COMMUNITY SERVICE TOUR CONTINUES AT THE CENTER FOR HOPE & SAFETY Front L-R: Mike Adler, Henrietta Wolfeiler, Bea Podorefsky, Barbara Savetsky, Phyllis Betancourt Center for Hope and Safety is dedicated to assisting victims, and their children, of domestic violence by turning fear into safety, helplessness into strength, and isolation into hope. They strongly believe that every person has the right to be safe, empowered, and free from violence and the fear of violence. Their mission is to help clients heal and grow through a wide range of services that give them the tools they need to leave the violence, and empower them and their children for new beginnings. The new building in Rochelle Park is for non-emergency services and houses the outreach program, counseling and stellar Project CHILD programs. We met with several counselors during our visit. Irena Dimitroski, Director of Follow Up and Vidalia Acevedo, Director of Outreach and Multicultural Services told us that sometimes a woman would rather stay with their abuser than leave. There is so much uncertainty in leaving and that there is no safe place to go. They outlined the services CHS provides: 24 Hour Hotline, Emergency Shelter, Children’s Services (in the emergency shelter), Project Self-Sufficiency for women, Transitional Housing, Outreach, Multicultural Services, Elderly/Disabled and Project CHILD. We all left with a better understanding of how CHS helps women and their children. We were impressed with the Project CHILD program and the amazing results they showed us they are making with the children. Click each photo to enlarge.
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