CLACKAMAS WOMENS SERVICES
256 WARNER MILNE ROAD, OREGON CITY, OR 97045 www.cwsor.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE MISSION OF CLACKAMAS WOMEN'S SERVICES (CWS) IS TO BREAK THE ISOLATION OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE. INCORPORATED IN 1985 AS CLACKAMAS COUNTY'S FIRST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER, CWS IS ONE OF THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN THE STATE PROVIDING SERVICES TO SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC/DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, ELDER AND VULNERABLE ADULT ABUSE, HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND EXPLOITATION, AND STALKING. THE COMPREHENSIVE SLATE OF SERVICES PROVIDED BY CWS INCLUDES EMERGENCY SHELTER, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, A 24/7 CRISIS LINE, MOBILE ADVOCACY, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, SUPPORT GROUPS, LEGAL ADVOCACY, YOUTH VIOLENCE PREVENTION EDUCATION, CAMP HOPE OREGON, PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION. AT OUR SECURE EMERGENCY SHELTER, RURAL OUTREACH OFFICES, CLACKAMAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE, DHS, CAMP HOPE OREGON, AND A SAFE PLACE FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER (ASP-FJC), CWS COORDINATES SERVICES WITH OTHER PUBLIC AND PRIVATE AGENCIES IN ORDER TO BEST SERVE SURVIVORS SEEKING HELP.

BREAKING THE ISOLATION OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE.

THE VILLAGE OF HOPE EMERGENCY SHELTER AND HOUSING PROGRAM, THE HISTORIC CORE PROGRAM OF CLACKAMAS WOMEN'S SERVICES, IS DESIGNED TO BREAK THE ISOLATION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BY HELPING SURVIVORS RECONNECT TO A SOCIAL FABRIC IN WHICH THEY FEEL VALUED, SUPPORTED, AND TO WHICH THEY CONTRIBUTE MEANINGFULLY. THE VILLAGE NURTURES A RICH AND DIVERSE COMMUNITY, SERVING A WIDE RANGE OF LANGUAGES, THOSE NEEDING SERVICE ANIMALS, AND WOMEN STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL HEALTH OR ADDICTION ISSUES - ALL IN ONE COMMUNITY. IN THIS SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT, SURVIVORS CAN STEP AWAY FROM THEIR CURRENT HOME LIVES, REGAIN THEIR STRENGTH, AND INDIVIDUALLY SHAPE THE WAYS THEY WANT TO MOVE FORWARD IN THE WORLD. IT IS A PLACE WHERE PARTICIPANTS FEEL TRUSTED TO MAKE THEIR OWN LIFE CHOICES AND DO WHAT IS MEANINGFUL TO THEM. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)THE VILLAGE EMERGENCY SHELTER ACCOMMODATES UP 15 ADULTS AND 25 CHILDREN AT A TIME, SERVING APPROXIMATELY 250 SURVIVORS EACH YEAR. THE CWS HOUSING PROGRAM SERVES OVER 150 HOUSEHOLDS ANNUALLY THROUGH A HOUSING FIRST MODEL THAT INCLUDES TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, HOMELESS PREVENTION, PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, RAPID REHOUSING AND ON-GOING SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. THIS INCLUDED DIRECT RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND COMPREHENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT, WHICH HELPED PARTICIPANTS AFFORD THE COSTS OF LIVING WHILE BUILDING THE SKILLS NEEDED TO NAVIGATE HOUSING BARRIERS AND THE TIME TO HEAL FROM THE TRAUMA THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED. THE PROGRAM OFFERS HOUSING ASSISTANCE TO SURVIVORS: PREVENTION AND RAPID REHOUSING FUNDS SHORT-TERM ASSISTANCE PROVIDED FUNDING FOR PEOPLE TO EITHER STAY STABLY HOUSED OR RETURN TO SAFE AND STABLE HOUSING; TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FUNDS MEDIUM ASSISTANCE PROVIDED THREE TO SIX-MONTH SUBSIDIES TO ALREADY HOUSED SURVIVORS IN ORDER FOR THEM TO SECURE EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCES; PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FUNDS LONG-TERM ASSISTANCE PROVIDED FOR AS LONG AS NEEDED ASSISTANCE. THIS FUNDING ALLOWED US TO SUPPORT SURVIVORS WHO HAVE DISABILITIES OR HIGH BARRIERS TO HOUSING; POPULATION SPECIFIC HOUSING PROGRAMS FUNDING SPECIFICALLY DEDICATED TO PRIORITIZE POPULATIONS SUCH AS THE BIPOC COMMUNITY, IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITY AND VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

