SOJOURNER FAMILY PEACE CENTER INC
619 W WALNUT STREET, MILWAUKEE, WI 53212 www.familypeacecenter.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TRANSFORMING LIVES IMPACTED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

FAMILY ADVOCACY - SOJOURNER FOCUSES ON HELPING VICTIMS REGAIN THEIR SENSE OF EMPOWERMENT AND OBTAIN THE RESOURCES AND SKILLS THEY NEED TO ACHIEVE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND INDEPENDENCE. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH INDIVIDUAL CASE MANAGEMENT, SUPPORT GROUPS AND LIFE SKILLS PROGRAMS. SUPPORT GROUPS HELP VICTIMS UNDERSTAND THE DYNAMICS OF ABUSE, HOW THEIR ABUSER'S USE POWER AND CONTROL TACTICS TO MANIPULATE THEM, AND HELP THEM TO REGAIN THEIR DIGNITY, HOPE AND EMPOWERMENT AS SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP SERVICES ASSIST SURVIVORS IN THEIR EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT. SERVICES ASSIST SURVIVORS WITH PERSONAL GOAL SETTING AND EMPOWERMENT. PROGRAM STATISTICS: 3,385 INDIVIDUALS SERVED; 16,928 CONTACTS.

FAMILY PEACE CENTER - THIS 72,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY, WHICH OPENED IN NOV, 2015, PROVIDES CO-LOCATED SERVICES WITH 14 CO-LOCATED PARTNERS AND 4 VISITING PARTNER AGENCIES. ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTED INCLUDE AURORA HEALTHCARE, CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN, DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, MILWAUKEE POLICE DEPARTMENT, MILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, CORE EL/CENTRO, GOODWILL INDUSTRIES, JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES, MILWAUKEE COUNTY WRAP AROUND AND SOJOURNER FAMILY PEACE CENTER.

SHELTER - PROGRAMS INCLUDE A DOMESTIC ABUSE HOTLINE, CRISIS HOUSING AND BASIC NEEDS ASSISTANCE. THE SOJOURNER DOMESTIC ABUSE HOTLINE OFFERS 24/7 ACCESS TO TRAINED VOLUNTEERS AND ADVOCATES WHO WILL PROVIDE CRISIS INTERVENTION TO VICTIMS, INFORMATION AND REFERRAL TO THE PUBLIC, ASSIST LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO ARE RESPONDING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CALLS FOR SERVICE, AND NOTIFY VICTIMS WHEN THEIR ABUSERS HAVE BEEN RELEASED FROM JAIL. THROUGH THE 54-BED SOJOURNER TRUTH HOUSE EMERGENCY SHELTER, WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE SHELTER, NUTRITIOUS MEALS, CHILD CARE, CLOTHING AND PERSONAL HYGIENE ITEMS. WHILE RESIDING IN THE SHELTER, MOTHERS WORK WITH ONSITE MPS SOCIAL WORKER TO ARRANGE TRANSPORTATION TO SCHOOL TO ENSURE THAT THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION IS NOT DISRUPTED. CHILDREN RESIDING IN THE SHELTER WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE TUTORING FOCUSED ON ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT. VICTIMS WHO ARE TAKING THEIR FIRST STEPS TOWARD INDEPENDENCE WHEN LEAVING THE SHELTER RECEIVE BASIC NEEDS ASSISTANCE WITH SECURING SAFE HOUSING, FOOD, CLOTHING, TRANSPORTATION, HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES. PROGRAM STATISTICS: 18,281 CALLERS TO THE DOMESTIC ABUSE HOTLINE; 17,146 NIGHTS OF CRISIS HOUSING PROVIDED TO 240 HOMELESS WOMEN AND 251 CHILDREN WHO WERE FLEEING ABUSE.

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