- 24 hour hotline
answered by trained
staff
and volunteers who offer counseling and information
about options and services available
- Temporary
emergency shelter for up to 36 individuals fleeing abuse
- Four transitional
housing apartments with residency for up to two years
- Protection From
Abuse (PFA) screenings and accompaniment
- Individual and
group counseling and workshops for victims of domestic
violence and sexual assault
- 24-hour medical
and legal advocacy and accompaniment
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System and individual
advocacy
- Assistance to
victims of juvenile offenders
- Assistance to
victims of other serious crimes with emphasis on the
elderly
- Community
education including
a
speakers bureau for groups, churches, civic
organizations and others
- Prevention
education in all nine county schools
- Training for
professionals (social service agencies, hospital
personnel, courthouse staff, and others) - includes
intervention practices
- Food pantry and
personal products for shelter residents
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A Community's
Response To Violence
and Abuse!