Crisis Line: 920-452-7640 or
1-800-499-7640
Administrative office: 452-8611
TTY line: 920-453-6756
info@sheboygansafeharbor.org
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PROGRAMS
Safe Harbor programs are available to all Sheboygan County residents. We work to make them easily accessible. Some ways in which this is done include an 800 number and TTY for the crisis line, having program information available in Spanish and Hmong, offering support groups at a variety of times and locations, providing transportation, having a barrier-free office and shelter, and having translators and interpreters
DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE PROGRAM
The program crisis line and shelter are staffed 24 hours a day to provide
victims with immediate access to safety and support services. Services include
crisis counseling, peer support groups facilitated by staff, assistance in
obtaining restraining orders, legal referral, emergency financial assistance,
legal and systems advocacy, accompaniment to court and other appointments,
assistance with child care needs, transportation, and information and referral services.
All services are provided at no cost to the recipient.
SEXUAL
ASSAULT PROGRAM
The program crisis line is staffed 24 hours a day to provide victims with
immediate access to safety and support services. Services include hospital
advocacy, distribution of personal care packages (clothing and hygiene items) to
victims through hospital emergency rooms, crisis counseling, therapy, peer
support groups facilitated by staff, legal and systems advocacy, accompaniment
to court and other appointments, assistance with child care needs and information
and referral services. All services are provided at no cost to the recipient.
CHILDREN'S
PROGRAM
Child witnesses of family violence whose parents are served by Safe Harbor
receive special attention. Services include crisis counseling, educational and peer
support groups facilitated by staff, educational groups facilitated by staff,
advocacy and assistance with homework. All services are provided at no cost to
the recipient.
TRANSITIONAL
LIVING PROGRAM
Individuals who chose to establish a living situation apart from their
abusive partner are assisted through this program. Services include assistance
with first month rent and/or security deposit, homemaking start-up kits, food
vouchers and, when needed, financial assistance for day care, moving or other
needs. Budget counseling, case management, rent supplement, and educational
support groups which focus on concerns faced by single parents are provided to
them as long as they are involved in the program.
COMMUNITY
EDUCATION AND PREVENTION
Staff from each of the program areas assists with community education
and prevention activities in those areas. In addition to providing information
about Safe Harbor services, educational programs include presentations about
domestic abuse, dating violence, sexual assault and sexual harassment to adults
in community groups and organizations throughout the county, to students in
schools and youth groups. Prevention programs include presentations about
recognizing and developing healthy dating relationships, and tips for sexual
assault prevention. Prevention programs are offered for adolescents, teens and
adults, including those with developmental disabilities and mental illness.
Staff also trains other community professionals about how to identify and provide
services to domestic violence and sexual assault victims. Printed information is
distributed throughout the county. Specialized activities are held each April
during Sexual Assault Awareness Month and each October during Domestic Violence Awareness
Month to focus on these issues and the needs of victims.