SAFE ALTERNATIVES TO VIOLENT ENVIRONMENTS
1900 MOWRY AVENUE NO 201, FREMONT, CA 94538 www.save-dv.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO STRENGTHEN EVERY INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY WE SERVE WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SUPPORT NEEDED TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND BUILD HEALTHIER LIVES. WE BELIEVE THAT EVERY PERSON HAS THE RIGHT TO LIVE IN PEACE. EVERY DAY WE PROVIDE SHELTER, SUPPORT, AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES SO THEY MAY END THE CYCLE OF ABUSE, HEAL, AND HAVE THE FREEDOM TO REACH THEIR POTENTIAL.

PROVIDE THE KNOWLEDGE & SUPPORT NEEDED TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE & BUILD HEALTHIER LIVES.

SAVE'S SAFE HOUSE, LOCATED IN A CONFIDENTIAL LOCATION, CONTINUES TO BE A SAFE HAVEN FOR FAMILIES FLEEING ABUSE. RESIDENTS RECEIVE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES DURING THEIR STAY, DESIGNED TO HELP THEM HEAL AND MOVE TOWARD HEALTHY, SAFER LIVES. EXTENSIVELY TRAINED CASE MANAGERS AND ADVOCATES WORK CLOSELY WITH CLIENTS TO SUPPORT THEM THROUGH THE IMMEDIATE CRISIS AND PROVIDE LINKS TO HEALTHCARE, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, PARENTING ASSISTANCE, AND MUCH MORE. OUR STAFF STRIVES TO MEET BOTH OUR CLIENTS' PRACTICAL NEEDS AND TO ENSURE THAT THE ENVIRONMENT WE PROVIDE IS CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE AND SENSITIVE TO THE TRAUMA THEY'VE EXPERIENCED. SAVE PROVIDED 8667 NIGHTS OF SHELTER TO 124 SURVIVORS AND THEIR CHILDREN THIS FISCAL PERIOD.CHILDREN'S PROGRAM: CHILDREN WHO WITNESS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE NEED SPECIAL CARE TO FACILITATE HEALING FROM THAT TRAUMA. SAVE'S FAMILY SUPPORT ADVOCATE PROVIDES TRAUMA INFORMED COUNSELING AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO CHILDREN LIVING IN OUR SHELTER AND RECEIVING SERVICES AT OUR EMPOWERMENT CENTER. IN ADDITION, OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH KERRY'S KIDS (A MOBILE HEALTH CLINIC BASED IN OAKLAND) ENSURES THAT OUR SHELTER FAMILIES' CHILDREN HAVE ACCESS TO FREE DENTAL SERVICES SUCH AS EXAMS AND CLEANINGS. WASHINGTON HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION (WHEA) AND OTHER COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS DONATE BACKPACKS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES, HELPING OUR KIDS GET THE SCHOOL YEAR OFF TO A STRONG START. SAVE PROVIDED 195 COUNSELING SESSIONS AND ACTIVITY GROUPS TO 83 CHILDREN.

COPS ADVOCATES PROVIDE ESSENTIAL CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES TO VICTIMS WHO WERE ASSISTED BY POLICE OFFICERS OR SOUGHT ASSISTANCE AT A POLICE DEPARTMENT. ADVOCATES WORK CLOSELY WITH POLICE OFFICERS TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND THE DYNAMICS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RELATIONSHIPS AND TO ENSURE THAT VICTIMS ARE GETTING THE BEST POSSIBLE RESPONSE. COPS SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO 674 VICTIMS IN FY 2018/19. TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER (TRO) ASSISTANCE: THE TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER (TRO) PROCESS CAN BE OVERWHELMING TO THOSE SEEKING COURT-ORDERED SAFETY FROM AN ABUSER. OUR TRO ADVOCATES EXPLAIN THE FILING PROCESS AND ASSIST WITH COMPLETING THE EXTENSIVE FORMS. ADVOCATES ALSO ACCOMPANY VICTIMS TO COURT FOR THEIR RESTRAINING ORDER HEARINGS - OFTEN A SCARY TIME FOR VICTIMS AS THEY FACE THEIR ABUSER AND TELL THEIR STORY. OUR ADVOCATES ACCOMPANIED 122 VICTIMS TO COURT AND ASSISTED 391 CLIENTS TO COMPLETE RESTRAINING ORDERS.

