Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES OF SOUTHWESTERN PA IS TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ITS EFFECT ON THE COMMUNITY, TO EMPOWER THOSE VICTIMIZED BY PROVIDING ADVOCACY, SAFE AND EFFECTIVE SERVICES, AND TO WORK FOR SOCIAL CHANGE DESIGNED TO ELIMINATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
SERVICES IN THREE COUNTIES; TWO EMERGENCY SAFE HOUSE SHELTERS; 24-HOUR HOTLINE; TRANSPORTATION/INTAKE; INDIVIDUAL/GROUP EMPOWERMENT COUNSELING; INFORMATION/REFERRALS;LEGAL ADVOCACY; PREVENTION/OUTREACH.
EMERGENCY SHELTER AND 24-HOUR HOTLINE: DVSSP OPERATES TWO EMERGENCY SAFE HOUSE/SHELTERS, BOTH OF WHICH SERVE ONLY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS AND THEIR CHILDREN. THE EMERGENCY SAFE HOUSE/SHELTER FACILITY LOCATED IN WASHINGTON COUNTY HAS A CAPACITY OF 15 BEDS AND 2 CRIBS. THE EMERGENCY SAFE HOUSE/SHELTER FACILITY LOCATED IN FAYETTE COUNTY HAS A CAPACITY OF 13 BEDS AND 3 CRIBS. SAFE SHELTER IS PROVIDED IN BOTH SHELTERS FOR UP TO 30 DAYS AT CONFIDENTIAL LOCATIONS. SERVICES PROVIDED IN THE SAFE HOUSE/SHELTERS INCLUDE: 24-HOUR HOTLINE; 24-HOUR INTAKE AND TRANSPORTATION; INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP EMPOWERMENT COUNSELING; CHILDREN'S PROGRAM; INFORMATION AND REFERRALS; ACCOMPANIMENT; GENERAL AND LEGAL ADVOCACY; AND FOOD, CLOTHING, AND PERSONAL CARE ITEMS. IN FY 2019/20, A TOTAL OF 3,919 SHELTER NIGHTS WERE PROVIDED TO A TOTAL OF 233 ADULTS AND CHILDREN IN THE WASHINGTON COUNTY SAFE HOUSE/SHELTER. A TOTAL OF 2,165 SHELTER NIGHTS WERE PROVIDED TO A TOTAL OF 157 ADULTS AND CHILDREN IN THE FAYETTE COUNTY SAFE HOUSE/SHELTER. THE WASHINGTON COUNTY SAFE HOUSE/SHELTER FIELDED 1,902 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RELATED HOTLINE CALLS AND THE FAYETTE COUNTY SAFE HOUSE/SHELTER FIELDED 1,190 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RELATED HOTLINE CALLS. A TOTAL OF 5,501 HOURS OF INDIVIDUAL, GROUP, AND HOTLINE EMPOWERMENT COUNSELING WERE PROVIDED TO 1,200 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS, CHILDREN, AND SIGNIFICANT OTHERS IN THE WASHINGTON COUNTY SAFE HOUSE/SHELTER, AND A TOTAL OF 2,237 HOURS OF INDIVIDUAL, GROUP, AND HOTLINE EMPOWERMENT COUNSELING WERE PROVIDED TO 823 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS, CHILDREN, AND SIGNIFICANT OTHERS IN THE FAYETTE COUNTY SAFE HOUSE/SHELTER.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES OF SOUTHWESTERN PA SATELLITE OFFICE: DVSSP OPERATES A SATELLITE OFFICE IN GREENE COUNTY. SERVICES PROVIDED TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCLUDED: 24-HOUR HOTLINE; TRANSPORTATION TO THE WASHINGTON COUNTY OR FAYETTE COUNTY EMERGENCY SHELTER FACILITIES; INFORMATION AND REFERRALS; GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL EMPOWERMENT COUNSELING; ACCOMPANIMENT; AND LEGAL AND GENERAL ADVOCACY. IN FY 2019/20, OUR GREENE COUNTY SITE FIELDED 334 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RELATED HOTLINE CALLS. A TOTAL OF 495 COUNSELING HOURS WERE PROVIDED TO A TOTAL OF 334 VICTIMS, SIGNIFICANT OTHERS, AND CHILDREN. A TOTAL OF 112 PROTECTION FROM ABUSE PETITIONS WERE FILED THROUGH OUR GREENE COUNTY SITE, WHICH ENTERS ALL GREENE COUNTY PFA PETITIONS INTO THE STATEWIDE PFA DATABASE.
LEGAL ADVOCACY: IN ADDITION TO DVSSP LEGAL ADVOCACY SERVICES OFFERED IN OUR GREENE COUNTY SATELLITE OFFICE, OUR LEGAL ADVOCACY OFFICE IN THE WASHINGTON COUNTY COURTHOUSE PROVIDES EMPOWERMENT COUNSELING AND LEGAL ADVOCACY TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. SERVICES INCLUDE INFORMATION AND REFERRALS AND ASSISTANCE IN FILING PROTECTION FROM ABUSE PETITIONS. IN FY 2019/20, 472 PROTECTION FROM ABUSE PETITIONS WERE FILED THROUGH OUR WASHINGTON COUNTY LEGAL ADVOCACY PROGRAM, WHICH ALSO ENTERS ALL WASHINGTON COUNTY PFA PETITIONS INTO THE STATEWIDE PFA DATABASE. IN FY 2019/20 IN OUR FAYETTE COUNTY LEGAL ADVOCACY PROGRAM, 499 PROTECTION FROM ABUSE PETITIONS WERE FILED.
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 |
|---|
| Lisa Hannum | CEO | 40 | $79,413 |
| Karen Yocca | VICE PRESIDE | 0 | $0 |
| Mary K Pruss | TREASURER | 0 | $0 |
| Susan Price | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 |
| Andrea O'Daniel | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 |
| Pauline Musar | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 |
| Dr Jo Ann Jankoski | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 |
| Dolores H Hart | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Guerrieri | SECRETARY | 0 | $0 |
| Natalie Chaido | PRESIDENT | 0 | $0 |
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