Organization: LAKE COUNTY CRISIS CENTER
Mission: THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
Activities: SHELTER & CRISIS ADVOCACY - WE PROVIDED 11,661 NIGHTS OF EMERGENCY SHELTER TO 198 ADULTS AND 160 CHILDREN. THIS INCLUDED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS WHO STAYED AT THE SHELTER FACILITY AS WELL AS 138 SURVIVORS AND THEIR CHILDREN WHO RECEIVED 5,773 NIGHTS OF SHELTER AT LOCAL HOTELS. HOTEL SHELTER IS PROVIDED WHEN THERE IS NO ROOM AT THE AGENCY'S 33-BED EMERGENCY SHELTER. IN ADDITION, WITH THE ONSET OF THE COVID PANDEMIC IN MARCH 2020, ALL EMERGENCY SHELTER CLIENTS WERE HOUSED AT HOTELS. WHILE HOUSED IN THE SHELTER PROGRAM, SURVIVORS AND THEIR CHILDREN RECEIVED 4,535 HOURS OF COUNSELING AND ADVOCACY SERVICES AS WELL AS FOOD, CLOTHING, AND OTHER BASIC NEEDS. A SAFE PLACE ALSO OPERATES A 24-HOUR CRISIS LINE OUT OF THE EMERGENCY SHELTER, ALSO PROVIDING IMMEDIATE IN-PERSON CRISIS COUNSELING FOR THOSE IN IMMEDIATE DANGER. SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE ANY TIME, DAY OR NIGHT, FOR SURVIVORS IN CRISIS OR CONCERNED FRIENDS OR FAMILY MEMBERS WHO ARE SEEKING INFORMATION ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND OUR SERVICES. DURING THE YEAR, WE HELPED 3,078 CALLERS TO OUR CRISIS LINE WITH SUPPORTIVE/CARING LISTENING/COUNSELING, INFORMATION, REFERRALS, AND ADVICE. IN ADDITION, 21 FAMILIES AND 42 CHILDREN WERE SERVED AS PART OF A COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LOCAL DCFS OFFICE.
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING & TRANSITIONAL LIVING - A SAFE PLACE PROVIDES BOTH TRANSITIONAL/SCATTERED SITE AND PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING TO TENANTS/SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THEIR CHILDREN. FOR FY20, WE PROVIDED (1) 45,283 NIGHTS OF AFFORDABLE, SAFE HOUSING IN 40 PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING APARTMENTS TO 57 WOMEN AND 142 CHILDREN; (2) 17,824 NIGHTS OF SCATTERED SITE/TRANSITIONAL LIVING THROUGH RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO 44 FAMILIES, INCLUDING 45 KIDS IN HOMES/APARTMENTS THROUGHOUT LAKE COUNTY; AND (3) 3,208 NIGHTS OF EMERGENCY AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING IN HOTELS AND APARTMENTS TO 35 FAMILIES, INCLUDING 25 CHILDREN. ALONG WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING, THE TENANTS RECEIVED 6,072 HOURS OF SUPPORTIVE SERVICES INCLUDING ADVOCACY, LIFE SKILLS TRAINING, AND COUNSELING.
COUNSELING & THERAPY - THERAPISTS, COUNSELORS AND ADVOCATES PROVIDED 7,628 HOURS OF CASE MANAGEMENT, ADVOCACY, COUNSELING/THERAPY, ART THERAPY, AND LIFE SKILLS TRAINING SERVICES TO 863 ADULT SURVIVORS AND 232 CHILD WITNESSES. THESE SERVICES WERE PROVIDED IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH IN BOTH GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL SETTINGS. SPECIALIZED ART THERAPY IS ALSO PROVIDED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. SURVIVORS SERVED INCLUDED THOSE RESIDING IN OUR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMS.
NTEE category: Human Services
Secondary category: Housing & Shelter