Friends Against Abuse

Supervised visitation allows children to visit with their non-custodial parent in a safe and supervised environment

The 24/7 crisis line is answered by phone advocates who answer calls outside of the business day. In 2024 they answered 83 calls. Normally, the number of calls into the crisis line range from 170 to 270 calls per year. The phone advocates receive a small stipend which is less than federal minimum wage, so this program is funded through a grant from the united way of northeastern minnesota and donations from lake of the woods county and the city of international falls.

The crime victim advocates provide support, guidance and resources to victims of crime. We call that direct client services. Direct client services includes safe housing, rent, storage unit rental, phone, phone replacement, cellular minutes, gas cards, food cards, local bus tickets, lock re-key/lock replacement, motion lights, ring camera or a bus ticket to st. Cloud. In 2024, friends against abuse provided $8,013.64 in direct client services to victims in koochiching and lake of the woods counties.