Our program is best known for assisting victims of domestic violence and sexual assault; however, did you know that if your home is broken into and you need knew locks, we can help? If you are a victim of arson, identity theft, assault, DUI crash we can provide advocacy and emergency assistance (with verification of the crime within the past 6 months)if you are Eastern Shawnee and local community within our service area.
Category: Monthly Blog Posts
Haven January Article
We’ve had a busy holiday season full of outreach events, conferences, program reviews, new staff, and new clients seeking services. Like many of you, we’re ready for the calm long winter nights to rest and recharge. In this month’s article we’d like to introduce our two new advocates, Joy McCoy and Lisa Shamblin.
Haven December Article
In this month’s article we’re focusing on how difficult holidays can be for victims of domestic violence and those that love them.
Haven November Article
October was Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a time we focused on providing education and outreach about domestic violence and our services. However, we believe it’s important to take more than just one month a year to do that. So, this month’s article is about defining what exactly domestic violence is. We often hear “it can’t be domestic violence…they didn’t hit me”. “It’s not domestic violence…we’re married, and he/she just likes to know where I am at all times and give me an allowance”.
