Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE WOMEN'S CENTER OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY IS A VOLUNTEER, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION WITH A PRIMARY FOCUS ON FREEDOM FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND OTHER FORMS OF ABUSE. OUR PROGRAMS, POLICIES AND PROCEDURES REFLECT OUR STRONG COMMITMENT TO EMPOWERING WOMEN.
ESTABLISHED IN 1976, THE WOMEN'S CENTER OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY WORKS TO ELIMINATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SO THAT INDIVIDUALS CAN LIVE SAFER, MORE STABLE LIVES AND THRIVE. THROUGH OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES - WHICH INCORPORATE INTERVENTION, PREVENTION AND EMPOWERMENT METHODOLOGIES - WE WORK TO SAVE LIVES, PROMOTE SELF-SUFFICIENCY, CREATE INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE AND REDUCE THE IMPACT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. OUR SERVICES INCLUDE 24-HOUR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE; ELDER ABUSE SERVICES; LEGAL/MEDICAL ADVOCACY; OPTIONS COUNSELING, COURT/HOSPITAL ACCOMPANIMENT; INDIVIDUAL/GROUP COUNSELING; INFORMATION AND REFERRAL; SYSTEMS TRAINING AND ADVOCACY; HOUSING/RELOCATION ASSISTANCE; FINANCIAL LITERACY WORKSHOPS; COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND PREVENTION EDUCATION. IN ADDITION TO OUR CRISIS HOTLINE, SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN OUR OFFICES LOCATED THROUGHTOUT MONTGOMERY COUNTY. WE ALSO STAFF AN OFFICE AT THE NORRISTOWN COURT HOUSE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE ONSITE TO VICTIMS SEEKING PROTECTION FROM ABUSE ORDERS.
THE WCMC DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAM OFFERS SUPPORT TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THEIR TRANSITION TOWARD SAFETY, WITH A GOAL OF SERVING A MINIMUM OF 5,000 VICTIMS ANNUALLY. WE ALSO TRAIN FIRST RESPONDERS AND OTHER SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS TO EFFECTIVELY IDENTIFY AND REFER VICTIMS. OUR COMMUNITY EDUCATION WORK FOCUSES ON BOTH PREVENTION AND HELPING INDIVIDUALS SELF-IDENTIFY BY RECOGNIZING THE DYNAMICS OF ABUSE AND AVAILABLE RESOURCES TO ASSIST THEM. ALL OF THESE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED WITH A FOCUS ON EMPOWERMENT. THE ARRAY OF SERVICES WE PROVIDE INCLUDES:INTERVENTION SERVICES - 24-HOUR HOTLINE; SAFETY PLANNING, INDIVIDUALIZED/GROUP COUNSELING; LEGAL OPTIONS COUNSELING; COURT ACCOMPANIMENT; ELDER ABUSE SERVICES; INFORMATION AND RESOURCE REFERRAL.ADDITIONAL SERVICES INCLUDE ASSISTANCE FINDING AFFORDABLE AND/OR TEMPORARY HOUSING; EMERGENCY CASH RELOCATION ASSISTANCE.PREVENTION SERVICES INCLUDE EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO CREATE AWARENESS ABOUT ABUSE DYNAMICS; DATING VIOLENCE AND STALKING PREVENTION; AND TRAINING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT ON EFFECTIVE RESPONSE PROTOCOLS.MEDICAL ADVOCACY TRAINING FOR MEDICAL PROVIDERS IN UNIVERSAL SCREENING, IDENTIFICATION AND EARLY INTERVENTION. WE WERE THE FIRST PA PROGRAM TO EXPAND EFFORTS TO INCLUDE IDENTIFICATION OF AT-RISK CHILDREN WHO WITNESS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, ELDER ABUSE SCREENINGS IN HEALTHCARE SETTINGS AND TRAINING FOR URGENT CARE CENTERS.WE ALSO HAVE SEVERAL FUNDED INITIATIVES SERVING SPECIAL POPULATIONS INCLUDING: ELDERLY VICTIMS CHILDREN EXPOSED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LATINA VICTIMS LGBTQIA VICTIMSCONSTITUENCY/CLIENTS SERVED: IN FISCAL YEAR 2019/2020, DESPITE DISRUPTION IN COURT SERVICES RELATED TO COVID-19, WE SERVED 4,598 VICTIMS, WITH AN ADDITIONAL 473 VICTIMS SERVICED IN OUR HOSPITAL-BASED SITES.
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 |
|---|
| Maria Macaluso | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $82,975 |
| Paula Weiss | DIRECTOR AT LARGE | 1.75 | $0 |
| Dov Weiner | DIRECTOR AT LARGE | 1.75 | $0 |
| Ilyse Shapiro | DIRECTOR AT LARGE | 1 | $0 |
| Beth Rubin | DIRECTOR AT LARGE | 1 | $0 |
| Betsy Robinson | DIRECTOR AT LARGE | 1 | $0 |
| Christopher Gilman Jr | DIRECTOR AT LARGE | 1 | $0 |
| Sandra Capps | PAST PRESIDENT-HONORARY | 1 | $0 |
| Patricia Metzger | SECRETARY | 1.5 | $0 |
| Linda Brennan | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Carol Chwal | VICE PRESIDENT | 1.25 | $0 |
| Amy Stern Esq | CO-PRESIDENT | 2.5 | $0 |
| Rosemary Santulli | CO-PRESIDENT | 2.5 | $0 |
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