Successes
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“Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.” --Booker T. Washington
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Change is often hard, and learning to break a lifecycle of violence is even harder. Our women and children work very hard to make positive changes in their lives. It takes courage, strength and an abundance of determination to succeed. All successes, small and large, are important and cause for celebration. We are proud of all their achievements.
2008
- We served 70 women and 113 children, providing 29,991 safe days and nights.
- Upon leaving, 13 women increased their employment earnings by an average of $9,104.37 .
- Of the women who left the program, 55% (22/40) secured permanent housing.
- Seventy (70) women participated in weekly therapeutic support groups.
- Fifty (50) women and thirty-six (36) children participated in weekly individual counseling sessions.
- Twenty-four (24) women learned skills to achieve a greater level of economic independence by completing an eight-week Economic Education course designed to meet the specific needs of domestic violence survivors.
- Twenty (20) women increased their independent living skills by completing a nine-week Family Development course.
- Fifty-one (51) children participated in weekly therapeutic support groups.
- Seventy-nine (79) children participated in life skills activities.
- Fifty-one (51) children received regular, one-on-one homework assistance.
- Twenty-six (26) children helped plan and participated in our ten-week Summer Camp program.
