Hopeful Horizons

HOPEFUL HORIZONS IS THE ONLY CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND RAPE CRISIS CENTER SERVING AND AREA OF OVER 3,200 SQUARE MILES. OUR MISSION IS TO PROTECT, TREAT AND PREVENT, WHICH IS INSPIRED BY THE GOALS OF PROVIDING SAFETY, HOPE AND HEALING TO SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT AND CHILD ABUSE THROUGH EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES AND LEADING IN ENDING VIOLENCE/ABUSE THROUGH PRIMARY PREVENTION AND EDUCATION. OUR VISION IS "A COMMUNITY WITHOUT ABUSE", WHICH STEMS FROM THE GOALS OF BUILDING SAFE RELATIONSHIPS, HEALTHY FAMILIES, AND A VIOLENCE FREE COMMUNITY.

HOPEFUL HORIZONS PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE, FREE SERVICES TO SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND SEXUAL ASSAULT, INCLUDING: A 24/7 CRISIS RESPONSE, EMERGENCY SHELTER, HOSPITAL ACCOMPANIMENT, EVIDENCE-BASED TRAUMA TREATMENT, SUPPORT GROUPS, LEGAL SERVICES, VICTIM ADVOCACY, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND CASE MANAGEMENT. THROUGH FORENSIC INTERVIEWS AND MEDICAL EXAMS, OUR NATIONALLY ACCREDITED CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER PROVIDES LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND DSS WITH CRITICAL EVIDENCE TO HELP ENSURE PERPETRATORS ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR CRIMES AND OUR MULTI- DISCIPLINARY TEAM APPROACH HELPS TO ENSURE THE BEST-CASE OUTCOMES FOR CHILD ABUSE VICTIMS. ADDITIONALLY, HOPEFUL HORIZONS PROVIDES FREE PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS, COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND AWARENESS EVENTS TO HELP INCREASE OUR COMMUNITY'S UNDERSTANDING OF THESE CRIMES AND IMPROVE ITS RESPONSE TO VICTIMS AS WELL AS PROVIDING PREVENTION EDUCATION IN LOCAL SCHOOLS. IN 2021, HOPEFUL HORIZONS SERVED A TOTAL OF 1,232 DIRECT VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT AND AN ADDITIONAL 535 SECONDARY VICTIMS (LOVED ONES OF DIRECT VICTIMS). THIS INCLUDES 76 WOMEN AND 93 CHILDREN WHO WERE PROVIDED WITH EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR 5,198 NIGHTS; 3,448 SESSIONS OF EVIDENCED-BASED TRAUMA TREATMENT AND COUNSELING SERVICES FOR ADULTS, TEENS, AND CHILDREN; 309 PEOPLE WHO RECEIVED HOLISTIC LEGAL SERVICES AND 417 FORENSIC INTERVIEWS. ADDITIONALLY, HOPEFUL HORIZONS PROVIDED TRAINING AND EDUCATION TO 570 PROFESSIONALS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE AND HUMAN SERVICES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS WELL AS REACHING OVER 1,180 YOUTH THROUGH PREVENTION PROGRAMS. TWENTY-NINE FAMILIES PARTICIPATED IN OUR EVIDENCE- BASED STRENGTHENING FAMILIES PROGRAM TO DEVELOP POSITIVE DISCIPLINE PRACTICES, IMPROVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND STAY RESILIENT IN TOUGH TIMES.