Successes

“Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.” --Booker T. Washington

Change is often hard, and learning to break a lifecycle of violence is even harder. Our women and children work very hard to make positive changes in their lives. It takes courage, strength and an abundance of determination to succeed. All successes, small and large, are important and cause for celebration. We are proud of all their achievements.

2011

• Provided 29,214 days of safe housing
• Completed the transition to the voluntary services model
• Guided 64 women to establish a personal plan for independence
• Provided more than 700 hours of individual and family counseling
• Hired a Housing Specialist in August , increasing the percentage of women leaving Coburn Place in 2011 and moving into safe, permanent housing from 56% (10/18, Jan-July) to 88% (15/17, Aug-Dec)
• Established formal partnerships with Training Inc. (workforce development, life and technology-based skills), Dress For Success (interviewing skills and work attire), Business Ownership Initiative (entrepreneurship), Apprisen Financial Advocates (credit counseling and repair, financial knowledge and stability)
• Provided more than 13,000 hours of children’s programming,  life skills development and tutoring to individual children
• Responded to more than 350 domestic violence phone calls
• Presented information about domestic violence to more than 600 people

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