL HOUSE'S INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED WITH OVER 600 LOCAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL AWARDS, INCLUDING SIX PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS, SEVEN CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR'S AWARDS, AND A U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AWARD, CITING INTERVAL HOUSE AS A "MODEL" PROGRAM TO THE NATION.COMPREHENSIVE AND AWARD-WINNING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMS INCLUDE: MULTILINGUAL 24-HOUR CRISIS HOTLINES ; 24-HOUR TEEN CRISIS HOTLINES; COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTERS; INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING PROGRAMS; COMPREHENSIVE LEGAL PROGRAM; EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM PROGRAM; HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM; CHILDREN'S PROGRAM; "SECOND GENERATION" TEEN DATING VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM; ELDER ABUSE PROGRAM; PIONEERING MULTICULTURAL PROGRAMS; INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE AGAINST VIOLENCE; LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM; FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS THAT HAVE SUCCESSFULLY HELPED ECONOMICALLY VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS MOVE TOWARD FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE AND ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY; AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS. OVER THE PAST YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED SAFE SHELTER AND EMERGENCY HOUSING ASSISTANCE TO OVER 1,400 PEOPLE, RESPONDED TO OVER 5,000 CRISIS CALLS, AND REACHED OVER 28,000 PEOPLE THROUGH ITS COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS.AS THE NATION'S FIRST SURVIVOR-LED PROGRAM, ALL INTERVAL HOUSE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY A STAFF THAT IS UNIQUE IN THE NATION. SINCE THE OPENING OF THE INTERVAL HOUSE, IT HAS WELCOMED STAFF WHO ARE FORMER VICTIMS, OFFERED THEM MENTORING, TRAINING, JOB OPPORTUNITIES, AND CONSTANT PROMOTION WITHIN THE AGENCY, AND MOVED THEM INTO THE LEADERSHIP ROLES THEY HOLD TODAY. MOST OF THE INTERVAL HOUSE'S STAFF HAVE SPENT THE MAJORITY OF THEIR ADULT LIVES AT THE AGENCY AND ARE NOW THEMSELVES LEGENDARY LEADERS WHO HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED WITH THE NATION'S TOP AWARDS IN THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE MOVEMENT. THESE "GRADUATES" DEMONSTRATE, IN A HEARTWARMING AND INSPIRATIONAL WAY, HOW DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS CAN BECOME OUTSTANDING EDUCATORS, ADVOCATES AND LEADERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THIS FUNDAMENTAL BELIEF IN INCLUSION WAS A PRIMARY MOTIVATION FOR INTERVAL HOUSE SINCE IT FIRST OPENED ITS DOORS IN 1979, AND IT HAS BEEN THE HEART AND SOUL OF THE PROGRAM. THIS UNIQUE COMBINATION OF SKILLS AND RESOURCES HAS BEEN KEY TO INTERVAL HOUSE'S EXTRAORDINARY SUCCESS IN OFFERING AWARD-WINNING SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND OUTREACH 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, IN OVER 70 LANGUAGES. THIS UNIQUE MODEL EARNED INTERVAL HOUSE A TOP WORKPLACE AWARD FROM WORKPLACEDYNAMICS, LLP, A LEADING INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH FIRM ON ORGANIZATIONAL HEALTH AND EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT. INTERVAL HOUSE WAS RECOGNIZED FOR ITS HIGH RANKING IN SEVERAL QUALITY FACTORS, INCLUDING STRONG LEADERSHIP, PROMOTING A SUPPORTIVE AND INCLUSIVE CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY OF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT FROM WITHIN, AND THE PASSION OF THE UNIQUE, INSPIRED STAFF. INTERVAL HOUSE RECEIVED THE TOP AWARD IN LEADERSHIP FOR ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND WAS THE HIGHEST-RANKING NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION IN THE SMALL BUSINESS CATEGORY, WHERE IT WAS IN THE HIGHEST RANKING OVERALL IN THE ENTIRE REGION.PANDEMIC RESPONSE AND EXPANDED SERVICES- THE ORGANIZATION GREATLY EXPANDED ITS SCOPE OF AWARD-WINNING SERVICES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, LIFTING THE EMOTIONAL AND FINANCIAL BURDEN FOR HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES IN CRISIS, AND HAS CONTINUED TO MEET THE EVOLVING NEEDS OF SURVIVORS AND THOSE AT RISK FOR HOMELESSNESS AS COVID-19 SHIFTS FROM PANDEMIC TO ENDEMIC. OVER THE PAST YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION OPERATED ITS SHELTER PROGRAMS AT FULL CAPACITY, STRENGTHENING SAFETY AND SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THEIR CHILDREN; SECURED ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO EXPAND BEST-PRACTICE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS TO ASSIST VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS WHO WERE FINANCIALLY DEVASTATED BY THE PANDEMIC; AND IMPLEMENTED MULTILINGUAL EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS TO INCREASE HEALTH EQUITY AND ACCESS AMONG CULTURALLY UNDERSERVED AND DISPROPORTIONALLY IMPACTED COMMUNITIES. BY EXPANDING ITS PROGRAMS AND CONTINUING TO STRENGTHEN ITS INFRASTRUCTURE, THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO MEET THE IMMEDIATE AND EMERGING NEEDS OF HOMELESS AND AT-RISK HOUSEHOLDS FROM UNDERSERVED AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS AND THEIR CHILDREN, WHILE ALSO INCREASING ITS CAPACITY TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.COORDINATED CARE - INTERVAL HOUSE HAS CONTINUED TO STRENGTHEN COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS TO COORDINATE SERVICES WITH ALLIED COMMUNITY, GOVERNMENT, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE PARTNERS TO DELIVER EFFECTIVE, EFFICIENT, AND COORDINATED CARE FOR ITS SERVICE POPULATION. THIS PAST YEAR, INTERVAL HOUSE HELPED ESTABLISH COORDINATED SYSTEMS THAT FACILITATED AND EXPEDITED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIM ACCESS TO EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHERS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND ORANGE COUNTY; HELPED LEAD THE DEVELOPMENT OF COORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEMS PROTOCOLS AND ACCESS FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS; WAS SELECTED FOR A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COMMITTEE TO HELP LEAD COUNTYWIDE HOUSING ASSESSMENT, RESPONSE AND SERVICE DELIVERY FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS; AND CONTINUES TO ENSURE THAT UNDERSERVED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS ARE REPRESENTED AND THEIR NEEDS ARE EFFECTIVELY ADDRESSED WITHIN THE NETWORK OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY AGENCIES IN OUR COMMUNITY. INTERVAL HOUSE'S HISTORIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ALSO HELP ENSURE PROTECTION AND SAFETY FOR THE VICTIMS IT SERVES, WHILE ITS LONGSTANDING LEADERSHIP ON INTERAGENCY FORUMS, TASK FORCES, AND EDUCATIONAL FORUMS ARE CONCERTED EFFORTS TO RAISE AWARENESS AND INCREASE ACCESS TO SERVICES FOR VULNERABLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS.