H.A.V.E.N. Update
By Cathleen Osborne-Gowey (Program Admin – Crime Victim Advocate) 918.554.2836 or COsbornegowey@estoo.net
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Program Update:
Hello all –
This month we are focusing on the basics of our program, what kind of program is Haven? Who do we serve? What services do we provide? It’s important to us that you know that we are here for ALL victims of crime, including domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, stalking, elder abuse, burglary, etc. Read below and call if you have questions, we’re here to help.
What Kind of Program is Haven?
Haven is a tribal advocacy program that focuses on assisting all current victims of crime. While we are tribal program (focus specifically on Eastern Shawnee victims regardless of where they live), we assist all victims that come to our office for assistance within our local community. For Eastern Shawnee Tribal members, we assist all victims regardless of where they live, meaning if you live in Oregon or Oklahoma and are an Eastern Shawnee victim of current crime we are here to assist with your needs.
Who do we assist?
We assist all current victims (Eastern Shawnee regardless of where they live and tribal and local community) of crime including, but not limited to, burglary, arson, victim of DUI/DWI crash, aggravated assault, fraud, elder abuse, identity abuse, domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking.
What kinds of services do we provide?
We have two types of services, emergency services and long-term transitional housing services. Our emergency services focus on the short-term urgent needs of victims such as legal and counseling services, emergency needs after the current victimization (locks changed after burglary etc), and change of clothes, birth certificate and ID’s, etc. Our long-term transitional housing services focus on the long-term needs of victims of domestic violence and sexual assault and are centered around creating self-sufficiency in the lives of our clients.
What kinds of advocacy do we provide?
Our advocates can assist with emergency and transitional housing needs. We have advocates that focus on legal services – to walk you through the process of our legal services and explain the judicial process. We have transitional housing advocates – our transitional housing advocates work monthly with eligible clients to assist clients with becoming self-sufficient financially. We advocates in house to warmly answers your questions when you come into the office and walk you through the next steps and we have advocates who work with Eastern Shawnee tribal members who live outside of Oklahoma.
Future Services – What Services Will we Have in the Future?
We are working to add a mobile advocacy unit that will bring advocacy to our rural areas to help those who can’t get to our office have access to services. We will do intakes, pass out intake forms, pass out COVID tests, and be available for conversations about services. We’re hoping to have the mobile advocacy unit ready within this fiscal year.
The type of services that best fit clients’ needs will be determined during the intake process. Services are contingent upon needs verified during intake.
If you have questions, please contact HAVEN and talk with one of our advocates about how we can help and what services Haven can provide.
Haven Office Hours: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm Monday – Friday
HAVEN Does NOT provide 24- hour service. After hours please call:
StrongHearts Native Helpline https://strongheartshelpline 1-844-762-8483 (call or text) or Community Crisis Center, Miami, OK 1-800-400-0883
StrongHearts and Community Crisis Center have 24 hour service
HAVEN is a tribal advocacy program offering support for all victims of crime, specifically domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking. We serve all ESTOO tribal members REGARDLESS of where they live and local community members within Ottawa County and the cities of Vinita, Jay, Grove OK and Seneca, MO.
Please call the HAVEN office during business hours for more information.
918-554-2836 or Text Line: 918.533.3070
Program Website: https://havenprogram.com/
Program Email: havenprogram@estoo.net
Facebook: HAVEN Tribal Program, Twitter: @ProgramHaven, Instagram: HAVENTRIBALProgram.
