Peace House Inc.

“The board reviews the tax return before filing.”

“Annual review and training of officers and employees.”

“The board reviews and approves the compensation for the executive director position.”

“The board reviews and approves the compensation for all officer and key employee positions.”

“Governing documents are available upon request.”

“Peace House, Inc. is a private, not-for-profit human services agency incorporated in the state of Utah on November 6, 1992. Peace House was established for the purpose of providing 24-hour crisis support, shelter and outreach services to adults and their children who are victims of domestic violence. Peace House has served victims of domestic violence and their children for nearly 25 years in Summit and Wasatch Counties. Peace House provided services to 279 unique individuals this fiscal year. Those individuals received services in one or more of the programs Peace House offers to support increased safety, empowerment and self-sufficiency for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. All services are free of charge. Peace House's support primarily comes from government and Organization grants and contracts, and donor contributions. Its current programs include:”

“Shelter - Peace House provides emergency shelter for adults and their children when they are escaping domestic violence. The shelter provides temporary safe housing for families while they acquire the resources and support necessary to live their lives free from violence. Peace House served 101 individuals in the emergency shelter with 40% of those being children. Over 3,000 nights of safe housing were provided to those families and individuals fleeing abuse. New Facility - In 2017, the Organization entered into a lease agreement in order to construct and operate a new facility at Quinn's Junction. Peace House broke ground on the new building in September 2017, and the project was completed in August 2019. We completed the transition of the two existing facilities into the community campus in September 2019. In our new 42,000 square feet campus, Peace House is better equipped to provide holistic and appropriate care for the families seeking our assistance. In addition to a new transitional housing program, where survivors of domestic abuse can reside for up to two years while rebuilding their lives, Peace House also houses a childcare center.”

“Clinical - The clinical program at Peace House offers therapy, group therapy and case management services to those in both an outpatient setting and for those that are residing in the shelter. The clients served include any person affected by domestic abuse, child abuse survivors and victims, sexual assault survivors and victims, and other clients in the community that recognize symptoms of an unhealthy relationship. Last year, Peace House provided 1,186 hours of therapy to adult survivors and 744 hours of therapy to children. In addition, Peace house case managers supported 91 adults with 369 hours of case management to increase safety and stability by connecting survivors to resources such as housing, employment, childcare, legal assistance, financial assistance and safety planning.”

“Outreach - Peace House provides all the same out-of-shelter support services to victims of domestic violence and identifies at-risk families and helps them avoid domestic violence crisis situations. The bi-lingual program includes education, support groups, direct intervention and case management. The program is designed to break the cycle of domestic violence through understanding, planning and action. Peace House served 100 adults with legal advocacy services which included assistance with civil protective orders and stalking injunctions as well as information on victim rights when survivors are navigating the criminal justice system. Psycho-educational groups addressing the dynamics of domestic violence and healthy parenting were provided to over 138 adults this year.”

“Education/Awareness - Peace House provides education about domestic and child abuse, and health relationships to children in community schools for grades kindergarten through 12. Presentations are made in the community to create awareness about domestic violence and the support services available at Peace House. The prevention education team provided over 600 presentations in the community and to schools to nearly 20,000 children, parents and community members. Volunteer - Peace House operates a volunteer program that attracts, educates and trains volunteers to support each of the service areas, including direct victim services, facility maintenance and enhancement, community awareness initiates, prevention education, grant writing efforts, on-going administrative, legal and technical support. Peace House had 234 volunteers donate 2,197 hours to support our program and projects.”