IN 2024 THE SHELTER PROVIDED SERVICES TO 1,457 VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, INCLUDING 500 CHILDREN. MORE THAN 15,320 BED NIGHTS WERE PROVIDED AND 57,000 MEALS WERE SERVED, ALL AT NO COST TO THE VICTIMS. THE SHELTER OPERATES 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. THE SHELTER'S OUTREACH CENTER PROVIDED SERVICES TO THOSE THAT NEED ASSISTANCE BUT DO NOT NEED SHELTER HOUSING. ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED TO VICTIMS TO FILE 212 TEMPORARY PROTECTIVE ORDERS AND ADVOCATES MADE 717 COURT APPEARANCES. 25 CHILDREN ATTENDED AN 8 WEEK SUMMER CAMP WHERE THEY VISITED THE LIBRARY, MUSEUMS, A WATER PARK, RODE A HORSE, AND MANY OTHER EXCITING ACTIVITIES, ALSO AT NO COST TO THE FAMILIES. IN ADDITION, 35 VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED 1,200 HOURS OF INVALUABLE ASSISTANCE. OUR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM PROVIDED SIX HOUSING UNITS FOR FAMILIES LEARNING TO LIVE WITHOUT VIOLENCE.
