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2007 Report to the Community
on domestic & sexual
violence in Onondaga County
20
years of giving voice & bringing light to domestic &
sexual violence
comprehensive services |
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Vera House, Inc.
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Answered: over 4,500 crisis
calls in '06 & an average of 385 calls
each month in '07
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Counseled: 843 women, men and children
through through New
Directions Rape Crisis & Sexual Assault Services in
'06 & over 643 women, men and children
through 9/07
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Served: 1,001 victims of domestic violence,
sexual assault and other crimes through the Advocacy
program in '06 & 839 through 9/07
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Sheltered: 204 women and 219 children due
to domestic violence in '06 & 126 women and
146 children through 8/07 |
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Vera House's
Alternatives Program
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Educated: 490 men in '06 & 322 men through 9/07 |
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Dorothy
Day House
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Sheltered:
31 victims of domestic violence in '06 & 23
through 9/07 |
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Hiscock Legal Aid Society
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Handled:
615 cases involving domestic violence in '06 &
456 through 9/07 |
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impact on community agencies
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In 2006, 30% or
more of the clients served by the following
agencies/programs were affected by domestic or
sexual violence:
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65% at
Huntington Family Center, HOPE Program
(supervised visitation & counseling)
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71% at
Chadwick Residence, Inc. (transitional living,
supportive housing & case management) |
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Read more of the 2007
Report
to the Community . . .
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