How We Have Helped

Our professionally staffed programs offer specialized abuse services and hope to those suffering from abuse.

The following comprehensive list demonstrates our success in 2007.

Helpline: (973) 267-4763

• Staffed 24 hours a day
• Access to emergency protection
• Information and referral
• Confidential counseling
  4,749 calls answered

Arbour House

• Safe, temporary housing
• Individual counseling
• Support group counseling
• Housing and financial resource referrals
  63 families
  9,336 nights of stay

Children's Program

• Individual counseling
• Recreation programs
• Pre-school and afterschool programs
• Mother support groups
• Children's groups
  125 children served

Simon House

• Apartment unit for 12 months
• Life skills education
• Individual counseling
• Case management
• Financial management
  16 families served
  9,859 nights of stay

Vocational Program

• Career assessment and counseling
• Computer literacy
• Job search skills
  75 individuals attended classes
  48 individuals received counseling

Resource Center for Counseling and Advocacy

• Support group counseling
• Information, advocacy and referral
• Legal information, advocacy and referral
• Court preparation and accompaniment
  1,116 individuals served in court
  248 adults participated in counseling

Jersey Center for Non-Violence

• ACT: A batterer's intervention group counseling curriculum for men
• Choices: A curriculum for adolescent boys and young men
• Vista: A group counseling curriculum for women who use force
  313 males served
  25 women served

Community Engagement

• Education programs for community groups
• Primary prevention programs for youth and adults who serve youth
• Youth Leadership development
• Engaging males in prevention efforts
• In-service training for professionals
• Affiliation agreements for domestic violence sensitivity
  278 speaking engagements
  10,377 persons attended

Dating Abuse Prevention

• Individual counseling for teen victims
• Outreach programs for at-risk adolescents
• School-based programs for middle, high school and college students
  258 programs presented
  7,570 teens attended presentations
  46 hours of counseling for teens and their parents

Volunteer Program

• Training and supervision for volunteers
  120+ active volunteers
  10,902 hours of services
• Volunteers called out by police departments in 311 cases of domestic violence.