Safe House

One thing that stood out to Adrian is not so much some of the stories but as a numbers guy seeing the monthly reports on how many people have been helped or benefited from the shelter. The numbers are staggering you know the need is there another report is they track volunteer’s hours. It shows there is a need and people are interested in helping in their community. He was surprised by these numbers. What is most inspiring to Adrian is the volume of people who want to help this cause.

Two Main points: What is domestic violence and how to help clients create safety nets?

This agency that you describe appears to provide services that reflect their chosen name.  Homelessness in women with children, as you have mentioned make up one of the most vulnerable populations in this country; additionally, they are predisposed to many unfavorable events, such as inadequate health, injuries, drug addiction, and mental issues (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2016).  Agencies like the one you describe, help lessen the effects of homelessness; additionally, providing a sense hope, unity, and pathway to

For this purpose, the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) has collaborated with many faith based organizations to provide secure shelters, indispensable necessities and trauma recovery (mental health treatment and counseling) to domestic victims of human trafficking (National Human Trafficking Resource Center,

2. Identify two victim resources available locally and nationally. Include the organization’s name and website, and a summary of their services.

Domestic Violence Shelter and Services, Inc. (DVSS) is a nonprofit agency located in Wilmington North Carolina. DVSS provide support services, shelter, public education, and prevention services to citizens of New Hanover County. The agency has two locations, the Open Gate located at 2901 Market Street, and a women and children’s shelter located in an undisclosed location. DVSS operates three for profit resale stores. Vintage Values stores are located at 413 South College Road #9, 5226 South College Road #10, and 609 Castle Street. All proceeds support the operation of the shelter and its programs (M. Lama, personal communication, November 8, 2013).

The Abused Adult Resource Center has been servicing the Bismarck area and seven surrounding counties for over 20 years It was started by concerned citizens that started a task force. They were called the Abused Women’s Resource Closet and opened in March of 1977. Their name has since changed but their mission has stayed consistent proclaiming, “The mission of the Abused Adult Resource Center is to assist victims of domestic violence and sexual assault by establishing and maintaining a program which will provide temporary shelter, crisis intervention, prevention, education, support and hope as a vision to eliminate violence.”

The Federal Bureau of Prisons contracts with Residential Re-entry Centers (RRCFs), also known as halfway houses, to provide assistance to inmates who are nearing release. Traditional RRCF’s provide a structured, supervised environment offering employment assistance and preparation, clinical counseling, mentoring and other services; ergo, each halfway house is unique in regards to the programs offered and the type of clients they serve. As a prisoner re-entry program, halfway houses help inmates to progressively repair their relationship to the community and expedite supervising the offenders' activities during this rehabilitation stage. This dissertation is dedicated to examining Dismas House of Kansas City Missouri (DHKC).

As child neglect, abuse, or maltreatment occurs among all populations, the agency serves all families with children, including pregnant females, single mothers, single fathers, two-parent families, and legal guardians of children. There are also many other diverse factors within the families such as race, religion, age, gender, culture, lifestyle, and income. Much of the population served are victims of domestic violence and receive government assistance in the form of Medicaid, food stamps, and WIC (E. Thompson, personal communication, September 18, 2017).

The ultimate long-term mission for Prevent Child Abuse New Jersey is to prevent the abuse and neglect of the nation’s children. For completing the mission, two objectives are placed so that the goal can be obtained. Services; such as counseling, human services, home visiting and education are provided to children and families, and are one of the two objectives that is expected to change. The purpose of the services is to lower the potential chance of neglect or child abuse, and lower childhood trauma because of neglect or abuse. The second objective is to have more banners, displays, and brochures sent out for families and people. Information is sent out, so that people would be more aware of child abuse and/or neglect.

As I mentioned earlier, Go KIDS program from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is located all around the nation; Brownsville in comparison to other smaller cities in Texas, it has two or less locations where these programs are offered. Larger cities as Abilene, Amarillo, Austin, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth, Greenville, Houston, Midland, Round Rock, San Antonio, and Waco have more than 3 locations. The two locations that are in the city of Brownsville are called: Friendship of Women, and they offer services for people who inflicts physical violence, provide family therapy, and classes for women and children who had suffered from domestic violence. The other one is called, Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville, they focused on offering counseling programs like advising, health care and provide a temporal accommodation for the people that don’t have a home.

Collaboration between programs and advocates can help ensure that victims are aware of all of the options that are available to them. For example, in the area around Fresno State, Marjaree Mason Center, a shelter for abused women, refers women to the Living Room, a center where community members can get tested for HIV/AIDS, and vise versa. With these two programs working together, victims can get the help that they need. Inclusion policy can also provide a way for organizations to work together for the interest of others as they work together with a set of shared understanding (Muscat, 2015). Many victims are not aware of the vast resources available to them. It is essential that programs, organizations, and other institutions exist to inform victims of the rights that they have so that they can overcome their struggles. In another example, the Coalition of Victim Attorneys and Consultants helps victims that want to pursue civil lawsuits (Muscat, 2015). This nationwide service can help victims find quality attorneys so that they can get the best settlement offer possible. Compensation can lift a large burden off of victim’s financial struggle to

St. Mary's Bridge Home is a 45 day “Emergency Shelter” for children new born to twelve years old. The emergency Bridge Home wrestles with everyday is abuse. Bridge Home works as a ‘downstream’ organization in and of itself. Bridge Home diligently waits ‘downstream to assess and heal wounds that are already in place. Located in Dorchester and operating under St. Mary's Center for Women and Children, Bridge Home shelters and evaluates victims of ‘severe abuse or neglect’ http://www.guidestar.org/profile/04-3201844 but is only one part of the complex structure St Mary’s Center has implemented to put an end to cyclical abuse in Boston and walk ‘upstream’. In navigating this complex atmosphere, St. Mary's Bridge Home has seen its share of triumph

Advocating is about speaking up when something goes unseen. Women in Distress of Broward county, is the only nationally accredited and state certified, full service domestic violence center. The mission of the organization is to stop domestic violence abuse for any and every one through advocacy, intervention, and education. The residential advocates provide a countless of resources to their participants that are in shelter. Women in Distress is very client oriented and stresses the delivery of the highest quality care for the families to the point that they will ignore their employees well-being.

The Human Services Organization I analyzed is New Beginnings. New Beginnings is an agency that provides sexual assault support services in Daviess, Hancock, Henderson, McLean, Ohio, Union, and Webster counties. The clients of this organization have all been affected by sexual assault or child sexual abuse. Issues within clients are best described as acute trauma responses or chronic trauma, such as sexual difficulties or loss of trust. In order to analyze this agency as efficiently as possible, I interviewed Terri Crowe, the Advocacy Coordinator, from New Beginnings. Terri was able to provide very useful information regarding this organization and how it ticks. Although New Beginnings provides services to seven different counties, there are