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By Sandra K. Ziebold What a great #NationalNightOut with our @gpd_police @SouthportPD @Lawrence_Police and @BeechGrovePD partners!
Here are some pictures of our Senior Victim Advocate, Rosa Ponce, visiting communities with @Lawrence_Police. Shout out to @gpd_police for their K9 demonstration getting a ton of kudo's and what fun the kids in the community were having with the motorcycles. Nice event! The amount of community support, the ceremony, the celebration and love was uplifting @SouthportPD and who can argue with a double rainbow! @BeechGrovePD took the brunt of the rainy weather during their event; hoping next years weather will be more kind. Lots of love to our partners and this community too! Thanks to each of these communities for coming out and supporting safer neighborhoods! By Sandra K. Ziebold  We can help save the pets of domestic violence victims.
"68% of abused women reported violence toward their animals from the abuser" - American Humane Association Our Foster Pet Program can help remove this barrier so victims can leave without fear of harm to or loss of their pets. When a domestic violence shelter cannot house a pet just have the shelter call us and we will help with your pet. Beacon of Hope Crisis Foster Pet Program is all about finding loving temporary foster homes for animals belonging to domestic violence victims. Be a foster, save a life. We reunite survivors with their pets once they can live independent and safe on their own. Admin Line: (317)731-6131 Crisis Line: (317)731-6140 By Caleb Bailey | Beacon of Hope Crisis Center Intern “My victims use the hotlines daily” – Detective Hinshaw of Lawrence City Police Founded in 2007, Beacon of Hope Crisis Center opened its doors in 2009 and has remained committed ever since. The immense change that Beacon of Hope brings to the community has been expressed by many–including the police department. Tiffany Wilson, Beacon of Hope Crisis Center staff member, interviewed Stacy Hinshaw, Detective of the Lawrence City Police Department, on how different her job is when Beacon of Hope Crisis Center is involved. “A huge Impact”, said Hinshaw. “The resources of Beacon of Hope have helped our victims at their most vulnerable times”. The collaboration with the Lawrence City Police Department has exhibited positive outcomes. When asked about the successes, Detective Hinshaw had “several victims pursue protective orders and charges filed against abusers”. As a result of teamwork, victims were able to “find the strength to leave their abusers and start a new healthy life”. “My victims use the hotline daily”, Hinshaw added. This is just one of the reasons why Beacon of Hope Crisis Center is known for collaborating with all organizations that help prevent and protect victims of domestic violence.  By Sandra K. Ziebold  Donors... Thank You. You make a difference in peoples lives when you support our agency. Your donation to our operating expense infrastructure makes a huge impact on the people we serve in your communities. You made a difference...you made this happen... Success Narrative Two weeks ago, a victim called in seeking my assistance. The victim and the abuser have a child in common, but are separated. They each have their own weeks/weekends with their child, but arguments arise. The abuser continues putting the victim in fear of physical harm when they exchange their child. Law enforcement has been involved multiple times to help ease each situation, but the abuser manipulates the officers and agrees to comply. However, after the officers leave the abuser becomes a disturbance again to the victim. The victim is afraid as the abuser continues to yell, interrupt their work schedule, make threats of taking the victims child away and possibly hurting the victim. The victim attempted filing a Protective Order in 2014 without the assistance of an advocate, but it was not granted due to lack of evidence. The victim came in this week and I assisted the victim with filing a Protective Order. This time ensuring, we provided recent and sufficient evidence of the fear the victim feels of being physically harmed. In less than 24 hours after I submitted the victims Protective Order, the court granted the Protective Order Ex-Parte for two years. Victim Advocate - Beacon of Hope Crisis Center You made a difference...you made this happen... Success Narrative A victim called the crisis line looking for assistance in applying for jobs and finding available housing. Since fleeing the abuser, the victim had been having a hard time finding a home within the victim’s budget for the victim and their children. Additionally, the victim was having difficulty finding employment. An intern and I worked with the victim on searching for jobs, sending the victim job postings, assistance on a resume and cover letter as well as homes that were within the correct budget. With the help of Beacon of Hope, the victim was able to obtain two interviews scheduled for next week and secure stable and safe housing. Victim Advocate - Beacon of Hope Crisis Center  by The Beacon of