West Women's and Children's Shelter

Over the last reporting period our services have continued to remain stable with the generous and ongoing support of our globalgiving.org donors.

We have continued to make progress towards our strategic planning goals and the overall operations of our emergency housing programs.  This progress includes implementing housing workshops apprising residents of current and available housing options, providing increased healthy and fresh food options at the shelter, establishing online giving options for donors through globalgiving.org, wellness workshops for residents, and working with the West Advisory Council to raise awareness in the community regarding our services.

In  addition to our shelter and transitional housing programs we have been able to house 10 chronically homeless families with domestic violence survivor head of households. This has greatly benefited our family population and allowed us to house families and continue to work with survivors towards increased self-sufficiency and stability.  We are doing intensive supportive services for these identified families which include home visits, ongoing case management, child care, support groups, food boxes, educational and employment assistance, and parenting support.  We feel very fortunate to have received this funding as we have seen the positive impacts which stable and supportive housing has made on this population. 

During this last period we were able to get closer to our goal of reaching of $10,000 to support the services of West Women's and Children's Shelter for survivors of domestic violence and their children. Currently we have raised $5,256 towards our $10,000 goal.  

With your help we are able to cover the costs of emergency shelter for domestic violence survivors and their children.  Services supported by your generous donations include; advocacy, case management, support groups, meals for residents of the shelter, child care for families, school enrollment for children, rental subsidies for survivors moving into permanent housing, educational awards for survivors returning to school, and occupancy fees for emergency shelter.

In 2011, we answered 5,316 crisis calls, provided emergency shelter to 154 women and children, stabilized 67 women and children within our two year transitional housing program, and utilized over 4,856 volunteer hours to accomplish our work.  With your help we are getting closer to our goal of ending the cycle of domestic violence.  Thank you for supporting us in our mission to create a safe nurturing environment for survivors to realize their potential for healing and growth as we work together to end domestic violence.