Clackamas Womens Services

Shelter and housing programwe received 1,851 calls on our 24-hour crisis and support line, and over 425 text/chat conversations were received on our confidential text and chat line. The village emergency shelter provided 8734 nights of shelter for survivors escaping domestic and sexual violence, elder abuse, stalking and trafficking. Over 500 households (514 adults and 615 children) were provided case management, rent and utility assistance prevention support, rapid rehousing assistance, and transitional and permanent supportive housing. Over 90% of households continued to have safe, stable housing at exit from housing assistance.

Youth servicesthe youth services program provides confidential advocacy, support groups, and family support for young people who've experienced family violence, dating or sexual violence, or trafficking. Cws provided support groups, and both individual and family advocacy for youth impacted by family violence, sexual violence, dating violence, and/or child abuse. Cws has mobile youth advocates co-located at six schools in three school districts providing services for over 15 schools throughout clackamas county, resulting in over 600 youth receiving developmentally tailored and trauma informed services to support healing from the impacts of violence or abuse. (continued on sch o)our camp hope oregon launched a pilot project to add a new caregiver and camper weekend and over 250 adults and youth participated in pathways to hope community building events in 2024.

Clackamas women's services (cws) breaks the isolation of domestic and sexual violence. Prompted by community concern for women and children escaping violence, cws opened clackamas county's first emergency shelter in 1985. Today, we are the largest organization in oregon, providing comprehensive services and support for survivors of domestic and sexual violence, child and elder abuse, stalking, dating violence, and trafficking. In partnership with the community, we annually impact the lives of more than 10,000 individuals from clackamas county and surrounding communities. Our trauma-informed and intersectional approach provides survivors with culturally relevant support while also advancing racial equity. By creating a community with survivors who come from many different backgrounds and also have a specific shared experience, we can break the isolation of interpersonal violence from a place of respect and dignity.strategic directionas a heart-centered organization, cws seeks to create a culture of respect and care for survivors, employees, partner agencies, and our community. Our five-year strategic plan focuses on seven key initiatives: raise awareness of our mission and services improve access to services expand community prevention expand and enhance our spaces to serve our community develop sexual assault services enhance staff support and wellness create beloved communityadditional cws programs:counseling and support groups were available to help survivors of all ages process the trauma of interpersonal violence. Our counseling team has grown to include a youth focused counselor, a latinx counselor, and an intern position focused on social work. This year, 178 individuals received culturally relevant, evidence-based counseling and mental health support from cws. Counseling hours spent with survivors exceeded last year's by 39%, increasing survivor participation from 1,305 sessions to 1,808 sessions. With the expansion of our staff and the use of telemedicine, survivors can access therapy more easily and with greater frequency.clackamas women's services community education and prevention program was active in communities across the county, providing training and information about how to respond to and prevent domestic and sexual violence and trafficking. 8,101 elementary, middle, and high school students received violence prevention education through 28 schools in the 2023-24 school year. Through 122 training sessions, 1,920 adults participated in community education, including agencies such as dhs, army reserves, unica, clackamas esd, and clackamas community college. Over 175 social service providers, college students, law enforcement, and greater community members across oregon participated in our community education & prevention series.the latinx services program provides culturally specific services. Through outreach efforts and community events, the program reached 5,917 individuals. The promotoras program, our groundbreaking training to connect latinx survivors to local services in their communities to break the isolation of domestic and sexual violence, hosted two cohorts. Adults and children attended over 20 weeks of support groups and gained knowledge about the dynamics of domestic and sexual violence, healthy boundaries, self-esteem, self-care activities, empowerment, and more. Cws hosts the latinx provider chat to support a network of exchange, provide a cultural space for providers, and support the latinx community, 14-19 latinx providers meet each month.