COMMUNITY BASED SERVICESCWS COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES ARE HEADQUARTERED AT A SAFE PLACE FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER FOR CLACKAMAS COUNTY (ASP-FJC). ASP-FJC PROVIDES A SAFE LOCATION WHERE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS, LEGAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, VICTIM ADVOCATES AND COMMUNITY PROVIDERS CAN WORK TOGETHER, UNDER ONE ROOF, SUPPORTING VICTIMS AND THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH A CONTINUUM OF CARE. VICTIMS CAN REPORT A CRIME, PLAN FOR THEIR SAFETY, GET COUNSELING, OBTAIN HELP WITH A RESTRAINING ORDER THROUGH A VIDEO-COURT PROGRAM, AND GET INFORMATION ON SHELTER, ENTER THE HOMELESS SERVICE COORDINATED SYSTEM FOR HOUSING THROUGH AN ONSITE INTAKE, CONNECT WITH MEDICAL HELP, AND TRANSPORTATION - ALL IN ONE LOCATION. THE CO-LOCATION AND THE INTEGRATION OF THESE SERVICES (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)ADDRESSES MANY ISSUES OF ACCESS AND PROVIDES COHESIVE SERVICES THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY NON-EXISTENT AND/OR SPORADICALLY OFFERED. THE OPENING OF ASP-FJC CREATED THE PIVOTAL FOUNDATION FOR ACHIEVING OUR COMMUNITY'S VISION TO IMPLEMENT A COORDINATED APPROACH TO ADDRESS THE SHATTERING IMPACTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING, DATING VIOLENCE, ELDER ABUSE, SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND TRAFFICKING THROUGH A COMMON VISION, VAST-REACHING IMPROVEMENTS AND SYSTEMIC CHANGE, SERVICE INTEGRATION ACROSS MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES, CHANGES IN POLICY AND PRACTICE, INCREASED INVESTMENTS AND A ROBUST WELL-FUNCTIONING PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP. CWS ADVOCATES ASSIST SURVIVORS IN NAVIGATING THESE SYSTEMS AND ACCESSING THE SERVICES THAT THE PARTICIPANT CHOOSES. CWS PROVIDES OVER 75% OF THE SERVICES OFFERED AT A SAFE PLACE INCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, CRISIS INTERVENTION AND LONG TERM ADVOCACY AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT CLASS, PARENTING SUPPORT, RURAL OUTREACH, LEGAL ADVOCACY, HOUSING ASSESSMENTS, COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND SO FORTH. THERE ARE AN AVERAGE OF 25 VISITS DAILY OF VICTIMS SEEKING SUPPORT THROUGH THIS OFFICE AND CWS PROVIDED OVER 25,000 UNITS OF SERVICE THIS YEAR. RECENTLY, CWS WORKED WITH PARTNERS AT ASP-FJC TO LAUNCH A NEW ELDER ABUSE COORDINATED COMMUNITY RESPONSE THAT PROVIDES SPECIALIZED TRAINING ACROSS MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES, INCREASES SERVICE CAPACITY AND BUILD A COLLABORATIVE RESPONSE TO ABUSE IN LATER LIFE. TO ENHANCE ACCESS AND STRENGTHEN PARTNERSHIPS, CWS PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS ACCESSING SERVICES THROUGH OREGON DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES (DHS) BRANCHES IN CLACKAMAS COUNTY BY INCREASING THE NUMBER OF DHS CO-LOCATED ADVOCATES. THIS RESULTED IN AN INCREASE OF PARTICIPANTS REFERRED FROM DHS AND CONTRIBUTED TO AN OVERALL INCREASE IN REFERRALS FOR COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES. WE CONTINUED TO PROVIDE QUARTERLY TRAININGS FOR DHS STAFF ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND TRAUMA. IN ADDITION, CWS HAS A RURAL OUTREACH OFFICE AND HAS A SEXUAL ASSAULT ADVOCATE LOCATED AT CLACKAMAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

COUNSELING AND SUPPORT GROUP SERVICESCWS CONTINUES TO OFFER MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING SERVICES THAT ARE TRAUMA SPECIFIC AND INDIVIDUALLY TAILORED TO SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE, TRAFFICKING, CHILD ABUSE AND ELDER ABUSE. THE COUNSELING AND SUPPORT GROUP PROGRAM PROVIDES INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY AND GROUP THERAPY FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH AND ADULTS THROUGH LICENSED THERAPIST WITH ADVANCED EXPERTISE IN TRAUMA RECOVERY; PROVIDING OVER 1,000 COUNSELING SUPPORT SESSIONS ANNUALLY. A COMBINATION OF GRANT FUNDING AND INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENTS HELP TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE PROGRAM AND ALLOWS US TO CONTINUE TO PRIORITIZE EQUITY IN SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY, SOCIAL WORK STUDENT INTERNS PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CAPACITY TO SERVE UNINSURED, OTHER INSURED, (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)OR FOLKS FOR WHOM IT MAY NOT BE SAFE TO BILL INSURANCE. WE CONTINUED TO PRIORITIZE THE VALUES OF EQUITY AND INCLUSION FOR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. WE HAVE A FULL TIME LATINA COUNSELOR WHO PROVIDES CULTURALLY SPECIFIC COUNSELING SERVICES TO SURVIVORS WHO ARE OFTEN UNINSURED, AND FACE LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL BARRIERS. THE COUNSELING PROGRAM OFFERED SERVICES AT OUR OFFICE IN SANDY, INCREASING ACCESSIBILITY FOR SURVIVORS WHO LIVE IN RURAL AREAS OF THE COUNTY. NEARLY 40% OF SURVIVORS WHO ACCESSED COUNSELING SERVICES IDENTIFIED AS LATINA AND 24% LIVED IN RURAL PARTS OF CLACKAMAS COUNTY.CWS COUNSELING SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN THREE CERTIFIED COUNSELING LOCATIONS INCLUDING A SAFE PLACE FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER, CWS' RURAL OUTREACH OFFICE, AND THE CWS' CLACKAMAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE OFFICE. IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES, WE ALSO MEET WITH FOLKS IN THEIR HOMES, AT SHELTER OR AT SCHOOL. THIS FLEXIBILITY HELPS INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY AND EQUITY IN SERVICES. CLINICIANS USE EVIDENCE BASED TREATMENT MODALITIES, INCLUDING COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, EMDR SENSORIMOTOR PSYCHOTHERAPY, MINDFULNESS, MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING, AS WELL AS ART AND PLAY-BASED INTERVENTIONS WITH KIDS INCLUDING A WINDOW BETWEEN WORLDS.

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