Facts and Statistics about SafeHaven of Tarrant County
As SafeHaven moves forwards as a new organization, many benefits arise for residential clients. Confidentiality issues are a thing of the past as clients smoothly transfer between the two campuses. Client information can be shared between counselors, case managers and staff at both the Arlington and Fort Worth emergency shelters without breaking client-counselor confidentiality. Victims of domestic violence now also have the option of which emergency shelter is best for them based on work location, day care facilities, and transitional services available. Previously lock in relationships where there seemed to be no options, clients now have a renewed freedom of choice of services and locations to begin their new, violence free lives.
Outreach and transitional services at SafeHaven have a bright future. With the expansion of transitional housing of transitional housing options, more clients will move from the emergency shelter to independent living. A coordinated community response backing SafeHaven will allow for broader outreach to all of Tarrant County for legal, victim's assistance, counseling, transitional case management, and domestic violence services. Merging community financial support will increase the assistance allocated to clients and client programs. This increase in outreach available to clients throughout Tarrant County will support the building of success violence free living for domestic violence victims.
With a generous pool of 1,500 volunteers at SafeHaven, community education efforts will greatly increase. There will be more volunteers to cover more areas of education whether it is Project D.A.T.E., a comprehensive teen dating violence program, at high schools or education presentations at local businesses or organizations. School based services will be expanded to educate additional students, parents, and teachers on the dangers of bullying, dating violence and violence intervention. Pregnant and parenting teen support groups will educate more young mother about healthy relationships and effective parenting skills. With this expansion of educational services through SafeHaven, our community will continue to become aware of the issue of domestic violence and our students will be well-informed about healthy relationships and in so doing can end the cycle of violence for the next generation.
In 2006, SafeHaven:
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Sheltered 1,095 women and 1,624 children at the Arlington and Fort Worth emergency shelters;
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Answered almost 44,000 hotline calls;
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Provided 150,036 meals and 100,024 to shelter clients;
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Housed 128 clients through our transitional housing program;
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Assisted 2,054clients through counseling services;
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Educated over 61,000 community members on domestic violence and shelter services; and
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Logged 22,213 volunteer hours.
Press Contact:
| Reece Small | |
| Vice President of Development and Marketing | |
| 6815 Manhattan Blvd., Suite 105 | |
| Fort Worth, Texas 76120 | |
| 817-535-6462 (phone) | 817-535-2215 (fax) |
| rsmall@safehaventc.org | |
24 Hour Hotline
1-877-701-7233
Arlington Resource
Center
817-548-0583
Ft. Worth Counseling
Center
817-536-5496
SafeHaven
Administration
817-535-6462
SafeHaven Mailing Address
6815 Manhattan Blvd.
Suite 105
Fort Worth, Texas 76120
