HAWC's Programs
HAWC's direct services are provided in 23 cities and towns throughout the North Shore. The main office is in Salem, with satellite offices in Lynn, Gloucester and Ipswich. Advocates are also out-stationed at North Shore Medical Center’s Salem and Lynn campuses and the Beverly police department. Our very active cadres of over 200 volunteers provide hotline support, court advocacy and support group facilitation.
HAWC provided the following free services in FY 2009: |
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HAWC's Counseling and Advocacy services include a 24-hour confidential hotline, individual short-term counseling and support groups:
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24-Hour Hotline: Volunteers provided information, support, and referrals to 3,733 individuals.
- Individual Short-term Counseling: HAWC provided short-term individual counseling for 637 individuals, helping them to create a safe, violence-free life for themselves and their children.
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Support Groups: HAWC facilitated free, ongoing support groups for 149 people.
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HAWC's Children's Program offers parents and their children who have experienced domestic violence; support and information, play and expressive arts therapy groups for children, short--term counseling for children and parents, and safety planning for children. In FY 2009, 123 parents and children received counseling. |
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HAWC promotes healthy teen dating relationships through educational outreach and classroom activities in and after-school settings and throughout the summer. Adolescents learn to identify the warning signs of potentially abusive relationships and discuss ways to engage in healthy decision making. In FY 2009, the program reached 7,870 elementary, middle and high school students. |
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HAWC legal advocates (both staff and volunteers) assist victims in obtaining restraining orders in five district courts: Lynn, Salem, Peabody**, Gloucester and Ipswich court in Newburyport, and at Salem Probate and Family Court. In FY 2009, 2,146 victims received support and assistance from HAWC legal advocates in court. An additional 79 people received counseling in Family Law and Immigration pro bono clinics. |
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The HAWC shelter provides a short-term program that addresses the resident's immediate safety, emotional, physical and legal needs, as well as longer term housing, employment and economic stability needs. In FY 2009, 54 residents and their 46 children stayed at the HAWC shelter and 82 adults and children were provided with rental and relocation assistance or homeless prevention services.**
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HAWC conducts numerous education and training activities year-long, to raise public awareness and create community-wide prevention strategies to respond to and prevent domestic violence. In FY 2009 3,939 individuals were trained by HAWC staff at businesses, community & health care agencies, church, civic and business groups. |
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** These programs are funded in part by the City of Salem Department of Planning & Community Development, U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development. In the provision of our services, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, age, religion, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, ancestry, public assistance, veteran history/military status, genetic information or disability. |
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