Organizations Filed Purposes:
OUR MISSION IS TO CULTIVATE SAFETY, EMPOWERMENT AND HEALING IN AN ALLIANCE WITH THE ADULTS, TEENS AND CHILDREN AFFECTED BY DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE WHILE MOBILIZING THE COMMUNITY TO PROMOTE SOCIAL CHANGE THAT WILL REDUCE POWER-BASED VIOLENCE, CONTROL AND OPPRESSION.
PROVIDE CRISIS INTERVENTION, LEGAL ADVOCACY, COUNSELING, SHELTER AND HOUSING FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE.
IN 2019, SAFE IN HUNTERDON PROVIDED 24/7 ACCESS TO ITS HOTLINE AND ANSWERED 2,295 CALLS FOR ASSISTANCE, INFORMATION OR RESOURCES. THAT SAME BACHELOR'S LEVEL STAFF WORKED ONSITE AT OUR CONFIDENTIAL SAFE HOUSE WHERE 1,392 BED NIGHTS WERE PROVIDED TO 67 WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN DANGER DURING 2019. THEY WERE ADMITTED FOR A STAY OF UP TO 60 DAYS WITH AN AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY OF 35 DAYS. OUR 16 BED, ADA-ACCESSIBLE, FACILITY CAN ACCOMMODATE VICTIMS WITH MOST FUNCTIONAL DEFICITS. OTHER STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED 93 EMERGENCY CRISIS SERVICE CALL OUTS AT POLICE STATIONS AND THE HUNTERDON MEDICAL CENTER. WE RESPOND TO VICTIMS 24/7 WITHIN ONE HOUR OF THE CALL FOR HELP.
COUNSELING AND LEGAL ADVOCACY - IN 2019, AN AVERAGE OF 200 HOURS PER MONTH OF INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING WAS PROVIDED TO A TOTAL OF 236 UNDUPLICATED CLIENTS AT OUR MAIN OFFICE. SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE AGES THREE AND UP. ALL OUR COUNSELORS POSSESS A MASTER'S DEGREE AND ARE LICENSED. OUR CHILD AND ADOLESCENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT PROVIDED TRAUMA-FOCUSED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY AND CREATIVE ARTS THERAPIES TO 100 OF OUR YOUNGEST CLIENTS, AGES 3-12 AND TEENS 13-18. OFFSITE COUNSELING IS ALSO PROVIDED IN THE COMMUNITY AT THREE CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNITY-BASED SAFE SITE LOCATIONS. LASTLY, OUR LEGAL ADVOCATES PROVIDED COURT ACCOMPANIMENT FOR 175 VICTIMS ON CIVIL MATTERS IN THE SUPERIOR AND MUNICIPAL COURTS. OUR STAFF COUNSEL FOR VICTIM SERVICES PROVIDED FREE LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN ADDITION TO OTHER PRO BONO ATTORNEYS. A TOTAL OF 255 VICTIMS RECEIVED FREE LEGAL ADVOCACY OR REPRESENTATION IN 2018 TO HELP THEM OBTAIN RESTRAINING ORDERS.
THRIVE HOUSE PROVIDED HOUSING TO SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE FOR AN AVERAGE OF EIGHT MONTHS, ALTHOUGH STAYS CAN LAST UP TO 18 MONTHS. IN 2019, 67 WOMEN AND CHILDREN WERE IN RESIDENCE AT OUR 16-BED CONFIDENTIAL FACILITY, WHICH IS SEPARATE FROM THE 16-BED SAFE HOUSE. RESIDENTS RECEIVE VOLUNTARY SERVICES INCLUDING COUNSELING FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN, HEALING MUSIC PROGRAMS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS TO REPAIR CREDIT AND GAIN FINANCIAL STABILITY.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Karen Carbonello | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $66,965 |
| Somil Jain | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa Reed | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Katherine Acosta | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Jeanne Colalillo | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Patricia Thatcher | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Gayle Carlson | PRESIDENT | 3 | $0 |
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