HEALING ABUSE WORKING FOR CHANGE INC
27 CONGRESS STREET, SALEM, MA 01970 www.hawcdv.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO CREATE SOCIAL CHANGE BY TAKING ACTION AGAINST PERSONAL AND SOCIETAL PATTERNS OF VIOLENCE AND OPPRESION. HAWC PROVIDES SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN 23 CITIES AND TOWNS ON MASSACHUSETTS' NORTH SHORE.

COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS:HAWC MAINTAINS THREE COMMUNITY BASED OFFICES IN SALEM, GLOUCESTER AND LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS WHERE ADVOCATES PROVIDE ONE-ON-ONE ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT GROUPS. LIKEWISE, LEGAL SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE DIRECTLY OUT OF FIVE REGIONAL COURTS IN SALEM, PEABODY, GLOUCESTER AND LYNN. HAWC SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE DIRECTLY ON SITE AT NORTH SHORE MEDICAL CENTER. THE ORGANIZATION PRIORITIZES THE MAINTENANCE OF THESE MULTIPLE COMMUNITY LOCATIONS IN ORDER TO REMOVE TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS AND MAXIMIZE ACCESSIBILITY OF SERVICES. EACH OF THE COMMUNITY BASED OFFICES IS CO-LOCATED WITH COMPLIMENTARY HUMAN SERVICE PROVIDERS SUCH AS THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSITIONAL ASSISTANCE, WIC, COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS AND CAREER COUNSELING. DURING THE SAFER AT HOME ORDER AND THE ONGOING COVID-19 CRISIS, THE ORGANIZATION PIVOTED TO PROVIDE SERVICES VIRTUALLY. THE ORGANIZATION WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE UNINTERRUPTED CORE SERVICES NOTWITHSTANDING THE CHALLENGES PRESENTED BY THE PANDEMIC.

EMERGENCY SHELTER AND HOUSING:HAWC'S EMERGENCY SHELTER PROVIDES A FOUR TO SIX-MONTH PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BECOME HOMELESS AS A RESULT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. WHILE IN THE SHELTER PROGRAM, SURVIVORS PARTICIPATE IN INTENSIVE ONE-ON-ONE ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT GROUPS. ADVOCACY INCLUDES HOUSING SEARCH SUPPORT, CONNECTION TO VARIOUS COMMUNITY PROGRAMS INCLUDING JOB READINESS COUNSELING, SCHOOL, DAYCARE AND EARLY INTERVENTION ENROLLMENT FOR CHILDREN. GROUP SUPPORT INCLUDES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 101, PARENTING SUPPORT AND CREATIVE COPING, A PARENT CHILD SUPPORT GROUP THAT USES ART, DANCE, AND MOVEMENT TO HELP KIDS LABEL AND COMMUNICATE THEIR EMOTIONS AND ENGAGE COPING SKILLS. ONCE PERMANENT HOUSING IS SECURED, HAWC PROVIDES MOVING EXPENSES, FURNITURE AND HOUSING GOODS, AND SHORT-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE, AS AVAILABLE. HAWC PARTICIPATES IN THE STATEWIDE EMERGENCY HOTLINE, SAFELINK, WHICH LINKS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS TO SHELTERS WITH VACANCIES. IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, ALL SHELTER PARTICIPANTS WERE RELOCATED IN MARCH 2020 TO HOTEL- BASED ACCOMMODATIONS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SOCIAL DISTANCING.

LEGAL SERVICES:SURVIVORS EXPERIENCE AN AVERAGE OF ONE TO THREE LEGAL ISSUES WHEN SEEKING TO END AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP. WITH HELP FROM HAWC'S LEGAL SERVICES, ABUSE SURVIVORS CAN LEARN ABOUT AND ENFORCE THEIR RIGHTS IN COURT. HAWC'S TRAINED LEGAL ADVOCATES, STAFF ATTORNEYS AND PRO BONO ATTORNEYS PROVIDE THE FOLLOW SUPPORT:LEGAL ACCOMPANIMENT: ABUSE SURVIVORS APPLYING FOR ABUSE AND HARASSMENT PREVENTION ORDERS IN THE FIVE LOCAL COURTS IN HAWC'S SERVICE AREA CAN ACQUIRE SUPPORT IN THE APPLICATION PROCESS AND DURING HEARINGS, DISCUSS INDIVIDUALIZED SAFETY PLANS, AND RECEIVE REFERRALS FOR OTHER HAWC SERVICES.LEGAL CONSULTATIONS: ABUSE SURVIVORS SEEKING ADVICE ON CUSTODY ISSUES, DIVORCE HEARINGS, HOUSING AND IMMIGRATION CONCERNS, OR OTHER LEGAL MATTERS RESULTING FROM ABUSE, CAN ATTEND FREE LEGAL CLINICS RUN BY STAFF AND PRO-BONO ATTORNEYS.DIRECT REPRESENTATION: IN HIGH-RISK CASES, DEPENDING ON HAWC'S AVAILABILITY, ABUSE SURVIVORS CAN ACQUIRE DIRECT LEGAL REPRESENTATION.

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