Hope Team  Beacon of Hope Relocated organization provides help for Greenwood victims By Michele Holtkamp - 5/9/17 9:32 PM In Greenwood last year, police were sent on more than 650 domestic-related calls for help. In some cases, a battery was reported. In others, the dispute was verbal. After police conduct an investigation and take a report, the victims — men or women who have been assaulted or a victim of verbal abuse — are left to figure out what to do next. Enter Beacon of Hope. The Indianapolis non-profit agency that has been helping victims of domestic violence since 2009 recently relocated to the southside and has forged a new relationship with Greenwood police. Full Feature Story and 6 gallery images available on Daily Journal website: Read and View Now  by Audrey Cloutier-Lord  Audrey Cloutier-Lord, Volunteer Coordinator During National Volunteer Week We Celebrated the Volunteers of Beacon of Hope! Volunteers are of a huge importance to nonprofit organizations. They are people who rally together for a cause they have at heart. Their passion and dedication are genuine. The time and energy they give is precious and leads to many great benefits for the community. Our volunteers bring passion, credibility, expertise, experience as well as refreshed energy, perspectives, and new ideas to our beautiful organization. They give excellent service to the community and allow the entire team to reach more people in need! Our most active volunteers: Megan, Phyllis, Jo Ellen, Dulce, Jennifer, Janet, Bidisha, Andre, Samantha and Hilina; are part of our family, and we would not be the same without them! Now, I would like to go over their accomplishment with you!
If we do a cumulative of the hours solely for 2017, as of April 26, we are already at 200.5 hours! We went from 1 active volunteer to 9 – which is an 800% increase! Please join me in recognizing our volunteers and their passion to our mission, community and everyone we serve. Wherever you are reading this from, let’s give them a round of applause.  By Sandra K. Ziebold   We had the pleasure of attending the Julian Center Judge’s Luncheon on Wednesday, April 12th. During the luncheon the Domestic Violence Network presented our Senior Victim Advocate, Tiffany Wilson, with the Baker One Outstanding Advocate award! Tiffany leads our Criminal Justice Advocacy Team serving victims of crime in partnership with our 5 police department partners.
This award is given out to an outstanding advocate that shows consistent exemplary effort in the field of domestic violence or sexual assault advocacy. The advocate has to have demonstrated advocacy efforts working with generally high-risk or unique domestic violence/sexual assault situations. This award recipient must consistently demonstrate the Baker One Project tenets of offender accountability, homicide prevention and victim safety. It is such an honor to gather with so many wonderful officers, departments, judge's, prosecutors, servant focused individuals and agencies that collaborate and serve domestic violence and sexual assault victims. Victims, survivors and conquerors as the special guest speaker, Officer Ethan Roark, likes to say and referenced in his speech. Officer Roark had wise and wonderful words to share with those in attendance. He is someone that we work with all the time as the partner agency providing advocacy for Southport Police Department and we know first hand his level of passion for making a positive difference in the lives of others. Great luncheon, wonderful hosts and I couldn't be more proud of Tiffany! She is very deserving of this award! By Sandra Ziebold  We're having a community event and want to invite you to come. Join us for appetizers, drinks and amazing raffle items. Come and see our new office and learn more about the domestic violence and sexual assault advocacy work that we do. #Denim Day Do you know the significance of Denim Day? WHAT STARTED DENIM DAY: In the 1990s, the Italian Supreme Court overruled a rape conviction, stating that since the victim’s jeans were too tight, she must have helped her rapist remove her jeans, thereby implying her consent. Due to this the women in the Italian government protested by wearing denim into governmental meetings. Denim Day was started in the United States by sexual assault advocates supporting victims. Denim Day signifies solidarity with sexual assault victims while protesting the misconceptions that surround sexual violence. Denim Day is held to increase Sexual Assault Awareness during Victim's Rights Month and to help dispel the myths and misconceptions surrounding sexual assault. The Centers for Hope will be sharing information about Sexual Assault on April 19th at the Indiana State House and will also be hosting a walk on April 26th, 2017 at Monument Circle. To show support for sexual assault victims Beacon of Hope Advocates will be wearing denim on April 19th and on April 26th (national Denim Day). We encourage you to wear denim too and to stand with us against the destructive attitudes which surround sexual assault victims.  |
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