Women in Transition (WIT)

Domestic violence services: wit provides supportive, empowerment counseling to individuals who are experiencing domestic violence. Phone counseling for survivors and their family and friends and 3rd party referrers are available through the philadelphia dv hotline and wit's lifeline. Survivors can receive one-on-one counseling and participation in weekly peer support groups. Wit counselors are trained and trauma-informed, and all sessions are free and confidential. Wit also offers education and prevention programs to help communities recognize and respond to domestic violence and gender-based violence. in fy'22, wit provided domestic violence-related telephone counseling and information to 1,311 callers, 1,766 hours of intensive individual counseling and advocacy services to 294 clients.

Substance abuse intervention services: wit works with people who are struggling with addiction to drugs or alcohol. We help clients set goals, discover their unique strengths, and think through the challenges they will face during their recovery process. Services are provided free of cost and include supportive telephone counseling, peer support groups, and recovery management/relapse prevention. Wit offers 8-week-long recovery support groups in partnership with drug and alcohol treatment programs throughout philadelphia. These groups address both the substance abuse and domestic violence in people's lives. in fy'22, wit provided individual recovery support counseling to 49 clients and 70 people participated in our group sessions.