Family Rescue

Rosenthal Family lodge provided safe refuge and support services to victims of domestic violence and their children who were fleeing domestic violence situations. In fy'22, rosenthal Family lodge served 300 clients: 150 adults and 150 children; provided clients with 7,700 hours of comprehensive support services; served 20,000 meals; provided 11,500 nights of shelter; and answered 1,000 crisis calls. The following major accomplishments were achieved: 98% of clients served developed safety plans; 87% developed service plans; 57% achieved 2 or more goals on their service plans. 57% of clients served re-located to permanent housing, and 91% of those remained housed and violence -free at the 6-month follow up. 57% of clients left shelter with income or other financial resources. 79% of children were enrolled in school within one week of entering shelter; 69% of children served had fewer behavioral and emotional problems from shelter entry to exit; and 64% of parents reported that they had learned more about their child's needs and how to better support their child's growth.

The ridgeland apartments and day care (children's) program provided clients dually impacted by domestic violence and homelessness with a safe and supportive living environment that promoted and encouraged positive changes in lifestyle. In fy'22 the program served 125 clients: 54 adults and 71 children; provided those clients with 3,354.74 hours of support services; and provided 21,033 nights of transitional housing. Some of the major program accomplishments included: 100% of clients served developed safety plans; 90% of the clients developed service plans, and 90% of clients served achieved 2 or more goals on their service plans. 83% of the families served relocated to permanent housing; and 83% of the families leaving the program exited with income or other financial resources. 100% of the children in the program were enrolled in school within one week of program entry. 100% of children served had fewer emotional and behavioral problems from program entry to exit. 73% of parents reported that they had learned more about their child's needs and how to better support their child's growth.

The new heights apartments program provides scattered-site transitional and rapid rehousing apartments to survivors dually impacted by domestic violence and homelessness. The program seeks to assist its clients in regaining physical safety, and emotional and financial stability. In fy'22, the program served 82 clients: 78 adults and 4 children. These clients received 2,329.25 hours of support services and 50,492 nights of supportive housing. Some major program accomplishments included: 100% of the clients served developed safety plans; 94% developed service plans, and 45% achieved 2 or more goals on their service plans. 87% of clients leaving the program exited to permanent housing. 84% of clients who left the program did so with income and/or other financial resources. At the 6-month follow up 84% of the clients were still housed and violence-free.

The legal advocacy program assist victims of domestic violence in accessing the legal system, obtaining orders of protections, understanding their rights as victims, advocating for clients in court and with law enforcement, proactive outreach, and other support services to address the violence they had experienced. The program also engaged in proactive outreach victims who might not otherwise have sought assistance from other than the police. In fy'22 the program served 706 adult clients; fielded 4,125 crisis calls; assisted 451 clients in obtaining orders of protection; assisted 96% of clients in developing service plans and 96% in developing safety plans.

The community outreach program provides individual counseling, support groups, advocacy, case management, and financial literacy services to survivors of domestic violence and their children. In fy'22 the community outreach program served 527 victims of domestic violence: 452 adults and 75 children. They provided their clients with 6,100 hours of support services. Some of its major accomplishments for the year included: 98% of its clients accomplished 2 or more goals on their service plans: 100% of the children served were able to identify two sources of safety and 100% came to understand that the violence in their families was not their fault. Community outreach also made 161 community education presentations to the community.