Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO EMPOWER VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT TO RISE ABOVE THE TERROR OF VIOLENCE AND TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY IN ORDER TO END VIOLENCE IN OUR SOCIETY.
THE BRIDGE TO HOPE IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO ENDING DOMESTIC ABUSE, SEXUAL ASSAULT AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING. THE PURPOSE IS TO EMPOWER THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY VIOLENCE, PROVIDE OPTIONS, AND OFFER SUPPORT SO THAT INDIVIDUALS CAN START A LIFE THAT IS FREE FROM ABUSE.
SHELTER PROGRAM: IN 2019 THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED EMERGENCY SHELTER TO 55 WOMEN AND 44 CHILDREN AND 1 MALE FOR A TOTAL OF 4,527 SAFE BED NIGHTS. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED NEEDED FOOD, CLOTHING, TOILETRIES, AND OTHER NEEDED ITEMS IN RESPONSE TO THEIR CRISES. CLIENTS WERE ASSIGNED AN ADVOCATE WHO MET WITH THEM REGULARLY TO DISCUSS SAFETY PLANNING, FUTURE HOUSING ARRANGEMENTS, AND LOCAL ADVOCACY (AND HELP WITH NECESSARY LEGAL FORMS SUCH AS RESTRAINING ORDERS). CLIENTS WERE PROVIDED SUPPORTIVE LISTENING 24/7 AS THEY STRUGGLED THROUGH THEIR TRAUMA AND MADE PLANS FOR THEIR FUTURE.
DOMESTIC ABUSE - FAMILY ADVOCACY: THE ORGANIZATION ADDRESSED THE TRAUMA ENTIRE FAMILIES EXPERIENCED WHO WERE EXPOSED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO ADDRESSED SAFETY ISSUES, CHILDHOOD RESPONSES TO TRAUMA, AND MADE EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CARETAKING PARENT DOMESTIC ABUSE - GROUP SESSION: SEPARATE SUPPORT GROUPS WERE HELD WEEKLY FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE - WOMEN, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT - MEN, SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIM SUPPORT GROUP FOR WOMEN, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUPPORT GROUP - CHILDREN.
LEGAL ADVOCACY: IN 2019 THE ORGANIZATION ACCOMPANIED 54 CLIENTS IN COURT. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO ASSURED THAT VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT KNEW THEIR RIGHTS, ASSISTED IN FILLING OUT LEGAL FORMS, EXPLAINED LEGAL PROCESSES, AND ACCOMPANIED CLIENTS TO COURT HEARINGS. ATTORNEY REFERRALS AND PRO-BONO SERVICES WERE SOUGHT AS NECESSARY. DURING 2019, THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZED 1,072 FOR DONATED SERVICES USED IN PROVIDING PROGRAM SERVICES.
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 |
|---|
| Naomi Cummings | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $73,667 |
| Ruth Ann Potter | BOARD MEMB ( | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Ordfield | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Sara Olinger | BOARD MEMB ( | 1 | $0 |
| Deb Meyer | PRESIDENT (J | 1 | $0 |
| Howard Lee | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Becky Kneer | BOARD MEMB ( | 1 | $0 |
| Gary Johnson | BOARD MEMB ( | 1 | $0 |
| Tom Harris | VICE PRESIDE | 1 | $0 |
| Mame Gale | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Julie Furst-Bowe | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Corita Forster | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Stacie Breitung | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Mickey Boyle | BOARD MEMB ( | 1 | $0 |
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