South Brevard Womens Center Inc

Sexual assault victim services (savs):the women's center has been the certified rape crisis center for brevard county since march 2017, and provides 24-hour advocacy services through the sexual assault victim services program (savs). The savs rape helpline (321) 784-help (4357) is answered 24 hours a day to offer support, information on reporting options, coordination of sexual assault forensic exams, referrals for counseling, support groups, and other community resources to assist anyone who has been affected by sexual violence. Savs victim advocates are available 24 hours per day to provide in-person emotional support and accompaniment to victims while they get forensic evidence collected.in 2024, the savs program assisted 406 victims of sexual assault with 6,596 individual services. The 24-hour hotline provided 893 crisis hotline sessions, and coordinated the performance of 72 sexual assault forensic exams and 70 exam advocacy accompaniments. The savs program offers support to victims as well as their family, friends and others impacted by the crime. This allows the women's center to offer a holistic approach to healing. Savs relies heavily on our volunteer victim advocates, who took 1,306 hours in on-call shifts for our 24-hour advocacy program.

Emergency safe & transitional housing:the women's center provides emergency safe housing for women and their children. In 2024, 20 adults and 18 children were provided with 1,646 safe house bed nights. Additionally, 5 adults and 9 children were provided 131 emergency bed nights at hotels. The women's center also provides longer-term housing for homeless women and their children that includes comprehensive case management through our transitional housing program. In 2024, the agency provided 3,405 bed nights and 686 other services to 8 adults and 6 children.

Counseling:the women's center provides individual, group, and family counseling services on-site or through telehealth to women, men, and children. Free services are available to individuals who have experienced trauma, sexual assault, and domestic violence issues. Our behavioral health specialists understand the challenges people face when dealing with mental health conditions. In 2024, the counseling program helped 219 individuals with a total of 2,544 counseling services.prevention & youth programs: the women's center, through a partnership with eastern florida state college, provides a violence prevention strategy program that empowers bystanders to help reduce power-based personal violence in our community.the women's center's violence prevention educators also presented at various community organizational outreach events regarding such topics as healthy & unhealthy relationship behaviors, consent, domestic and sexual violence awareness, and bystander intervention. We believe power-based violence can be prevented in our community through partnerships, training, education, and awareness. In 2024, the prevention materials were presented to 3,136 students, faculty, staff and community members through 165 different events. Self-sufficiency:the women's center provides basic survival needs for at-risk clients and their families. Survival needs are addressed by offering food, diapers, toiletries, emergency financial assistance, clothing, and furniture vouchers. In 2024, the women's center provided 327 individuals with 1,423 services.