Organizations Filed Purposes:
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROJECT, INC. (DVPI) PROVIDES EMERGENCY AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND PROMOTES PUBLIC AWARENESS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ISSUES.
TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
THE CANTON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER OFFERS FREE HOUSING ON AN EMERGENCY 24-HOUR DAILY BASIS TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THEIR CHILDREN. A CLIENT-CENTERED CONTINUUM OF CARE IS PROVIDED THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES IN A TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE ENVIRONMENT. CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INCLUDING SAFETY PLANNING AND LINKAGE TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES, ARE AVAILABLE AND THE SHELTER PROVIDES FOOD, CLOTHING, AND LIMITED CHILD CARE AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO RESIDENTS. EIGHT ROOMS WITH PRIVATE BATHS AND SIX ROOMS WITH SHARE BATH FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE, WITH A MAXIMUM OF 44 BEDS. FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, THE CANTON SHELTER PROVIDED SAFE REFUGE TO 254 RESIDENTS FOR A TOTAL OF 11,717 NIGHTS OF SHELTER. DVPI'S 24-HOUR CRISIS HOTLINE IS HOUSED IN THE CANTON SHELTER WITH 891 CALLS ANSWERED IN THE FISCAL YEAR.
VICTIM SERVICES PROVIDES OUTREACH AND AFTERCARE SERVICES TO CLIENTS WHO ARE NO LONGER WORKING WITH OTHER DVPI PROGRAMS AS WELL AS MEDICAL ADVOCACY SUPPORT SERVICES TO VICTIMS IN EMERGENCY ROOMS DURING THE FORENSIC MEDICAL EVIDENCE COLLECTION PROCESS. CLIENTS RECEIVE SUPPORT FOR HOUSING, FOOD, AND OTHER NEEDS AFTER THEY ARE DONE WORKING WITH OTHER DVPI PROGRAMS TO CONTINUE PROVIDING SUPPORT AS THEY WORK TO SECURE AND MAINTAIN SAFE, INDEPENDENT HOUSING. 191 CLIENTS RECEIVED OUTREACH AND AFTERCARE SERVICES WHILE 35 RECEIVED MEDICAL ADVOCACY SUPPORT DURING THE FISCAL YEAR.
LEGAL ADVOCACY SUPPORTIVE SERVICES PROVIDES JUSTICE SYSTEMS ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. CLIENTS ARE ASSISTED THROUGH THE COURT PROCESS AND GIVEN SAFETY PLANNING ON INFORMATION ABOUT COMMUNITY RESOURCES, CRIME VICTIMS' COMPENSATION, AND THE OHIO VICTIM INFORMATION NOTIFICATION NETWORK (VINE). LEGAL ADVOCATES HELP VICTIMS NAVIGATE CIVIL AND CRIMINAL COURTS AND ASSIST THEM IN UNDERSTANDING LEGAL RIGHTS, ATTENDING COURT HEARINGS, FILING CRIMINAL PROTECTION ORDERS, SPEAKING WITH THE PROSECUTORS AND POLICE, AND REINFORCE SAFETY PLANNING WITH SHELTER RESIDENTS AS WELL AS WITH CLIENTS WHO ACCESS SERVICES EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE COURTS. A PARTNERSHIP WITH MERCY MEDICAL CENTER OFFERS FORENSIC EVIDENCE COLLECTION FOR CLIENTS, AIDING IN PROSECUTION OF ABUSERS. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, 933 CLIENTS WERE SERVED BY LEGAL ADVOCACY STAFF.
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 |
|---|
| Cheli Curran | CEO/EXEC. DIR. | 40 | $61,762 |
| Connie J Kincaid | CFO | 40 | $40,884 |
| Brianna Hill | CFO | 40 | $35,519 |
| David Duplain | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Randi Smuckler | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Shelley Uhlir | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Lee Smith | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Ashley Johnson | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Kyle Stone | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Deborah Spaner | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Adam Runkle | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Tiffany Pepper | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Evelyn Hronec | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Denise Preusser | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Lurene Gasser | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Ann Mccabe | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Andy Ginella | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Alicia Bardelli | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Jessica Patzell | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Marty Barnes | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Julie Elkins | VICE PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Mike Kanam | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Missy Morrison | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
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