SPRING OF TAMPA BAY INC
PO BOX 5147, TAMPA, FL 33675 www.thespring.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: PREVENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, PROTECT VICTIMS, AND PROMOTE CHANGE IN LIVES, FAMILIES, & COMMUNITIES.

RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS (EMERGENCY SHELTER & PEACE VILLAGE APARTMENTS) THE SPRING EXISTS TO KEEP VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SAFE. OUR EMERGENCY RESIDENTIAL SHELTER CONSISTS OF 24 BEDROOMS WITH 128 BEDS, PLUS A FULL- SERVICE DINING HALL AND A LARGE MULTIPURPOSE ROOM FOR GROUPS/CLASSES, ALL DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A HOME-LIKE REFUGE FOR ADULTS & CHILDREN IN DANGER. IN FY 19/20, THE SPRING PROVIDED SAFE EMERGENCY SHELTER TO 486 ADULTS & THEIR 429 CHILDREN. FROM OUR SHELTER, WE OPERATE A 24/7 CRISIS HOTLINE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, PROVIDE SAFETY PLANNING, AND CONNECT VICTIMS TO SERVICES WITH US & OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS. LAST YEAR WE ANSWERED 7,089 CRISIS CALLS ON THIS HOTLINE. AT THE SHELTER, RESIDENT CHILDREN IN PRESCHOOL THROUGH 5TH GRADE HAVE ACCESS TO ONSITE KIDS PROGRAMS IN OUR SCHOOL COMPLEX DAYCARE FOR TODDLERS/PRESCHOOLERS, AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RUN BY HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS(HCPS), AFTERSCHOOL EDUCATIONAL GROUP & ACTIVITIES RUN BY OUR CHILDREN'S ADVOCATES, AND HCPS PROJECT PROMISE TUTORING PROGRAMS FOR K-12 STUDENTS. ADULTS IN THE SHELTER CAN PARTICIPATE IN EDUCATIONAL GROUPS THAT BUILD FINANCIAL LITERACY, JOB SKILLS, & LIFE SKILLS THROUGH OUR UNITED WAY SUNCOAST SHELTER UNIVERSITY. ADULTS & TEENS CAN ALSO LEARN TIPS ON HEALTH AND WELLNESS AND BE CONNECTED TO FREE MEDICAL & DENTAL PROVIDERS. FAMILY PETS ARE BROUGHT TO THE SHELTER AND THEN KEPT SAFE THROUGH COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS FORGED BY THE PET PROGRAM. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT & THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY BAR FOUNDATION, DEPUTIZED ADVOCATES CAN ASSIST VICTIMS WITH FILING INJUNCTIONS FOR PROTECTION DIRECTLY FROM THE SAFETY OF THE SHELTER. LAST YEAR, DEPUTIZED SHELTER ADVOCATES ASSISTED IN FILING 42 INJUNCTIONS. IN OUR PEACE VILLAGE APARTMENT COMPLEX, SURVIVORS HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR A LONGER STAY WITH US. WHEN A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVOR IS FINANCIALLY SELF-SUFFICIENT, HER ABILITY TO BE SAFE & MOVE ON WITH HER LIFE INCREASES EXPONENTIALLY. THE SPRING'S PEACE VILLAGE PROGRAM HELPS SURVIVORS BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT THROUGH GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM CATHOLIC CHARITIES & THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. OUR SECURE COMPLEX IS SUPERVISED BY ONE ONSITE ADVOCATE AND PROVIDES ONE YEAR OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO PARTICIPANTS ENROLLED IN POST- SECONDARY EDUCATION OR JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS. OUR ADVOCATE PROVIDES SUPPORT GROUPS & ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO HELP SURVIVORS & THEIR CHILDREN THRIVE. POTLUCKS, PICNICS, FIELD TRIPS & OTHER INFORMAL GATHERINGS ALL BUILD A SENSE OF COMMUNITY FOR THESE FAMILIES. IN FY 19/20, THE SPRING SERVED 23 ADULTS WITH THEIR 48 CHILDREN IN THIS 12-UNIT COMPLEX.

OUTREACH SERVICES CENTERS MANY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS/SURVIVORS DON'T WANT TO ENTER A SHELTER TO ACCESS SERVICES, SO KEEPING THEM SAFE OUTSIDE OF THE SHELTER IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF OUR OUTREACH SERVICES CENTERS. USING TWO LOCATIONS IN TAMPA AND PLANT CITY, AND WITH GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM THE CHILDREN'S BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, WE PROVIDE SAFETY PLANNING, SUPPORT GROUPS, REFERRALS FOR SERVICES, SUPPORTIVE AND EDUCATIONAL COUNSELING, AND ADVOCACY ON THEIR BEHALF. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT AND THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY BAR FOUNDATION, DEPUTIZED OUTREACH ADVOCATES ASSIST WITH FILING INJUNCTIONS FOR PROTECTION FROM THE SAFETY OF OUR OUTREACH OFFICE, AND LAST YEAR ASSISTED SURVIVORS IN FILING 151 INJUNCTIONS. ADDITIONALLY, ONE SPECIALIZED ADVOCATE IS CO-LOCATED WITH THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO INCREASE VICTIM SAFETY IN POTENTIALLY LETHAL CASES AND TWO SPECIALIZED ADVOCATES ARE CO-LOCATED WITH CHILD PROTECTION INVESTIGATIONS AND ECKERD YOUTH ALTERNATIVES TO ADVOCATE FOR VICTIMS WHEN THEIR CHILDREN ARE PART OF THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM. ALSO LOCATED IN OUTREACH, OUR PREVENTION TEAM WORKS EXTENSIVELY WITH YOUNG PEOPLE IN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO PREVENT TEEN DATING VIOLENCE AND PROMOTE HEALTH RELATIONSHIPS. THE TEAM ALSO WORKS PROACTIVELY WITH TEENS AND PRE-TEENS WHO HAVE BEEN ARRESTED FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENSES. IN FY 19/20, OUR OUTREACH ADVOCATES PROVIDED FACE-TO-FACE ASSISTANCE TO 1,285 SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

INJUNCTION FOR PROTECTION (IFP) PROJECT ATTORNEYS IN FY 16/17, THE SPRING STARTED ITS IFP PROJECT WITH TWO ATTORNEYS EMPLOYED FULL TIME BY THE SPRING. SINCE THEN WE HAVE CONTINUED ADDING ATTORNEYS AND NOW EMPLOY EIGHT FULL TIME ATTORNEYS, LICENSED BY THE FLORIDA BAR, WHO PROVIDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE & REPRESENTATION, COMPLETELY FREE OF CHARGE REGARDLESS OF INCOME, TO SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WHO WANT TO OBTAIN AN INJUNCTION FOR PROTECTION FROM THE COURT AS A MEANS TO INCREASE SAFETY FROM THEIR ABUSERS. THIS PROJECT IS SUPPORTED BY VOCA-2016 -FLORIDA COALITION AGAINST-00842, AWARDED BY THE OFFICE FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME, OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS, AND IS SPONSORED BY THE STATE OF FLORIDA. IN FY 19/20, OUR EIGHT ATTORNEYS PROVIDED LEGAL ASSISTANCE & REPRESENTATION TO 1,206 SURVIVORS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

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