Services Provided and Accomplishments Achieved
Through Covid 19 and the racial tensions and civic unrest, cases of domestic abuse continue, creating needs of homelessness and trauma for women and children. Gratefully, all women and families at The Dwelling Place remained safe from the virus and from abuse to date. This is a gift of God. We have also seen many women complete all of the necessary processes equipping them to move to homes of their own since May of 2020. This is an incredible achievement for each woman and an amazing opportunity during such uncertain times. The Alumni Program, started in 2019, provides each woman now living “on her own” to still have support and connection with our team and with women they came to know while living in the homes.
The Dwelling Place provides four homes (Sandy’s Place, Ruth’s Place, Esther’s Place, and Lydia’s Place) with a capacity to house 57 women and children at one time. We are blessed and grateful to provide a safe place to call home and well-defined support services for women and children who are homeless and traumatized because of domestic abuse.
In 2019, we successfully housed and served 29 women and 43 children (23 of the women are mothers). We received calls for help from 414 women with 299 children—all victims of domestic abuse. All women left domestic violence successfully and detached from their abusers. The women and children found safety and remained safe within our program. 72 women and children received 10,717 nights of safety; with the average stay of 10 months. (Average length of stay of those graduating in 2019 was 13 months). (In 2018, we served 20 women (16 of the women were mothers) and 25 children. The average length of stay for a woman at The Dwelling Place was 8 months.) Time is a gift that is essential for a woman to heal, make plans, and become equipped for a future free of abuse. Thank you for providing a safe place to call home and the support each woman and child needs in this critical season of their life.
Our graduates step into a future financially independent, abuse-free living, dependent on Jesus Christ and surrounded by God's people. Lives are being transformed by God's grace and the love and labor of His people. Thank you for supporting the women and children we serve!