Response - Help For Survivors Of Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault

TO WORK WITH OUR COMMUNITY TO END DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL ABUSE AND TO SUPPORT SURVIVORS IN ACHIEVING THEIR OWN SAFETY AND EMPOWERMENT.

SEE SCHEDULE O.ADVOCACY: RESPONSE WAS FOUNDED IN 1983 TO SUPPORT SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL ABUSE IN PITKIN AND WESTERN EAGLE COUNTIES OF COLORADO. RESPONSE IS THE ONLY NONPROFIT WORKING WITH SURVIVORS AND EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THESE ISSUES IN THE UPPER ROARING FORK VALLEY. SINCE OUR FOUNDING WE HAVE OPERATED A CRUCIAL 24-HOUR CRISIS HELPLINE STAFFED BY TRAINED VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF. OUR HIGHLY TRAINED STAFF ADVOCATES WORK WITH ABUSE VICTIMS IN A MANNER THAT IS NON-JUDGMENTAL, CONFIDENTIAL, TRAUMA INFORMED AND ALWAYS FREE OF CHARGE. ALL SERVICES ARE OFFERED BOTH IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. SERVICES INCLUDE CRISIS INTERVENTION, ADVOCACY, MEDICAL AND COURT ACCOMPANIMENT, SAFETY PLANNING, IMMIGRATION ASSISTANCE AND REFERRALS TO OTHER COMMUNITY AGENCIES. RESPONSE OFFERS THERAPUTIC AND PEER SUPPORT GROUPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR INDIVIDUAL THERAPY. RESPONSE RECEIVES SUPPORT FROM CRISIS HOTLINE VOLUNTEERS AND LOCAL LODGING FACILITIES. THESE IN-KIND SERVICES FOR THE YEAR TOTALED $40,658 AND ARE NOT INCLUDED IN EXPENSES OR REVENUE.

SEE SCHEDULE O.HOUSING: IN 2019, RESPONSE PILOTED A HOUSING FOR SURVIVORS PROGRAM THAT MEETS A CRUCIAL NEED OF OUR CLIENTS FOR SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR CLIENTS IN IMMINENT DANGER IN LOCAL HOTELS FOR UP TO THREE NIGHTS AT A TIME. RESPONSE RENTS SEVERAL APARTMENT UNITS IN WHICH TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY TRANSITIONAL HOUSING TO CLIENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN FOR UP TO THREE MONTHS WHILE THEY DEVELOP A LONGER-TERM STRATEGY. FINALLY RESPONSE HELPS ELIGIBLE CLIENTS WITH RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND FINANCIAL TRAINING TO HELP THEM TOWARDS HOUSING AND FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE. THIS PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE, FUNDS FOR UTILITIES AND MOVING EXPENSES AS WELL AS CHILDCARE ASSISTANCE.

SEE SCHEDULE O.PUBLIC EDUCATION: IN 2019, RESPONSE HOSTED OR PARTICIPATED IN 10 COMMUNITY EDUCATION EVENTS THAT REACHED OVER 700 PEOPLE. WE ALSO DO OUTREACH THROUGH ADS ON SPANISH AND ENGLISH RADIO AND NEWSPAPER STATIONS LOCALLY. WE HAVE INFORMATION PLACARDS IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH ON ALL OF THE COMMUTER BUSES IN OUR REGION. ALL OF OUR OUTREACH IS FOCUSED ON THE GOAL OF ENSURING THAT ANYONE THAT NEEDS OUR SERVICES KNOWS HOW TO ACCESS THEM. WE ALSO FOCUS ON THE NEXT GENERATION WITH 37 SCHOOL BASED EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN 2019 THAT HAD 1,233 STUDENT CONTACTS. WE PROVIDE PROGRAMMING IN EVERY MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL FROM BASALT TO ASEPN. OUR CLASSES START BY TEACHING ABOUT HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS TO THE YOUNGER GRADES THEN PROGRESS TO MORE COMPLEX SUBJECTS SUCH AS TEEN DATING VIOLENCE, GENDER STEREOTYPES, SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND CONSENT. IN 2019, OUR BILINGUAL PROGRAM MANAGER FACILITATED PEER SUPPORT GROUPS FOR LATINAS IN THE ASPEN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS.