Domestic Violence Project Inc

TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

CANTON EMERGENCY SHELTER OFFERS EMERGENCY HOUSING TO MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. ALL SERVICES ARE FREE, CONFIDENTIAL, AND AVAILABLE 24/7. A CLIENT-CENTERED CONTINUUM OF CARE IS PROVIDED THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES IN A TRAUMA-INFORMED ENVIRONMENT. CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE, INCLUDING SAFETY PLANNING AND LINKAGE TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES. EMERGENCY SHELTER PROVIDES ALL BASIC NEEDS, INCLUDING HOUSING, FOOD, CLOTHING, AND LIMITED CHILD CARE AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO CLIENTS. EIGHT ROOMS WITH PRIVATE BATHS AND EIGHT ROOMS WITH SHARED BATH FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE, WITH A MAXIMUM OF 44 BEDS. FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, THE CANTON SHELTER PROVIDED SAFE REFUGE TO 244 SURVIVORS FOR A TOTAL OF 11,869 NIGHTS OF SHELTER. DVPI'S 24-HOUR CRISIS HOTLINE IS HOUSED IN THE CANTON SHELTER WITH 1,103 CALLS ANSWERED IN THE FISCAL YEAR.

WESTERN STARK EMERGENCY SHELTER OFFERS EMERGENCY HOUSING TO MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. ALL SERVICES ARE FREE, CONFIDENTIAL, AND AVAILABLE 24/7. A CLIENT-CENTERED CONTINUUM OF CARE IS PROVIDED THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES IN A TRAUMA-INFORMED ENVIRONMENT. CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE, INCLUDING SAFETY PLANNING AND LINKAGE TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES. EMERGENCY SHELTER PROVIDES ALL BASIC NEEDS, INCLUDING HOUSING, FOOD, CLOTHING, AND LIMITED TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO CLIENTS. SIX ROOMS WITH PRIVATE BATHS AND A TOTAL OF 19 BEDS ARE AVAILABLE. FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, THE MASSILLON SHELTER PROVIDED SAFE REFUGE TO 105 SURVIVORS FOR A TOTAL OF 4,819 NIGHTS OF SHELTER. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING SERVICES WORKS TO RELEASE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS FROM HOUSING CONCERNS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH ADEQUATE TIME TO REBUILD LIVES, TRANSITION INTO PERMANENT HOUSING, AND INTEGRATE INTO THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING SURVIVORS WITH ASSISTANCE IN RENT, UTILITY COSTS, AND OTHER LIVING EXPENSES. SURVIVORS ARE ALSO PROVIDED WITH ASSISTANCE IN ACCESSING COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO HELP WITH THE TRANSITION PROCESS AS WELL AS ANY OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCES SUCH AS FOOD AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR, 37 ADULTS AND CHILDREN WERE PROVIDED WITH 9,536 NIGHTS OF HOUSINGALTHOUGH NO LONGER A SEPARATE DEPARTMENT, DVPI PROVIDES EDUCATION SERVICES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, LEGAL/JUDICIAL PROFESSIONALS, EDUCATORS, MEDICAL PERSONNEL, AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, 361 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS TRAINING THROUGH DVPI SERVICES.

LEGAL ADVOCACY SUPPORTIVE SERVICES PROVIDES JUSTICE SYSTEMS ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. CLIENTS ARE ASSISTED THROUGH THE COURT PROCESS AND GIVEN SAFETY PLANNING ON INFORMATION ABOUT COMMUNITY RESOURCES, CRIME VICTIMS' COMPENSATION, AND THE OHIO VICTIM INFORMATION NOTIFICATION NETWORK (VINE). LEGAL ADVOCATES HELP SURVIVORS NAVIGATE CIVIL AND CRIMINAL COURTS AND ASSIST THEM IN UNDERSTANDING LEGAL RIGHTS, ATTENDING COURT HEARINGS, FILING CRIMINAL PROTECTION ORDERS, SPEAKING WITH THE PROSECUTORS AND POLICE, AND REINFORCE SAFETY PLANNING WITH SHELTER RESIDENTS AS WELL AS WITH CLIENTS WHO ACCESS SERVICES EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE COURTS. A PARTNERSHIP WITH CLEVELAND CLINIC MERCY HOSPITAL AND AULTMAN HOSPITAL OFFERS FORENSIC EVIDENCE COLLECTION FOR CLIENTS, AIDING IN PROSECUTION OF ABUSERS. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, 1,370 CLIENTS WERE SERVED BY LEGAL ADVOCACY STAFF.

VICTIM SERVICES PROVIDES OUTREACH AND AFTERCARE SERVICES TO SURVIVORS WHO ARE NO LONGER WORKING WITH OTHER DVPI PROGRAMS AS WELL AS MEDICAL ADVOCACY SUPPORT SERVICES TO SURVIVORS IN EMERGENCY ROOMS DURING THE FORENSIC MEDICAL EVIDENCE COLLECTION PROCESS. CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE, INCLUDING SAFETY PLANNING AND LINKAGE TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES SUPPORT FOR HOUSING, FOOD, AND CLOTHING ARE ALSO AVAILABLE, IF NEEDED. DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR, 204 SURVIVORS RECEIVED OUTREACH AND AFTERCARE SERVICES AND 67 SURVIVORS RECEIVED MEDICAL ADVOCACY SUPPORT.