Clackamas Women's Services

Shelter & housing | the village emergency shelter was home to 129 adults and 134 youth, with about half of the survivors identifying as bipoc. Nearly 200 households were provided with homelessness diversion and prevention support, an increase of 50% from the previous year. Cws provided 169 adults and youth with rent relief to supplement income or employment loss due to the pandemic. We also provided short-term subsidies to 56 households, an increase of 14% from the previous year.

Youth Services | cws provided support groups, and both individual and family advocacy for youth impacted by family violence, sexual violence, dating violence, and/or child abuse. We expanded Services for youth through a new schoolbased health center initiative piloted during the 20222023 school year. Our partnerships with the Oregon city and estacada school districts resulted in more than 200 students receiving onsite, traumainformed support to address the impacts of violence or abuse. Expansion into the north Clackamas school district is already underway, which will significantly increase the number of students we will serve. And this summer, camp hope Oregon returned to the traditional (and joyful!) In-person, overnight camp model following a pause due to covid. Nearly 60 youth participated (continued on sch o)and more than 3,300 volunteer hours were contributed.

Survivor supports & advocacy | more than 1,400 survivors accessed our communitybased Services. They received individualized case management, personal advocacy, and holistic support that included safety planning, access to community resources, help navigating public systems, and assistance with protective orders. Through communitybased Services, survivors were also connected to mental health Services, housing supports, family stabilization programming, and other Services to meet a variety of complex needs.crisis & support line | cws received 2,343 calls and 424 confidential texts/chats, providing 24/7 emotional support and safety planning, consultation and referrals, and resource access (continued on sch o)to those impacted by or concerned about domestic and sexual violence, as well as other forms of interpersonal abuse.

Counseling & support groups | counseling and support groups were available to help survivors of all ages process the trauma of interpersonal violence. Our counseling team has grown to include a youth focused counselor, a latinx counselor, and an intern position focused on social work. During the grant period, more than 60 individuals received culturally relevant, evidencebased counseling and mental health support from cws. Counseling hours spent with survivors exceeded last year's by 49%, with survivor participation increasing from 553 sessions to 825 sessions. With the expansion of our staff and the use of telemedicine, survivors are able to access therapy more easily and with greater frequency.community education & prevention | cws was active in communities across the county, providing students and adults with training and information about how to prevent domestic and sexual violence. More than 5,300 k12 grade public school students participated in free schoolbased domestic violence prevention programming. Through 102 training sessions, 1,609 adults participated in domestic violence prevention training. Numerous new partnerships were formed with schools, communitybased agencies, businesses, and nonprofits, strengthening the network of individuals and organizations committed to violence prevention in Clackamas county.latinx Services | by prioritizing the hiring of bilingual/bicultural staff in each of our programs, cws is creating a more diverse infrastructure, representing the voices of bipoc communities, and providing Services with a greater degree of cultural relevance. Interest in our promotoras program is rapidly growing after a hiatus caused by the pandemic, and increased community outreach is connecting more latinx survivors to cws Services than ever before. In recent months we have seen a rapid uptick in the number of latinx survivors seeking culturally specific support, especially mental health Services.