MY SISTERS PLACE INC
THREE BARKER AVENUE, WHITE PLAINS, NY 10601 www.mspny.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: MY SISTERS' PLACE STRIVES TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES, ADVOCACY, AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION.

MY SISTERS' PLACE OFFERS NON-RESIDENTIAL SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND THEIR DEPENDENT CHILDREN. NON-RESIDENTIAL SERVICES INCLUDE INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN, AS WELL AS CHILD CARE. THROUGH NON-JUDGMENTAL SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, WE AIM TO CREATE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT WHERE WE CAN HELP OUR CLIENTS EMPOWER THEMSELVES TO MAKE HEALTHY CHOICES THAT WILL BENEFIT THE EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING OF THEMSELVES AND THEIR CHILDREN. WE STRIVE TO HELP CLIENTS IDENTIFY THE RED FLAGS OF ABUSE, INCREASE SELF-ESTEEM, AND PROVIDE RELEVANT RESOURCES AND OPTIONS. WE ALSO CONDUCT ONGOING PERSONALIZED SAFETY PLANNING WITH EACH CLIENT WHO ENGAGES IN OUR SERVICES. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE OOUR ADULT COUNSELING PROGRAM SERVED 409 ADULT CLIENTS AND PROVIDED 1,545 INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING SESSIONS TO ADULT VICTIMS. OUR CHILDREN'S COUNSELING PROGRAM SERVED 114 CHILDREN AND PROVIDED 298 INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING SESSIONS TO CHILDREN. THROUGH OUR COLLABORATION WITH CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES, WE PROVIDED COUNSELING AND ADVOCACY TO 685 CAREGIVERS WHO CARE FOR 1,295 CHILDREN. OUR THERAPEUTIC CHILD CARE PROGRAM SERVED 118 CHILDREN, WHICH ALLOWED CAREGIVERS TO ATTEND THEIR COUNSELING, LEGAL AND OTHER APPOINTMENTS. OUR "ROBBIE'S ROOM" THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT GROUP FOR CHILDREN HAD 111 CHILD GROUP CONTACTS AND 27 ADULT GROUP CONTACTS.

MY SISTERS' PLACE'S CENTER FOR LEGAL SERVICES ("CLS") OFFERS FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN THE AREAS OF FAMILY LAW AND IMMIGRATION LAW TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND THEIR DEPENDENT CHILDREN. LEGAL SERVICES INCLUDE DIRECT REPRESENTATION OF CLIENTS IN COURT, LEGAL ADVICE AND COUNSEL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE ADVOCACY, WITH THE GOAL OF KEEPING BOTH CLIENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN SAFE. OUR FAMILY LAW ATTORNEYS AND ADVOCATES PROVIDED DIRECT LEGAL ADVOCACY AND/OR REPRESENTATION TO 673 VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THEIR CHILDREN DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. OUR IMMIGRATION TEAM PROVIDES LEGAL SERVICES TO UNDOCUMENTED VICTIMS BY ADVOCATING FOR AND SECURING THEIR LEGAL STATUS IN THE UNITED STATES. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE OOUR IMMIGRATION AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING ATTORNEYS AND ADVOCATES PROVIDED DIRECT LEGAL ADVOCACY AND OR REPRESENTATION TO 477 VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. CLS STAFF ALSO CONDUCTED NUMEROUS TRAININGS ON A VARIETY OF LEGAL TOPICS FOR AUDIENCES INCLUDING JUDGES, LAWYERS, LAW STUDENTS, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHERS. CLS ATTORNEYS ALSO TRAIN AND MENTOR PRO BONO ATTORNEYS FROM LAW FIRMS AND CORPORATIONS, WHO SUPPLEMENT THE WORK OF CLS STAFF.

MY SISTERS' PLACE OFFERS EMERGENCY RESIDENTIAL SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND THEIR DEPENDENT CHILDREN, PROVIDING TEMPORARY HOUSING AND ADVOCACY ON THEIR BEHALF. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020, OUR SHELTER PROVIDED 7,188 BEDNIGHTS TO 68 ADULTS AND 43 CHILDREN. OUR 24-HOUR CRISIS HOTLINE, WHERE VICTIMS CAN RECEIVE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, INFORMATION, REFERRALS, AND ACCESS TO SHELTER SERVICES, RESPONDED TO 2,501 CALLS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. RESIDENTIAL COUNSELORS PROVIDED SUPPORTIVE COUNSELING AND CREATIVE ACTIVITIES TO FAMILIES IN MSP'S RESIDENTIAL SHELTER THROUGH 7,195 INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING SESSIONS AND FACILITATED 44 THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT GROUP CONTACTS WITH ADULT AND CHILD RESIDENTS DURING THE YEAR.

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