Ywca Northeast Indiana Inc

EMPOWERING INDIVIDUALS, SUPPORTING FAMILIES, AND UNITING COMMUNITIES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE.

OPPORTUNITY SERVICES - OPPORTUNITY SERVICES PROGRAMS PROVIDE A CONTINUUM OF SERVICES FOR WOMEN, MEN, AND CHILDREN IN OUR SIX COUNTY SERVICE AREA WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED DIFFERENT TYPES OF TRAUMA. SERVICES INCLUDE: BONNIE'S HOUSE 24/7 EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR THOSE WOMEN, MEN, AND CHILDREN FLEEING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE - IN 2022, 369 BONNIE'S HOUSE RESIDENTS RECEIVED SAFE HOUSING AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASE MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT. HOUSING COORDINATION SERVICES CLINICAL THERAPY SERVICES, WHICH ARE OFFERED TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED SEXUAL ASSAULT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, ADDICTION, OR RELATED TRAUMAS WITH A FOCUS ON PROCESSING THEIR EXPERIENCES AND EMOTIONS IN A HEALTHY WAY SO THEY CAN MOVE PAST BARRIERS TO HEALING. IN 2022, YWCA THERAPISTS PROVIDED 744 INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING SESSIONS. YWCA THERAPISTS ALSO FACILITATE SUPPORT GROUPS FOR RESIDENTS OF YWCA'S DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER AND ADDICTION RECOVERY PROGRAM. IN TOTAL, 154 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN THE YWCA'S CLINICAL THERAPY SERVICES IN 2022.

RACIAL JUSTICE - RACIAL JUSTICE PROGRAMMING HELPS ADULTS IN NORTHEAST INDIANA TO UNDERSTAND THE DYNAMICS OF RACISM SO THAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE EMPOWERED TO PROMOTE RACIAL JUSTICE AND VALUE DIVERSITY. YWCA OFFERS EDUCATION AND EVENTS TO FOSTER AN UNDERSTANDING OF RACIAL JUSTICE PRIORITIES AND SOLUTIONS IN NORTHEAST INDIANA. WITHIN OUR EDUCATION ACTIVITIES, WE PROVIDE WORKPLACE TRAINING ON DIVERSITY WITH THREE DIFFERENT FORMATS. IN 2022, THE YWCA ALSO RESUMED AN EVENT SERIES CALLED DIVERSITY DIALOGUES, WHICH HAD BEEN PUT ON HOLD IN 2020 AND 2021 DUE TO COVID. THESE QUARTERLY DIALOGUES OFFER AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO COME TOGETHER TO INCREASE THEIR KNOWLEDGE ON TOPICS RELATED TO DIVERSITY.

SUCCESS SERVICES - SUCCESS SERVICES PROGRAMS HELP SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE UNDERSTAND THE DYNAMICS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SO THAT THEY ARE EMPOWERED TO LIVE A LIFE FREE FROM ABUSE. SERVICES INCLUDE: 24/7 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT HOTLINE, WHICH HANDLED 2,691 CRISIS CALLS IN 2022. ONE-ON-ONE ADVOCACY SERVICES FOR SHELTER RESIDENTS OR SURVIVORS LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY - 479 COMMUNITY-BASED CLIENTS WERE SERVED IN 2022. SEXUAL VIOLENCE SERVICES, WHICH HELP ADULT AND CHILD SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT PROCESS TRAUMA RESULTING FROM RECENT OR PAST SEXUAL VIOLENCE SO THAT SURVIVORS ARE EMPOWERED TO MOVE PAST BARRIERS AND HEAL FROM THEIR EXPERIENCE. IN 2022, THE SEXUAL VIOLENCE SERVICES TEAM PROVIDED SUPPORT TO 78 ADULTS AND 8 CHILDREN, AND HANDLED 137 SEXUAL ASSAULT CALLS ON THE 24/7 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT HOTLINE. DRESS FOR SUCCESS, WHICH EMPOWERS WOMEN WITH LOW INCOME TO PREPARE FOR EMPLOYMENT AND HEALTHY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SO THEY CAN REACH ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE AND EXIT POVERTY. THE DRESS FOR SUCCESS PROGRAM WORKS WITH OVER 50 LOCAL REFERRAL PARTNERS TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL SUITING SERVICES AND EMPLOYMENT AND FINANCIAL COACHING SERVICES TO WOMEN WITH LOW INCOME. IN 2022, DRESS FOR SUCCESS SUITED 76 CLIENTS WITH INTERVIEW AND/OR JOB- APPROPRIATE ATTIRE. DRESS FOR SUCCESS ALSO PROVIDED JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE TO 75 INDIVIDUALS IN 2022. COMMUNITY EDUCATION - PROVIDES PRESENTATIONS THAT EDUCATE YOUTH GRADES 4- 12 ABOUT DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL VIOLENCE, AND DIGITAL SAFETY SO THEY CAN MAKE HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP CHOICES. WE OFFER A TEEN DATING VIOLENCE PROGRAM CURRICULUM CALLED "EYES WIDE OPENRELATIONSHIP AWARENESS" WHICH IS CERTIFIED BY THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH HEATHER'S LAW. THIS CURRICULUM WAS CREATED BY THE YWCA NORTHEAST INDIANA AND HAS BEEN MARKETED TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. IN 2022, 6,400 YOUTH PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION EDUCATION THROUGH 280 SEPARATE SESSIONS MODERATED BY OUR COMMUNITY EDUCATORS. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND DIVERSITY PRESENTATIONS ARE AVAILABLE FOR ADULTS AS WELL, IN ORDER TO EMPOWER THEM WITH PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION KNOWLEDGE. YWCA COMMUNITY EDUCATORS HELD 62 ADULT PRESENTATIONS IN 2022, SERVING A TOTAL OF 1,253 PARTICIPANTS.

RECOVERY SERVICES - RECOVERY SERVICES FOCUSES ON HELPING ADULT WOMEN WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER LIVE IN RECOVERY SO THAT THEY CAN TAKE BACK CONTROL OF THEIR LIVES. THE HOPE & HARRIET RESIDENTIAL ADDICTION RECOVERY PROGRAM IS A SUBACUTE CARF ACCREDITED PROGRAM AND ONE OF FEW PROGRAMS IN INDIANA THAT ALLOWS CHILDREN TO LIVE WITH THEIR MOM IN THE PROGRAM. IN 2022, 6 CHILDREN WERE ABLE TO LIVE WITH THEIR MOTHER IN THE RECOVERY FACILITY WHILE SHE PURSUED HEALING. THROUGHOUT 2022, 24 WOMEN GRADUATED FROM THE HOPE & HARRIET PROGRAM. OUTPATIENT CASE MANAGEMENT IS ALSO OFFERED TO PAST PARTICIPANTS IN THE HOPE & HARRIET PROGRAM. IN 2022, 8 WOMEN PARTICIPATED IN THE OUTPATIENT CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.