DOMESTIC ABUSE INTERVENTION SERVICES INC
2102 FORDEM AVE, MADISON, WI 537044610 www.abuseintervention.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: OUR MISSION IS TO EMPOWER THOSE AFFECTED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ADVOCATE FOR SOCIAL CHANGE THROUGH SUPPORT, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH.

DOMESTIC ABUSE INTERVENTION SERVICES OFFERS A WIDE ARRAY OF CRISIS INTERVENTION AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION/PREVENTION PROGRAMS, INCLUDING A 24-HOUR HELP LINE, PROGRAMMING FOR CHILDREN FROM VIOLENT HOMES, LEGAL ADVOCACY, SUPPORT GROUPS, EMERGENCY SAFETY PLANNING, AND THE ONLY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER IN DANE COUNTY, WISCONSIN.

SHELTER AND SUPPORT - DAIS OPERATES THE ONLY EMERGENCY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER IN DANE COUNTY. THE EMERGENCY SHELTER ALLOWS FOR A TYPICAL STAY PER VISIT FOR CLIENTS OF 45 DAYS WHICH HAS PROVEN TO BE VITAL IN THE VICTIM'S ABILITY TO DEVELOP LONG TERM, SUSTAINABLE PLANS FOR THEIR FUTURE. THE EMERGENCY SHELTER IS STAFFED 24 HOURS A DAY. WHILE IN SHELTER, RESIDENTS ARE OFFERED CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, AND PROVIDED FOOD, CLOTHING, TOILETRIES, AND TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT. OFFERING COMPREHENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES IS ESSENTIAL TO ENSURING THAT WHILE IN SHELTER, RESIDENTS RECEIVE THE SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND COMMUNITY RESOURCE REFERRALS THAT ARE NECESSARY TO REBUILD THEIR LIVES. IN 2019, 321 UNDUPLICATED PEOPLE WERE SERVED IN THE SHELTER PROGRAM AND 14,092 SHELTER NIGHTS WERE PROVIDED.

COMMUNITY SERVICES - THE GOAL OF COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS IS TO DECREASE ISOLATION AND PROVIDE SAFETY PLANNING, SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND REFERRALS TO VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. CRISIS INTERVENTION INCLUDES THE 24-HOUR HELP LINE, LEAP (LAW ENFORCEMENT ADVOCATE PARTNERSHIP), AND WALK-IN SERVICES. THE FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL HELP LINE IS THE GATEWAY THROUGH WHICH CLIENTS CAN ACCESS ALL DAIS SERVICES. THE HELP LINE IS PRIMARILY STAFFED BY VOLUNTEERS. HELP LINE ADVOCATES PROVIDE SUPPORT, INFORMATION, REFERRALS TO OTHER DAIS SERVICES OR OTHER COMMUNITY AGENCIES, AND SAFETY PLANNING. IN 2019, THIS LINE FIELDED 15,618 CALLS. DAIS MAY ALSO HAVE CLIENTS WALK IN FOR SERVICES. WALK-IN APPOINTMENTS ARE BRIEF APPOINTMENTS AND MIRROR HELP LINE CALLS WITH VICTIMS/SURVIVORS BEING OFFERED SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND REFERRALS TO DAIS AND OTHER COMMUNITY AGENCIES, AND SAFETY PLANNING. LEAP (LAW ENFORCEMENT ADVOCATE PARTNERSHIP) - LEAP MORE QUICKLY CONNECTS VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN THE CITY OF MADISON WITH THE ADVOCACY SERVICES PROVIDED BY DAIS. BECAUSE OF VARIOUS BARRIERS, MANY VICTIMS DO NOT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF VICTIM ADVOCACY SERVICES AFTER A DOMESTIC ABUSE ARREST. THE LEAP PROGRAM IS A JOINT EFFORT BETWEEN THE MADISON POLICE DEPARTMENT AND DAIS FOCUSED ON REACHING OUT TO VICTIMS TO OVERCOME THESE BARRIERS AND OFFER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. IN 2019, OFFICERS COMPLETED 895 REFERRALS TO DAIS. COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES - THIS INCLUDES FACE-TO-FACE COMMUNITY RESPONSE SERVICES AND SUPPORT GROUPS. IN 2019, THE COMMUNITY RESPONSE PROGRAM SERVED 352 CLIENTS AND THE SUPPORT GROUP PROGRAM SERVED 130 CLIENTS. COMMUNITY RESPONSE SERVICES PROVIDE CLIENTS WITH FACE-TO-FACE EMERGENCY SAFETY PLANNING WITH TRAINED ADVOCATES, BASIC RESTRAINING ORDER ASSISTANCE, HOUSING INFORMATION, SUPPORT, AND REFERRALS TO OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCES. MEETINGS CAN BE HELD AT DAIS AS WELL AS AT SAFE, CONFIDENTIAL PARTNERSHIP SITES ACROSS DANE COUNTY INCLUDING HOSPITALS, CLINICS, LIBRARIES, OR OTHER HUMAN SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS. THERE ARE SITES LOCATED BOTH WITHIN MADISON AND IN RURAL COMMUNITIES IN DANE COUNTY TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY OF SERVICES TO VICTIMS LIVING IN RURAL AREAS. SUPPORT GROUP - DAIS SUPPORT GROUPS HELP MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY DECREASE THEIR ISOLATION, INCREASE THEIR SAFETY, AND CONNECT WITH OTHER DAIS SURVIVORS. DAIS OFFERS UP TO FOUR WEEKLY SUPPORT GROUPS FOR ANYONE WHO IDENTIFIES AS A FEMALE VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, INCLUDING ONE FOR WOMEN OVER THE GAGE OF 50, AND UP TO ONE WEEKLY SUPPORT GROUP FOR MALE-IDENTIFIED VICTIMS. DAIS ALSO OFFERS ONE MONTHLY SUPPORT GROUP FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF SURVIVORS.VOLUNTEERS - VOLUNTEERS ARE CRITICAL TO THE OPERATION OF DAIS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. IN 2019 THERE WERE 163 ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS THAT SERVED THE ORGANIZATION BY VOLUNTEERING DIRECTLY WITH CLIENTS IN EACH OF ITS PROGRAMS AND BY SUPPORTING DAIS COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS. IN TOTAL, VOLUNTEERS ESTIMATED 8,545 HOURS IN SERVICE TO DAIS.

LEGAL ADVOCACY SERVICES - THE DAIS LEGAL ADVOCACY PROGRAM OFFERS SAFETY PLANNING, SUPPORT, INFORMATION, AND RESOURCES TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN THE AREAS OF FAMILY LAW, CIVIL RESTRAINING ORDERS, CRIMINAL LAW, AND IMMIGRATION LAW. LEGAL ADVOCATES ARE NOT LAWYERS AND DO NOT PROVIDE LEGAL ADVICE. THE WORK OF THE DAIS LEGAL ADVOCATES MAY INCLUDE ASSISTING CLIENTS IN FILING FOR RESTRAINING ORDERS, DEVELOPING SAFETY PLANS WITH CLIENTS, PREPARING CLIENTS FOR INJUNCTION HEARINGS, PROVIDING SUPPORT TO CLIENTS DURING HEARINGS AND ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF CLIENTS WITHIN THE CRIMINAL, CIVIL, AND FAMILY COURT SYSTEMS OR WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS. IN 2019, THE DAIS LEGAL ADVOCATES SERVED 804 UNDUPLICATED CLIENTS.

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