Program areas at Willow Domestic Violence Center
Shelter/hotline: the shelter provides emergency residential services for survivors of Domestic Violence and their families including lodging and foods, counseling, safety planning, case management and other support services were provided to 389 individuals including 137 adults, and 252 children. Hotline provides 24/7 crisis counseling, safety planning and informational services and responded to 13,012 calls.
Prevention education: prevention education facilitated 454 presentations which reached a total of 10,103 students, professionals, and community members.
Community program: the counseling Center provides 1:1 counseling and community support groups for survivors of Domestic Violence. Counselors provided 2,612 individual counseling sessions and facilitated 79 support groups attended by 74 unduplicated survivors of Domestic Violence. Willow's mobile advocates worked with 314 survivors of Domestic Violence in the community, providing 1,925 services, such as counseling, safety planning, referrals and support. Willow's human trafficking case manager provided crisis intervention, safety planning, victim advocacy and case management services to 14 survivors of human trafficking.
Court advocacy: court advocates work with survivors of Domestic Violence as they obtain court orders of protection from their abuser. Advocates meet with clients in a separate and secure waiting room in the monroe county hall of justice. Advocates provided safety planning, counseling, referrals and court accompaniment to 1,034 survivors of Domestic Violence seeking orders of protection.
Other programs: Willow's supportive housing programs are at two distinct locations and served 34 families with 1,056 services. Additionally, our rapid rehousing program served a total of 20 clients and provided 392 services. The pet program housed 19 pets - 6 cats, 9 dogs, and 4 birds.