The Retreat is a safe haven for families in crisis. We provide numerous services to protect victims, provide safety and help them get back on their feet and live productive lives.
Most often, our hotline is the first point of ‘contact’ for these families. When they call, caring staff listen to clients, set up appointments and the healing process begins. Our shelter provides safety, community, and often food, clothing and counseling for clients and their children. Legal Advocacy helps clients get important orders of protection when necessary, guides clients through stressful custody issues, accompanies them to court, and more. And our professional counselors help clients and families work through the painful issues they are facing, providing support and guidance every step of the way.
The Retreat. Where domestic violence ends and hope begins.
Resources: A helpful list of resources for our clients and supporters.
statistics
- Shelter occupancy rate has been 86% throughout 2007
- Provided approximately 2,162 counseling services
- Provided approximately 3,512 legal advocacy services
- Responded to 1,751 hotline calls
- Received 2,581 police reports
- Provided community education for approximately 1,207 individuals
- Screened 176 batterers mandated by the courts
- A total of 71 volunteers
- Reached approximately 4,482 students with Retreat’s in-school violence prevention education programs