Riverside County Coalition for Alternatives to Domestic Violence

Shelter Services and childrens program The shelter provides services for victims of crime and their children in an emergency shelter program and transitional living program. The program allows the families to stay up to 180 days to ensure they are stabilized and have set goals to assist them in moving toward self-sufficiency so they can remain free from the abused-filled lives they fled from. Victims of crime and their children are provided a variety of servcies that foster support and empowerment. This is an acccomplish through emotional support, individual and group counseling, transportation, food and clothing, parenting groups, specialized mental health therapy, and referrals necessary to secure legal, medical and social services, financial education, housing placement and other assistance. Childrens program Provide individual and support group counseling for children ages 5 and older who are impacted by domestic violence. The program offers goal-oriented paraprofessional counseling to assist children with indentifying, processing their feelings, building self-esteem

Crises Line, Outreach Counseling Services The crises line is the agencys gateway for victims of domestic violence, and others who seek information. It is a safe and confidential way for individuals to ask questions and obtain services. It provides immediate intervention and assistance to domestic violence victims that are in need of shelter, counseling and other services. The staff anf volunteers are trained to assess immediate safety issues, provide information on the violence and address the callers concerns, specific needs, give options and referrals to assist the caller, and identify a plan for what to do next. The crises ine answers over 7,000 calls per year. Crises line cards are available through many agencies, including law enforcement, court system, hospitals, churches, government agencies, community-based organizations and many others. The primary goals of outreach services is to ensure a victims safety, help victims understand the dynamics of dv and assist victims in dealing with their feelings so that they can begin to improve their situation.