Sacred Heart Center

Domestic violence services - provided shelter, individual advocacy, counseling, support groups, emergency legal advocacy, criminal justice support/advocacy, medical advocacy, transportation, assistance with victim compensation claims and emergency financial assistance and operates a 24-hour crisis line for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking. Services are also provided to victims of elder abuse, child sexual abuse, child abuse and to adult survivors of child sexual abuse. In fy 2023, shelter was provided to 48 men, 231 women and 2 persons not reporting gender for a total of 1,592 service days.

Community education and outreach services - provides public awareness materials and ads, community education, workshops, and training to youth, schools and community organizations on topics/issues impacting the community and includes domestic violence, sexual assault, family violence, dating violence, bullying prevention, health, healthy relationships, personal safety, child abuse/neglect and mandatory reporting, stress management, and suicide prevention. Outreach distributed literature and materials on these topics throughout the reservation with help from the community. Health representatives and conducted class on dating violence, money management, setting appropriate boundaries, emotions, goal setting, effects of meth, and family violence for area youth, families and communities and our thrift store helped provide for the needs of 127 people in fy 2023.

Child welfare services - is a licensed group care facility for 16 youth ages 10-18 and provided group care, assessment services, crisis stabilization, respite care and community reintegration services for children and youth placed by state, tribal and bureau of indian affairs. Child protective agencies services also included providing counseling, independent living skills, therapeutic and educational groups and group and community activities for the children and youth in placement. The child welfare services had 148 total children and youth in its care for fy 2023, with 3,803 bed days with children and youth being physically present.