Women's Shelter, organized in 1976, began as a grassroots organization to offer safety and advocacy services to victims of domestic abuse and to their children.
Women's Shelter's goal is to reduce domestic violence by offering alternative housing, reducing barriers to violence free living, educating the public about difficulties facing victims, and preventing future violence by working with the children.
Women's shelter inc. provides a wide range of supportive services designed to meet the individual's self defined goals.
Their main purpose of emergency housing:
Encompasses shelter 24 hour crisis interventionTransportationFoodClothingand access to donated itemsTheir general advocacy services help women with:
Safety planningCourt advocacyOrders for Protection or Harassment Order assistanceReferrals to area agenciesSupport and information groupsand individual support/advocacyWomen's Advocates accompany women to their appointments and help connect them with area resources as they move forward on their goals. Regional Shelter.
The Regional Shelter is short-term, temporary, emergency housing for women and children seeking safety from domestic abuse.
Women's shelter, inc. provides a handicapped accessible, safe and secure building, food, access to donated items, transportation, and specially trained advocates available 24 hours a day.
Transition HouseWomen who need an opportunity to transition from shelter living to independent living are invited to stay in the Transition House.
Women pay 25% of their income to stay in a clean, comfortable, and safe building.
A Transition House advocate is available to renters during scheduled hours.
I have 3 old (needless to say!) flip phones. In the past, I've donated cell phones to the women's shelter. Do you still accept these now? Thank you Laurel Phelps-Bowman
Hello. I am purging my closets of clothing that is to large for myself. I am wondering if at this time you are accepting donations for plus sized current styles clothing.
I'm currently in crisis I'm in a unhealthy unstable relationship I'm currently seeking job court advocacy and housing I'm currently looking forward in to achieving my GED as well looking to get into shelter soon as possible
I have clothing items to donate. Wondering if you are currently taking donations and where to drop off.
My senior cooperative in Rochester has a small library and we get a lot of books donated. We are wondering if you would like some of our excess books. Maybe 2 boxes or so.