Project Anchor- adolescent victims of sexual abuse

Updates

Our Fall cohort had the chance to explore recovery! We have been working with our teens on learning to find strength from sharing their truth. We worked hard through the tough topics of sexual abuse by utilizing some awesome art projects.

A project that has become a staple of recovery at Fair Haven is the Mask Project. The clients are instructed to paint their emotions on the inside that they felt while the abuse was happening, and then paint the façade they had on the outside. This mask project is extremely powerful, and we are able to provide these services thanks to donations from givers like you!

We have recently launched our newest cohort, which began the second week of January. We have even newer clients, and we continue to have more and more get interested. Our plans to launch a second group are still on the horizons, and will be implemented as soon as the need is there.

Needs

Fair Haven’s number of services for 2019 have far surpassed all years prior. We are reaching more clients now than ever before. Regular donations enable us to continue to purchase the items needed to effectively work with our clients. Our adolescent population is particularly interested in art activities, and we are always researching new projects to explore with our clients. We are looking to purchase more games and activities, along with more items to continue to do the art projects that help further our clients on their recovery journey.

A lack of transportation is still a hindrance to program enrollment and participation.

As always, we want to thank you, on behalf of the staff and participants of Project Anchor, for your generous support of our program and our mission to help the hurting youth in our community throughout the year.