Hope Family Services Inc

Children's counseling program: the children's counseling program is for children and youth who live in (or have lived in) families where domestic violence occurs or has been witnessed. The goal of the program is twofold, help manatee county children who have experienced or witnessed domestic violence heal from the trauma of violence while providing a safe place for children to express their feelings in an effort to teach new, appropriate skills for living an abuse and violence-free life, which ultimately breaks the intergenerational cycle of violence.

Advocacy program: the advocacy program assists adult victims and survivors of domestic violence with a safe place to evaluate their options while learning safety strategies and deciding the next course of action. Advocates assist those who call or come in with front-line, emergency, trauma-informed, crisis oriented assistance including immediate safety planning, legal intakes, referrals for basic services such as food, housing assistance, budgeting classes, childcare, etc. And whatever clients deem necessary.