LAKE COUNTY CRISIS CENTER
2710 17TH ST, ZION, IL 60099 www.asafeplaceforhelp.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

SHELTER & CRISIS ADVOCACY - WE PROVIDED 7,638 NIGHTS OF EMERGENCY SHELTER TO 108 ADULTS AND 111 CHILDREN. THIS INCLUDED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS WHO STAYED AT THE SHELTER FACILITY AS WELL AS 46 SURVIVORS AND THEIR CHILDREN WHO RECEIVED 491 NIGHTS OF SHELTER AT LOCAL HOTELS. (HOTEL SHELTER IS PROVIDED WHEN THERE IS NO ROOM AT THE AGENCY'S 33-BED EMERGENCY SHELTER.) WHILE AT THE SHELTER, SURVIVORS AND THEIR CHILDREN RECEIVE COUNSELING AND ADVOCACY SERVICES AS WELL AS FOOD, CLOTHING, AND OTHER BASIC NEEDS. A SAFE PLACE ALSO OPERATES A 24-HOUR CRISIS LINE OUT OF THE EMERGENCY SHELTER, ALSO PROVIDING IMMEDIATE IN-PERSON CRISIS COUNSELING FOR THOSE IN IMMEDIATE DANGER. SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE ANY TIME, DAY OR NIGHT, FOR SURVIVORS IN CRISIS OR CONCERNED FRIENDS OR FAMILY MEMBERS WHO ARE SEEKING INFORMATION ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND OUR SERVICES. DURING THE YEAR, WE HELPED 1,644 CALLERS TO OUR CRISIS LINE WITH SUPPORTIVE/CARING LISTENING/COUNSELING, INFORMATION, REFERRALS, AND ADVICE.

SUPPORTIVE HOUSING & TRANSITIONAL LIVING - A SAFE PLACE PROVIDES BOTH TRANSITIONAL/SCATTERED SITE AND PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING TO TENANTS/SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THEIR CHILDREN. FOR FY19, WE PROVIDED (1) 31,817 NIGHTS OF AFFORDABLE, SAFE HOUSING IN 40 PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING APARTMENTS TO 47 WOMEN AND 70 CHILDREN AND (2) 15,494 NIGHTS OF SCATTERED SITE/TRANSITIONAL LIVING THROUGH RENTAL ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED TO 39 WOMEN AND 31 KIDS IN HOMES/APARTMENTS THROUGHOUT LAKE COUNTY. ALONG WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING, THE TENANTS RECEIVED 3,038 HOURS OF SUPPORTIVE SERVICES INCLUDING ADVOCACY, LIFE SKILLS TRAINING, AND COUNSELING.

COUNSELING & THERAPY - THERAPISTS, COUNSELORS AND ADVOCATES PROVIDED 8,534 HOURS OF CASE MANAGEMENT, ADVOCACY, COUNSELING/THERAPY, ART THERAPY, AND LIFE SKILLS TRAINING SERVICES TO 907 ADULT SURVIVORS AND 285 CHILD WITNESSES. THESE SERVICES WERE PROVIDED IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH IN BOTH GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL SETTINGS. SPECIALIZED ART THERAPY IS ALSO PROVIDED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. SURVIVORS SERVED INCLUDED THOSE RESIDING IN OUR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMS.

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