Programs





	Safehouse Crises Intervention Medical/Theapeudic Court Advocacy Prevention Child Activity Community Outreach Support Groups Youth Outreach Jail Outreach Classes 1.1 Domestic Violence Overall Program continue to provide existing/new programs to domestic violence victims, their families and their friends with a focus on victim safety, primary and secondary prevention and overall quality of care. Safehouse a. Continue existing programs that have been effective for safehouse residents b. Expand supportive individual service by initiating ``Project Empowerment" c. Increase access to onsite assistance to facilitate victims safety d. Continue to address safehouse maintenance needs e. Continue to evaluate current internal management policy with resident feedback f. Continue to provide safe shelter to all sexual assault victims g. Provide service on site needed to address the needs of the sexual assault victim Crisis Intervention a. Continue to offer 24/7 crisis intervention services on and off site as requested b. Continue to provide reactive services with emphasis on preventing future violence c. Advocate for victims and support their personal decisions with an emphasis on their health/safety d. Provide the victim with options, information, and referral Case Management a. Continue to monitor ongoing cases with regular scheduled followup b. Insure victims safety issues are addressed c. Staff reviews and team meetings d. Referral to appropriate agencies e. Client needs assessment Medical/Therapeutic a. Continue to provide needed medical, dental and therapeutic care as indicated b. Assist clients with obtaining prescription medication as needed c. Continue to pursue funding opportunities for full time therapist d. Pursue obtaining a substance abuse counselor onsite either through collaborative efforts or funding e. Continue to offer individual emergency therapy for DV/SA victims f. Continue all ongoing therapy and support groups for DV/SA victims g. Continue to offer quarterly child therapy groups Court Advocacy a. Continue to research grant opportunities to hire a full time staff attorney b. Continue to work with local attorneys to expand probono services to clients c. Continue close collaborative efforts with ECLS and their legal aid programs d. Increase volunteer services to establish the ``Advocate" Programe. e. Continue to collaborate with district attorney, magistrates, and law enforcement f. Continue to foster the relationship with local Judges and clerks g. Continue to provide education to the legal and medical community on organizational services and awareness of victim needs h. Continue to advocate for victims rights within the criminal justice system I. Continue all services presently offered to victims, their families and friends to include assistance with 50B, accompaniment, advocacy, support, information and referral , case management Prevention a. Continue present programs addressing primary and secondary prevention b. Continue to focus on proactive activities and expand the scope of comprehensive prevention activities c. Youth Activities 1. Continue present programs aimed at identification, education and prevention 2. Increase collaboration efforts to address teen issues 3. Increase public awareness about teen issues 4. Continue educational groups that address ``at risk" youth 5. Continue prevention education through the public school system 6. Establish peer support groups 7. Recruit, train and assist peer facilitators 8. Establish a teen hotline 9. Increase teen mentor programs d. Increase media exposure e. Increase services to multi cultural families f. Increase media exposure g. Increase support for the WC Advisory Committee h. Prevention Activities 1. Increase public awareness and support 2. Continue to offer services through ``Project Lifestyle" 3. Establish a comprehensive ``Jail Outreach" Program 4. Offer preventative programs to ``high conflict" couples 5. Increase volunteers as mentors/facilitators 6. Increase services to ``high risk" under served populations Child Activity* a. Continue and expand the scope of programs for children b. Complete child activity room c. Procure additional equipment for children d. Recruit additional care takers e. Expand evaluation services for resident children f. Initiate play groups for children g. Contintue to provide emergency child care Community Outreach a. Continue outreach programs that have been successful b. Continue to work with Wayne County Agencies to access available resources and avoid any duplication of services c. Continue to offer services to all victims d. Increase services and access to all under served populations and at risk groups e. Continue to provide education to all agencies, groups, organizations and clubs Wayne County is very rural and spread out. We will develop a program to address those people living in all parts of Wayne County. We have already worked with the Coalition for Health Issues, Duke University, to be part of their monthly health fair at one of our outlying towns, Freemont. Multi-cultural Intervention and Services The Shelter of Wayne is one of the few programs in North Carolina that has a multi-language staff. To date, translation is available in : Spanish, French, German, Arabic, Turkish, Persian, Russian, Polish, Jewish. Project Esperanza - This is a North Carolina initiative which targets the Latina woman. Patterns of abuse predominate in the Hispanic culture but are very rarely reported or seen due to the closed nature of the Hispanic society and families. The Shelter's portion of this program will be conducted in conjunction with Social Services and County Health Agencies. As part of Project Esperanza, The Shelter will provide social and health service agencies with Latino Cultural Competency training which will aid in spotting possible abusive situations in the Hispanic Community. This training will also assist them to recognize the cultural differences which exist and how the Hispanic Community deals with those differences. All Hispanic Women will be educated as to their rights and what alternatives they have when in a abusive relationship. To maintain awareness of the issues involving Hispanics and Migrants, the Shelter will develop and maintain a working relationship with the North Carolina Farmworker Health Alliance and COSSMHO( National Coalition for Hispanic Social Services) Volunteer Program a. Continue to explore funding for a volunteer coordinator b. Hire a volunteer coordinator and desighn a Volunteer Management Program c. Continue to honor volunteer efforts by holding a volunteer appreciation event d. Increase professional volunteer bank e. Expand and define volunteer training, opportunities and longevity f. Implement computer based training programs g. Design and implement computer based data bases Hosted Programs a. Continue to collaborate with community agencies and continue to import services and programs available b. Continue to offer programs Sexual Assault Program a. To continue to offer direct and preventative services to all sexual assault victims Support Groups Domestic Violence Support Group - This will be a weekly support group that will address the same issues as its' counterpart, the "Batterer Group". It also will run 20 weeks in length. We expect that the participation will largely be voluntary as it is now, but we would like to add a component which would also court order the victim into the program as well. It has been established through the literature that many victims will be involved in subsequent violent relationships. We hope to provide education to the victims, if they choose to remain with their present partner or not, that will enable them to identify abuse patterns early and take appropriate action Youth Outreach Youth Education - The Shelter plans to write each school in our area to begin an early intervention project that will give information to students about recognizing possible violent relationships early, rape prevention, and resources that are available to them if they are victims of violence. We have already been invited to several schools and youth groups in our area and have provided this service. Young adults and Teens - This group is the best spot for prevention. Many children grow up in abusive households and do not recognize or have a high tolerance for violence. They must receive education on various topics such as date rape, sexual abuse, and life skill training. Parents of these young people would also benefit from joint parenting classes such as STEP, Systematic Training for Effective Parenting and its sister program PREP, preparation for parenting for teens. Jail Outreach Jail Outreach - Staff would visit the batterer who is in the County Jail after an incident or after a restraining order violation. Voluntary compliance will be sought. Outreach would also be provided for those participants that failed to complete ordered treatment. The curriculum would based on " Learning to Live Without Violence: A Handbook for Men (Sonkin D.J. and Murphy, M. 1989)", The Duluth Model and the Behavioral Science Model by Peter Neidig. Successful completion will consist of 100% attendance and active participation in all group projects. Active participation will be measured by weekly homework assignments and the completion of the "Anger Journal. State Prisons - We hope to be able to initiate a program called "Fathers Behind Bars" for all three state prisons in Goldsboro. This will be accomplished by beginning a partnership that will include all three prisons. We would like to initiate this process with the Neuse Correctional Institution. This prison houses misdemeanor and minor felony offenders, an area full of active and potential abusers. Classes Conflict Containment Program - Once a couple has been through individual treatment we would like to offer a 10 week course for the couple. The training would not be marital therapy, nor would it address marital issues. The purpose of the program is to keep the violence out of the relationship. If a couple elects to stay together, it is vital to present certain information such as "Time Out" to both parties. Marriage 101 - A prevention program that is designed for new relationships to learn about conflict resolution skills. It is a ten week program that will teach couples early on about conflict, fair fighting, resources, intimacy, communication skills and will be in part based on Peter Neidig's "Stop Violence and Anger Escalation".