Emergency Shelter:
Available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to individuals and families fleeing from domestic or sexual violence.
Children are welcome and have their own worker available to them.
Advocacy
Supports victims in accessing and participating in the legal, criminal justice, and social services systems.
Referrals to appropriate community resources.
Professional Counseling
Helps victims begin healing from the trauma of psychological, emotional, physical, and sexual abuse.
Support Group
Offered for women who have experienced domestic and/or sexual violence.
Provides emotional support for women as they work through the effects of violence, encourages personal growth in all areas of life, provides a safe place to talk about domestic/sexual violence, and teaches more about violence and its affects on oneself and children witnessing the violence.
Crisis Intervention
Provides support, options, information, education and safety planning 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Referrals, emergency assistance, transportation and follow-up services.
Financial Assessments
Provides limited financial assistance to victims of Domestic and Sexual violence, such as assistance with first month's rent or utilities deposit.
Legal Services
Provides free legal services to low-income victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault.
Services include Pro Se Client Meetings, and once a month legal clinics.
Clients must be referred by an advocate in order to be provided legal services.
“The mission of the Avalon Center is to end power based violence against men, women, children, and the communities we serve and to achieve social justice. ”
A few weeks ago our school (Central Middle school in Morgan Co) hosted a health fair. Your organization had 2 representatives come and discuss domestic violence. Later that day I spoke to the women and discussed my friend and her severe mental abuse she is experiencing in her marriage. While I don’t think she is strong enough to leave him yet, she is in desperate need of legal and someone to just give her guidance. The young ladies I spoke with lead me to believe that she could receive support without being a resident. I apologize as I had their card but have misplaced it. Please let me know if there is any support she could receive or suggestions you could give her Thank you for the great work your organization is providing
Is this an inpatient program?