{"id":36792,"date":"2013-04-02T07:28:02","date_gmt":"2013-04-02T12:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/?p=36792"},"modified":"2013-04-03T06:26:16","modified_gmt":"2013-04-03T11:26:16","slug":"local-ywca-now-offering-domestic-violence-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2013\/04\/02\/local-ywca-now-offering-domestic-violence-services\/","title":{"rendered":"YWCA offers domestic violence services"},"content":{"rendered":"

DAVE MOSIER\/<\/strong>independent editor<\/em><\/p>\n

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This new secure door with frosted glass for added security has been installed at the entrance to the YWCA as part of the YW's new domestic violence services program. (Dave Mosier\/Van Wert independent)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The YWCA of Van Wert County has added domestic violence services to its list of social services provided to area residents.<\/p>\n

YWCA Executive Director Stacy Looser announced reception of a grant from Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine\u2019s office that will be used to provide a variety of domestic violence services to the community. A grant of $103,204 was awarded to the YWCA by the Attorney General\u2019s Office to provide domestic violence services. The grant also included a local match of $19,972, which was paid with funds from the United Way of Van Wert County.<\/p>\n

Services provided under the new YWCA program include a 24-hour protective shelter, a 24-hour immediate housing domestic violence hotline (567.259.9501), child and court advocacy, complete confidentiality, case management, support and educational groups, on-site mental health and alcohol-drug treatment services, referrals to community agencies, economic empowerment (which includes opportunities for furthering education and computer training), and employment assistance.<\/p>\n

\u201cLots of YWCAs in Ohio do domestic violence programs — Toledo has domestic violence, Hamilton, Cincinnati, Dayton, they all have domestic violence programs — so it\u2019s in our mission, it\u2019s what we do,\u201d said Jamie Evans, Transitional Housing coordinator for the YWCA, who will also coordinate the YW\u2019s domestic violence programs.<\/p>\n

Mental health and alcohol-drug treatment programs would be offered on-site at the YWCA through a contract with Westwood Behavioral Health Center.<\/p>\n

Because the YWCA\u2019s housing facilities are already covered under a transitional housing grant, domestic violence victims would receive housing through that program, at least for this year, Evans said. Starting in 2014, the YWCA will become an official domestic violence shelter, and would then separate the domestic violence and transitional housing programs. If YWCA housing is full, she added, the YWCA would assist domestic violence victims in obtaining housing through a referral list.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, unlike the transitional housing program, where it can take up to two weeks to provide housing for participants, Evans stressed that domestic violence victims would be provided immediate housing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is an immediate intake program,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Evans said YWCA officials had already been looking at the possibility of adding domestic violence services when the Attorney General\u2019s Office approached them about starting a program in that area. She also noted that United Way Executive Director Deb Russell was also instrumental in obtaining funding for the YWCA\u2019s new domestic violence services program.<\/p>\n

Moreover, Evans said the YWCA has made a number of changes to accommodate its new domestic violence services program. Changes include installation of a new secure entrance door, a swipe-card security system within the YWCA\u2019s building and 24-hour staffing for the program.<\/p>\n

Also, while members of Peak Fitness Center have 24\/7 access to fitness facilities located in the YWCA building, that area is sealed off from the rest of the building, Evans noted.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, she added that the YWCA staff’s mission is to provide the best domestic violence services program it can.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re just concentrating on giving the community an amazing resource for domestic violence victims,\u201d Evans said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DAVE MOSIER\/independent editor The YWCA of Van Wert County has added domestic violence services to its list of social services provided to area residents. YWCA Executive Director Stacy Looser announced reception of a grant from Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine\u2019s office that will be used to provide a variety of domestic violence services to the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-29 19:33:42","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36792"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36792\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}