San Miguel Resource Center

THE MISSION OF THE SAN MIGUEL RESOURCE CENTER (SMRC) IS TO EMPOWER AND ADVOCATE FOR INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT THROUGH INTERVENTION AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, WHILE PROMOTING SOCIAL CHANGE THROUGH PREVENTION EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY AWARENESS.

SAN MIGUEL RESOURCE CENTER - 2023 ACCOMPLISHMENTSVICTIMS SERVED - 181-DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMIZATIONS - 149-SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMIZATIONS - 17-OTHER VICTIMIZATIONS - 1524-HOUR HELPLINE-4,766 HOURS OF SERVICE DONATED BY 9 VOLUNTEERSADVOCATE TRAININGS - 2 (1 PEER/STUDENT AND 1 ADULT), 36 PARTICIPANTSIN 2023, SAN MIGUEL RESOURCE CENTER SUCCESSFULLY DELIVERED FREE, TRAUMA-INFORMED SERVICES TO 181 SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT IN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY AND WEST MONTROSE COUNTY. WE SUPPORTED 116 SURVIVORS FROM OUR TELLURIDE OFFICE, 35 SURVIVORS FROM OUR NORWOOD OFFICE AND 30 SURVIVORS FROM OUR NATURITA OFFICE. 84% OF OUR CLIENTS WERE WOMEN, 25% WERE LATINX, AND 11% WERE YOUTH.WE PROVIDED OUR CLIENTS WITH $54,000 IN ASSISTANCE FOR BASIC NEEDS, LEGAL ASSISTANCE, HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION AND THERAPY; A 20% INCREASE OVER 2021. WE ALSO SAW AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF SHORT-TERM EMERGENCY SAFEHOUSING NIGHTS IN 2022; 61 NIGHTS, COMPARED TO 35 NIGHTS IN 2021. OUR RURAL ADVOCATE IN NORWOOD AND THE WEST END OF MONTROSE COUNTY WORKED DILIGENTLY TO ESTABLISH HERSELF IN THE WEST END COMMUNITIES BY STARTING A WEEKLY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUPPORT GROUP, MAINTAINING CONSISTENT OFFICE HOURS FOR WALK-IN SERVICES, AND PROVIDING ONGOING OUTREACH PRESENTATIONS TO BUSINESSES AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS. OVER THE COURSE OF 2022, THROUGHOUT OUR SERVICE AREA, WE DELIVERED 23 OUTREACH PRESENTATIONS TO LOCAL BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, REACHING 158 COMMUNITY MEMBERS. WE HOSTED A 40-HOUR VICTIMS ADVOCATE TRAINING WITH 12 PARTICIPANTS FROM OUR COMMUNITY. THE TRAINING PREPARED PARTICIPANTS TO TAKE SHIFTS ON OUR 24-HOUR HELPLINE OR SIMPLY TO HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE TO SUPPORT A FRIEND OF FAMILY MEMBER THROUGH A VICTIMIZATION.OUR PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAM PROVIDED YOUTH VIOLENCE PREVENTION LESSONS IN THE TELLURIDE, NORWOOD AND WEST END SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN 2022; REACHING OVER 1,200 STUDENTS THROUGH 350 CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS. WE HELD A PEER ADVOCACY TRAINING IN THE FALL OF 2022; TRAINING 24 10TH-12TH GRADERS AT TELLURIDE HIGH SCHOOL TO BE PEER ADVOCATES AND PARTICIPATE IN THE PEER ADVOCACY CLUB.WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE WELCOMED A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IN SEPTEMBER OF 2022, LAILA BENITEZ. BENITEZ IS PROVIDING STABILITY AND LEADERSHIP TO SMRC AND WORKING WITH STAFF TO EXCEL IN OUR PROGRAMMING AND MISSION.