A Woman'S Place

“The organization's bylaws were reviewed and revised to ensure they were in alignment with current practices/laws.”

“The finance committee reviews the 990, as submitted by the accounting firm, during their regular monthly meeting. The finance committee then presents, explains and responds to questions at the next board meeting. The board then approves the 990 form.”

“Annually the board of directors signs a conflict of interest statement disclosing if any conflicts exist.”

“Awp has developed strategies for determining review of its current compensation structure which begins with the presentation of the preliminary budget to the finance committee and the board. This compensation review takes into account comparative salaries in similarly budgeted organizations. All salaries are individually listed in the preliminary budget based upon said comparisons. Final budget approval is then granted after the final budget presentation in june of each fiscal year.”

“Awp has developed strategies for determining review of its current compensation structure which begins with the presentation of the preliminary budget to the finance committee and the board. This compensation review takes into account comparative salaries in similarly budgeted organizations. All salaries are individually listed in the preliminary budget based upon said comparisons. Final budget approval is then granted after the final budget presentation in june of each fiscal year.”

“AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.”

“Client outreach-a woman's place (awp) offers services to victims of domestic violence and their children providing them the opportunity to empower themselves, heal and lead safe, healthy lives. These services include crisis intervention, safety planning, emergency housing, legal representation, legal advocacy and court accompaniment, children's programming, counseling and therapy services. From 7/1/2024 - 6/30/2025 the awp professional team responded to 2,197 domestic violence victims or clients, answered 2,336 hotline calls, provided crisis intervention and safety planning at the time of incident 886 times, delivered 8,476 hours of individual and group counseling and therapy services. Awp provided advocacy, accompaniment and emergency justice assistance for 2,892 times with civil and criminal proceedings.”

“Housing services-a woman's place (awp) has a full service 24/7 safe house shelter in a confidential and secure location that provides a safe and nurturing environment plus food and clothing provisions. Shelter residents can receive counseling, support and advocacy services and finance, housing, employment, education and legal assistance. From 7/1/2024-6/30/2025, 43 adults and 54 children were provided emergency shelter in the safe house, for a total of 6,347 bed nights. Awp also operates a rapid rehousing program, providing victims the opportunity to locate an apartment that will then be subsidized through the program for up to 1 year. This program allows shelter residents to relocate more quickly, providing additional space in the safe house and discouraging survivors from returning to their abuser because of financial constraints. During their time in the apartment, awp provides case management, education on financial empowerment, budgeting and connection to other community resources. From 7/1/2024-6/30/2025, awp provided 27 domestic violence survivors with housing through this program.”

“Community outreach-from 7/1/2024 -6/30/2025 awp educators provided 5,945 students in prek- 12th grade with over 178 hours of educational programming on conflict resolution, healthy friendships and relationships, boundary setting and adolescent relationship abuse. During the same period, awp provided 1,636 college age adults and adult service providers with education about domestic and intimate partner violence. Awp's medical advocate spent 64 hours providing training to 984 individuals. In addition, awp provided 212 volunteers and staff members with 106 hours of advocacy training on recognizing and responding to domestic and intimate partner violence. Volunteers provided over 73 hours of direct service to the organization. Similarly, the agency's young adult advisory board engaged in 33 hours of volunteerism. The agency attended 49 community-based tabling events, providing 134 hours of community engagement through tabling events.”