SAFEHOUSE DENVER INC
1649 DOWNING ST, DENVER, CO 80218 www.safehouse-denver.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: SAFEHOUSE DENVER ASSISTS ADULTS, CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN RECLAIMING THEIR RIGHT TO A LIFE FREE FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THE AGENCY PROVIDES A BROAD SPECTRUM OF CULTURALLY COMPETENT TRAUMA INFORMED SERVICES INCLUDING: EMERGENCY SHELTER, AN EXTENDED STAY FACILITY, SAFETY PLANNING, INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING, PERSONAL ADVOCACY, SUPPORT GROUPS, PARENTING SESSIONS, LEGAL ADVOCACY AND A 24-HOUR CRISIS AND INFORMATION LINE. SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE NON-RESIDENTIAL COUNSELING AND ADVOCACY CENTER ("THE CAC") AS WELL AS THROUGH THE EMERGENCY SHELTER AND EXTENDED STAY FACILITY. ALTHOUGH IT IS NO LONGER A SEPARATE PROGRAM, SAFEHOUSE IS COMMITTED TO INCREASING COMMUNITY AWARENESS AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE INTERVENTION IN, AND PREVENTION OF, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE THROUGH ITS COMMUNITY EDUCATION/SPEAKERS BUREAU. STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS ARE AVAILABLE TO ANY GROUP REQUESTING A PRESENTATION ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, INCLUDING CORPORATE TRAINING AND WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS TO TEENS ON DATING VIOLENCE AND

THE SHELTER SERVICES PROGRAM PROVIDES SAFE TEMPORARY EMERGENCY SHELTER IN A SECURED 33-BED FACILITY FOR MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN VICTIMIZED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROGRAM PROVIDES EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, COUNSELING, EDUCATION, INFORMATION, RESOURCES AND REFERRALS TO ASSIST ADULT CLIENTS IN DEVELOPING SAFETY PLANS AND SETTING GOALS WITHIN A TRAUMA INFORMED SHELTER ENVIRONMENT. WEEKLY SUPPORT GROUPS, INDIVIDUAL ADVOCACY AND FAMILY MEETINGS ARE AVAILABLE TO RESIDENTS AT THE SHELTER. THE 24- HOUR, 7-DAY A WEEK CRISIS/INFORMATION LINE OFFERS CRISIS INTERVENTION, INFORMATION AND REFERRAL ASSISTANCE. OVER 11,300 CALLS WERE RECEIVED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2020. DURING THE SAME PERIOD 12 MEN, 179 WOMEN, 1 NONBINARY PERSON AND 99 CHILDREN RECEIVED SERVICES AT THE EMERGENCY SHELTER. A TOTAL OF 9,439 NIGHTS OF SHELTER WAS PROVIDED. THE SHELTER SERVICES PROGRAM COMBINES THE FAMILY PROGRAM AND EMERGENCY HOUSING INTO ONE. THE COSTS OF THE TWO PRIOR PROGRAMS REFERENCED IN THE PREVIOUS SENTENCE ARE NOW REFLECTED IN SHELTER SERVICES.

COUNSELING AND ADVOCACY PROGRAM OFFERS NON-RESIDENTIAL SERVICES OUTSIDE OF A SHELTER ENVIRONMENT TO ADULTS AND YOUTH VICTIMIZED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. SERVICES INCLUDE INDIVIDUAL ADVOCACY-BASED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COUNSELING, INFORMATION/RESOURCE REFERRAL, PERSONAL ADVOCACY AND PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL SUPPORT GROUPS. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2020, 437 ADULT SURVIVORS RECEIVED ADVOCACY-BASED INDIVIDUAL OR SUPPORT GROUP DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COUNSELING. AN ADDITIONAL 433 ADULTS RECEIVED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EDUCATION, CRISIS INTERVENTION, SAFETY PLANNING AND ADVOCACY-BASED COUNSELING BY TELEPHONE. THROUGH TEEN DATING VIOLENCE PREVENTION GROUPS 33 YOUTH WERE REACHED.

THE ESP PROGRAM PROVIDES SAFE, INDEPENDENT HOUSING FOR SHELTER SERVICES RESIDENTS WHO ARE OUT OF ACUTE CRISIS BUT IN NEED OF ADDITIONAL TIME TO ACCESS LONG TERM HOUSING AND OTHER RESOURCES RELATED TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY. AN ESP CASE MANAGER ASSISTS IN THIS PROCESS. ESP RESIDENTS ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO THE FULL RANGE OF SERVICES FROM THE COUNSELING AND ADVOCACY PROGRAM. THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY IS JUST UNDER 90 DAYS. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2020 7 HEADS OF HOUSEHOLDS AND 13 CHILDREN RECEIVED HOUSING AT ESP.

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