HELPING HANDS AGAINST VIOLENCE INC
PO BOX 706, MOSIER, OR 97040 helpinghandsoregon.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES

CRISIS INTERVENTION INCLUDING DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES OF VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ABUSE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND STALKING IN THE FORM OF SHELTER, ADVOCACY, FOOD, CLOTHING, EDUCATION AND SUPPORT. FOR THE 2019-2020 YEAR, HELPING HANDS: PROVIDED 6086 SAFE NIGHTS FOR WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN ANSWERED 167 CRISIS CALLS PROVIDED 43 FAMILIES WITH LEGAL ADVOCACY SUPPORT PROVIDED 104 CRISIS INTERVENTIONS WE RE-INVIGORATED OUR PREVENTION PROGRAM WITH THE ADDITION OF A FULL TIME JVC/AMERICORPS MEMBER PREVENTION EDUCATOR WHO IS WORKING WITH THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF ABUSE AND PROMOTE HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS. WE ALSO AMPED UP OUR PREVENTION AND AWARENESS ON A COMMUNITY LEVEL WITH ADVERTISEMENT, NETWORKING, DISPLAYS IN LOCAL SHOPS, AND UPPED OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE THANKS TO THE PREVENTION EDUCATOR (NEW PERSON EACH AUGUST). IN ADDITION, WE INCREASED OUR TRAINING AND OUTREACH FOR OUR SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES WITH THE E-SASI GRANT AND INITIATED A COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT OF OUR SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES. WE ALSO OVERHAUL OUR CRISIS LINE TO MAKE IT BOTH MORE FINANCIALLY EFFICIENT, CONFIDENTIAL, AND CONTROLLED BY STAFF WITHOUT HAVING TO UTILIZE THE THIRD PARTY BUSINESS CONNECTIONS. WHEN THEN COVID HIT IN MARCH 2020, WE WERE DEEMED AN ESSENTIAL BUSINESS AND WERE ABLE TO MAINTAIN OUR FULL STAFF ALTHOUGH WITH SOME WORKING FROM HOME AND A MASSIVE INCREASE IN OUR CLEANING AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS.

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