Sanctuary For Families Inc

Clinical services reached 2,568 adults and children last year, including individual, family, and group counseling; safety planning/danger assessments, and referrals for medical, mental health, and other urgent needs. In addition, clients may be awarded direct financial grants for critical needs including rental assistance, childcare, food, education and transportation.

Transitional domestic violence shelter housed 117 adults and 146 children, with 59 clients discharged and served through post-shelter services such as counseling, case management, financial assistance, and legal referrals. Sanctuary's 4 emergency domestic violence shelters housed 65 adults and 107 children. In addition, clients may be awarded direct financial grants for critical needs including rental assistance, childcare, food, education and transportation.

The economic empowerment program (eep) is an intensive service-sector career training program offered in-house at our main office and one additional location. Its 4-month, full-day training program includes career readiness; office technology skills including ms word, excel and powerpoint; and english and math literacy. Eep served 535 clients including 131 in 4 months career training program, and 60 in abbreviated spanish language training program. The remaining clients engaged in internships, supplemental occupational training, job placement assistance, esol classes, and/or other ancillary programs. In addition, clients may be awarded direct financial grants for critical needs including rental assistance, childcare, food, education and transportation.