Project Anchor- adolescent victims of sexual abuse

Thank you to all who continue to support Fair Haven Center for Women's Project Anchor.  Our program has been a huge success!  We would not be where we are today without the continued support of donors from Global Giving!  

Project Anchor is such a need!  Recently the CDC rated Indiana #2 in the Nation for the highest rate of adolescent sexual assault in the Country.  (Attached are a few pics of the stats)  We can change our statistics if we change our tactics!  Thank you for joining with us as we work to eradicate sexual violence from our community!

Project Anchor has started session two and we are working with adolescent clients to recognize and challenge their thought patterns.  Tough for any teenager no doubt.  However, if they can master even a few of these recovery tools, their lives can experience radical change.

We have added fun games to strengthen their congnitive development.  We also have our participants working with Luminosity!  This is a fun and interactive way to:

• Build and strengthen memory- recalling placement of objects, remembering names, learning new subjects quickly and accurately and keeping track of several ideas at the same time.
• Build and strengthen Attention: maintaining focus, improving productivity, concentration and avoiding distractions.
• Build and strengthen Speed: decision making, speeding up cognitive processes, adapting to changing enviroments, and increasing reaction responses.
• Build and strengthen Flexibility: communicating clearly, thinking outside the box, avoiding errors, multi-tasking quickly and efficiently.
• Build and strengthen Problem Solving: dissecting complex arguements, making quick and accurate estimations, calculating figures in ones head, determining the best course of action.

Your donations have allowed us to supply each client with their own subscription to Luminosity.  This investment will increase the more they interact with the program.

Your donations have also allowed us to increase our space!  We now have a large group area!  With all the games and art projects, the space is very needed!

Again, thank you for your continued support of our project.  We are grateful for your investment in the success of our young clients.