The Alliance Area Domestic Violence Shelter offers a holistic approach designed to meet the needs of each individual. Services are provided by a kind, caring, and compassionate staff who are nonjudgmental and adhere to ethical guidelines. Each survivor is treated with dignity and respect and all goals and decisions are client driven.
MISSION: The mission of the Alliance Area Domestic Violence Shelter is to empower and assist survivors of verbal, emotional, financial, sexual, and ... Read More
The Alliance Area Domestic Violence Shelter offers a holistic approach designed to meet the needs of each individual. Services are provided by a kind, caring, and compassionate staff who are nonjudgmental and adhere to ethical guidelines. Each survivor is treated with dignity and respect and all goals and decisions are client driven.
MISSION: The mission of the Alliance Area Domestic Violence Shelter is to empower and assist survivors of verbal, emotional, financial, sexual, and physical abuse by providing education, resources, emergency shelter and transitional support services.
VISION: The Alliance Area Domestic Violence Shelter envisions a:
• Community wide collaboration focused on breaking the cycle of abuse
• Reduction and prevention of abuse by educating individuals and the community
• Secure and supportive home environment to safely guide survivors toward a better future
VALUES: The Alliance Area Domestic Violence Shelter values the life of each person affected by abuse regardless of age, race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, disability/ability, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression (real or perceived), marital status, class, politics, religion/spirituality, veteran status, educational level, genetic information (and other protected statuses). The Alliance Area Domestic Violence Shelter believes that all abuse is unacceptable, those who have been abused are not at fault, and all individuals have the right to live abuse free lives. Furthermore, the shelter’s guiding principle of empowering survivors of abuse to regain control of their lives is the framework upon which all programs and strategies are developed.
SERVICES: The Alliance Area Domestic Violence Shelter provides a host of services aimed at assisting and empowering survivors of abuse as well as ending the cycle of abuse:
• Emergency shelter
• 24-hour Crisis Hotline (330-823-7223)
• Support, Information and Referrals
• Case Management
• Counseling for resident and outreach clients
• Counseling for dating violence victims
• Support groups for resident and outreach clients
• Educational services
• Economic Empowerment Classes
• Public Speaking: Domestic & Dating Violence
• Legal Advocacy
• Assistance with food, clothing & other needs
• Volunteer Training
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