DOORWAYS FOR WOMEN AND FAMILIES INC
4600 N FAIRFAX DRIVE NO 600, ARLINGTON, VA 22203 www.doorwaysva.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: DOORWAYS FOR WOMEN AND FAMILIES CREATES PATHWAYS OUT OF HOMELESSNESS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT LEADING TO SAFE, STABLE AND EMPOWERED LIVES.

SEE PART III, LINE 1.

DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE PROGRAM: AS ARLINGTON'S LARGEST AND PRIMARY SERVICE PROVIDER FOR PERSONS IMPACTED BY ABUSE, DOORWAYS STRIVES TO OFFER A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICE OPTIONS FOR SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE EMERGENCY SHELTER (AN 11 BED SAFEHOUSE SHELTER AND THREE 2-BEDROOM SAFE APARTMENTS) THAT PROVIDE SHELTER FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN IN HARM'S WAY. IN ADDITION, WE OPERATE THE COUNTY'S 24/7 DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE HOTLINE AND HOSPITAL ACCOMPANIMENT PROGRAM THAT OFFERS 24/7 SAFETY PLANNING, SUPPORT AND REFERRALS EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR. DOORWAYS COURT ADVOCACY AND ACCOMPANIMENT PROGRAM SUPPORTS PERSONS SEEKING LEGAL PROTECTION FROM INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE TO NAVIGATE THE OFTEN COMPLEX PATHWAY TO SAFETY. TOGETHER, THESE PROGRAMS OFFER IMMEDIATE, LIFE-CHANGING HELP TO ADULTS, YOUTH, AND CHILDREN STRIVING TO END ABUSE.- DOORWAYS' DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE HOTLINE ANSWERED 1,316 CRISIS CALLS, OF WHICH 988 PROVIDED CRISIS AND SUPPORTIVE COUNSELING FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC AND/OR SEXUAL VIOLENCE. - DOORWAYS TRAINED VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF PROVIDED 29 HOSPITAL ACCOMPANIMENTS FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMS, 8 ACCOMPANIMENTS FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FORENSIC EXAMS, AND 2 FOR PERSONS WHO RECEIVED BOTH EXAMS.- PROVIDED EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR 70 PEOPLE (44 ADULTS AND 26 CHILDREN) IN 44 FAMILIES.- 94% OF SAFEHOUSE HOUSEHOLDS (ALL BUT 2) BROKE THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE AND DID NOT RETURN TO ABUSIVE LIVING SITUATIONS POST-SHELTER EXIT.- COURT ADVOCACY PROGRAM ASSISTED 128 ADULTS AND 129 CHILDREN WITH SERVICES TO OBTAIN PROTECTIVE ORDERS, CHILD SUPPORT, CUSTODY PETITIONS AND OTHER COURT JUDGMENTS. 91% OF THOSE PETITIONING FOR PRELIMINARY AND PERMANENT PROTECTIVE ORDERS DECIDED DURING THE YEAR WERE GRANTED (15 WERE STILL IN PROCESS AS OF JUNE 30).- OVER 90% OF SURVIVORS SERVED ACROSS THESE PROGRAMS REPORTED INCREASED SAFETY AND KNOWLEDGE OF RESOURCES TO REMAIN SAFE FROM ABUSE.

REVIVE DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE COUNSELING CENTER: REVIVE OFFERS COMMUNITY BASED COUNSELING SERVICES FOR ADULTS, YOUTH AND CHILDREN IMPACTED BY INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE. REVIVE PROVIDES FREE, CONFIDENTIAL, TRAUMA-FOCUSED COUNSELING, CRISIS INTERVENTION, SAFETY PLANNING, AND ADVOCACY. INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING ARE OFFERED IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES, AND TWO OF OUR THERAPIST POSITIONS ARE DEDICATED TO SERVING CHILDREN AND YOUTH, FILLING A NOTABLE GAP IN THE COMMUNITY'S RESPONSE TO SUPPORTING SURVIVORS. SERVICES ARE OFFERED AT THE CENTER AS WELL AS ACROSS THE COUNTY TO REDUCE BARRIERS TO CARE. DURING ITS FOURTH YEAR OF OPERATION, REVIVE PROVIDED:- SUPPORTIVE COUNSELING AND SAFETY PLANNING FOR 258 PEOPLE: 210 ADULT SURVIVORS AND 48 CHILDREN/TEENS. - PROVIDED 2,172 INDIVIDUAL THERAPY SESSIONS (UP MORE THAN 20% FROM FY19) AND 61 SUPPORT GROUPS. A BILINGUAL VICTIM ADVOCATE PROVIDED ADVOCACY AND CASE MANAGEMENT FOR 43 CLIENTS, MOST OF WHOM WERE IMMIGRANTS, TO HELP THEM MEET BASIC NEEDS SO THAT THEY COULD FOCUS ENERGY ON THEIR HEALING.- OF CLIENTS SURVEYED, 90% REPORTED THAT THEY KNEW MORE WAYS TO PLAN FOR THEIR SAFETY, AND 95% REPORTED INCREASED UNDERSTANDING AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE IMPACT OF TRAUMA AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE/SEXUAL ASSAULT.

FREDDIE MAC FOUNDATION FAMILY HOME: DOORWAYS ALSO PROVIDES EMERGENCY SHELTER AND SERVICES FOR FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS FOR REASONS BEYOND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. OUR FAMILY HOME PROVIDES EMERGENCY SHELTER (22 BEDS), FOOD, SKILL BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES, REFERRALS, AND SUPPORTIVE COUNSELING AND GOAL PLANNING SERVICES FOR SEVERAL POPULATIONS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS- WOMEN, TRANSITION-AGED YOUTH, AND FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN. IN RECENT YEARS, THE FAMILY HOME HAS SERVED A HIGH NUMBER OF YOUNG FAMILIES AND YOUNG ADULTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS (43% OF HOUSEHOLDS SERVED WERE HEADED BY AN ADULT UNDER 25 YEARS OF AGE) PROMPTING DOORWAYS TO IMPLEMENT SPECIALIZED PROGRAMMING TO SUPPORT THEIR UNIQUE NEEDS. DURING THEIR STAY, FAMILIES ARE SUPPORTED IN DEVELOPING AND ACHIEVING GOALS TOWARD HOUSING, TRAUMA RECOVERY, AND SUSTAINED STABILITY. EVERY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY-PARENTS AND CHILDREN- ARE PROVIDED TAILORED SUPPORT AND SERVICES TO HELP THEM IN REGAINING OPPORTUNITIES LOST WHILE EXPERIENCING INSTABILITY AND TO BUILD A SOLID PATH TOWARD THRIVING. IN FY20 THE FAMILY HOME:- SHELTERED 47 PEOPLE (24 ADULTS AND 23 CHILDREN) IN 21 FAMILIES. - 74% OF HOUSEHOLDS OBTAINED PERMANENT HOUSING POST-SHELTER.- 76% OF HOUSEHOLDS WHO SUCCESSFULLY ENGAGED IN SERVICES AT THE FAMILY HOME WERE ABLE TO MEET BASIC LIVING EXPENSES AT EXIT BY CONNECTING WITH BENEFITS AND /OR BY SECURING OR MAINTAINING EMPLOYMENT.

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