OUR EMPOWERMENT CENTER (EC) HAS BECOME A VITAL COMMUNITY RESOURCE FOR INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. OUR COMMUNITY CASE MANAGER PROVIDES WALK-IN SERVICES WHICH INCLUDE CRISIS COUNSELING, ASSISTANCE SECURING SHELTER, EMERGENCY FOOD AND CLOTHING AND ACCESS TO OTHER RESOURCES. CLIENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO UTILIZE THE CASE MANAGER FOR ONGOING CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, DESIGNED TO HELP THEM ADDRESS AND OVERCOME ISSUES WHICH MAY BE BARRIERS ESCAPING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. IN FY 2018/19 WE ASSISTED 359 VICTIMS IN NEED.THE EMPOWERMENT CENTER STRIVES TO BE A WELCOMING, SAFE PLACE FOR ANY COMMUNITY MEMBER IN NEED OF OUR SERVICES. SAVE STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE INTERPRETATION SERVICES IN VIRTUALLY ANY LANGUAGE THROUGH A TELEPHONIC LANGUAGE LINE, ENSURING THAT CLIENTS WHO SPEAK A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH HAVE FULL ACCESS TO OUR SERVICES. STAFF ALSO RECEIVE ONGOING TRAINING IN WORKING WITH POPULATIONS THAT ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE AND OFTEN HAVE DIFFICULTY OBTAINING SERVICES - VICTIMS LIVING WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS OR OTHER DISABILITY, LGBTQ VICTIMS, AND TEEN DATING VIOLENCE VICTIMS. BEGINNING IN OCTOBER 2017, SAVE BEGAN PROVIDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOUSING FIRST SERVICES FOR SURVIVORS IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE OBTAINING OR MAINTAINING SAFE AND STABLE HOUSING. DVHF SERVICES INCLUDE DIRECT RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND MOVE-IN COSTS, AS WELL AS FINANCIAL HELP WITH A WIDE RANGE OF OTHER NEEDS CLIENTS, HAVE THAT AFFECT THEIR ABILITY TO STAY HOUSED - CAR REPAIRS, UTILITY BILLS, HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS, AND MORE. OUR HOUSING COORDINATOR PROVIDES ONGOING CASE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT AS WELL AS FINANCIAL LITERACY AND WELLNESS WORKSHOPS. PARTICIPANTS IN THE DVHF PROGRAM ARE WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED TO USE THE FULL RANGE OF SAVE SERVICES. IN FY 2018/19 WE ASSISTED 51 SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH THEIR HOUSING NEEDS. IN JANUARY 2019, WE RECEIVED ADDITIONAL FUNDING WHICH ENABLED US TO CREATE THE MARIPOSA PROJECT, A TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES RENT SUBSIDY AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO SURVIVORS WHO ARE IN SCHOOL OR JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS. THE MARIPOSA PROJECT ASSISTED 7 SURVIVORS IN ITS FIRST YEAR.24-HOUR CRISIS HOTLINE: THE CRISIS HOTLINE IS OFTEN THE FIRST STEP VICTIMS TAKE TO GET HELP. TRAINED STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, CRISIS INTERVENTION, AND VITAL INFORMATION AND REFERRALS AROUND THE CLOCK. OUR GOAL WITH EVERY CALL IS TO ENSURE THAT VICTIMS END THE CALL FEELING SAFER AND WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT SAVE IS A SOURCE OF ONGOING ASSISTANCE. OUR CRISIS HOTLINE SERVES AS A STARTING POINT FOR CLIENTS, WITH MANY SEEKING OUT ADDITIONAL SAVE SERVICES. IN FY 2018/19 SAVE RESPONDED TO 1687 CRISIS CALLS. COUNSELING SERVICES: PSYCHOTHERAPY SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND GROUPS WHO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. SAVE CLINICIANS PARTICIPATED IN OUR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COUNSELOR CERTIFICATION AND RECEIVED ONGOING TRAINING AND SUPERVISION TO BROADEN THEIR CLINICAL SKILLS. TREATMENT GOALS ARE TAILORED COLLABORATIVELY WITH CLIENTS AND FAMILIES, AND DROP-IN SUPPORT GROUPS WERE ATTENDED IN GREAT NUMBERS. IN FY 2018/19 OUR INTERNS PROVIDED COUNSELING TO 108 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES; 120 SURVIVORS ATTENDED GROUP COUNSELING SESSIONS. COMMUNITY PREVENTION AND OUTREACH: THESE INNOVATIVE SERVICES RAISED AWARENESS ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SAVE PROGRAMS. OUR "LOVES ME, LOVES ME NOTSM" CURRICULUM WAS PRESENTED TO 7445 YOUTH AT LOCAL JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, AND YOUTH GROUPS TO PROMOTE HEALTHY DATING AND PREVENT INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AMONG YOUTH. 17 LOCAL TEENS, VIA SAVE'S YOUTH EMPOWERMENT GROUP, TEAM "#STRONGER THAN YOU THINKSM," CONTINUE TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP DYNAMICS AND THE REALITIES OF TEEN DATING VIOLENCE THROUGH COMMUNITY AND CAMPUS BASED ENGAGEMENT. IN FEBRUARY 2019, TEAM STYT PLANNED AND IMPLEMENTED THEIR 2ND ANNUAL YOUTH SUMMIT, SYMBIOSIS, AN INTERSECTIONAL EVENT FOR THE COMMUNITY TO CELEBRATE YOUTH ACTIVISM AND EMPOWER YOUNG FOLKS TO BUILD HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS. THE EVENT WAS ATTENDED BY OVER 100 YOUTH WHO PARTICIPATED IN YOUTH CREATED AND LED WORKSHOPS ON A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS.57 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED 2357 HOURS OF SERVICE THIS FISCAL YEAR. THESE AMAZING INDIVIDUALS PROVIDE CRITICAL SUPPORT TO CLIENTS ON OUR HOTLINE, IN OUR SHELTER AND AT OUR EMPOWERMENT CENTER. WE'RE SO GRATEFUL THAT THEY CONTRIBUTED 2867 HOURS OF SERVICE THIS YEAR, ALLOWING US TO INCREASE THE IMPACT OF OUR SERVICES.IN ADDITION, OUR 10-MEMBER VOLUNTEER BOARD OF DIRECTORS PROVIDES GOVERNANCE AND OVERSIGHT AS WELL AS SUPPORT WITH DEVELOPMENT AND FUNDRAISING. OUR VOLUNTEER TEAM MEMBERS QUICKLY BECOME PART OF SAVE'S FAMILY AND PASSIONATE COMMUNITY ADVOCATES. ALL TOGETHER, THEY DONATED 450 HOURS OF SERVICE THIS YEAR.SAVE STAFF ALSO ATTENDED NUMEROUS COMMUNITY EVENTS, HEALTH FAIRS, AND OTHER AWARENESS OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR SERVICES AND THE IMPACT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ON INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND OUR COMMUNITIES AS A WHOLE.

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