EAP, provided as a worker benefit by employers, offers confidential counseling, information and referral, supervisor training, consultation and program evaluation. EAP enhances a worker's sense of well-being and productivity. The family may be housed for up to six days in a private home while the victim, with the assistance of the domestic violence staff, pursues legal options and alternative housing. A 24 hour emergency hotline, counseling, peer groups, advocacy, case management and transportation are available to residents of Ontario, Seneca and Yates Counties. A professional counselor provides intervention and assessment of the problem and supports the child victim through all phases of the judicial process.
Ongoing counseling is provided to both parent and child.
Inservice training and statistical data are available to interested agencies and community groups. The Hispanic Youth Program provides counseling, translation services, information, referrals, transportation and advocacy to Hispanic youth, up to age 21, and their families who reside in Ontario and Wayne Counties. Counselors also work with elementary and high school youth groups to foster positive growth and development Keeping Hispanic young people in school is one of the goals of this program. Referrals are accepted from community agencies and Hispanic youth and families are encouraged to seek assistance from our Agency on their own. This program provided a 24 hour emergency hotline, short-term emergency housing, counseling, advocacy and case management for adolescents in the Wayne County community.