Organization: HIGHLAND LAKES FAMILY CRISIS CENTER
Mission: TO REDUCE, PREVENT AND END DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE BY OFFERING EMERGENCY SERVICES, COMPREHENSIVE INTERVENTIONS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN OUR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES.
Activities: THE CRISIS CENTER PROVIDES SHELTER, PROTECTION, ADVOCACY, OUTREACH, AND IN-HOUSE COUNSELING, AND ASSISTANCE IN RE-ESTABLISHING PERSONAL SAFETY AND SOCIAL STABILITY FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, ABUSE, OR SEXUAL ASSAULT. THE CRISIS CENTER PRIMARILY SERVES 4 COUNTIES IN TEXAS - BURNET, BLANCO, LLANO, AND LAMPASAS. FROM SEPTEMBER 1, 2019 TO AUGUST 31, 2020 THE CRISIS CENTER SHELTERED 112 PEOPLE. THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY IS 27 DAYS. THE CENTER PROVIDED COUNSELING TO 747 PEOPLE. 271 SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT HAVE UTILIZED THE CRISIS CENTER'S OUREACH SERVICES THIS FISCAL YEAR. FNANCIAL ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED TO 82 INDIVIDUALS AND LEGAL ADVOCACY WAS PROVIDED TO 1,206 PEOPLE.
NTEE category: Human Services
Secondary category: Crime & Legal-Related