Peace House Inc

Programs: Peace house provides a safe haven for individuals and their children when they have no other viable option to escape domestic violence. The shelter provides temporary safe housing for families while they acquire the skills and resources necessary to start their lives anew, free from violence and fear. Our goal is to help these families continue their lives with the least amount of disruption possible while they stabilize within the safety of the shelter. While at the shelter, the families are provided all of their immediate needs. The children go to school and we assist with arranging temporary shelter for family pets, when necessary. Additionally, peace house provides many resources to help clients while they are living at the shelter, including support groups, parenting classes, safety planning and domestic violence education. Case workers connect victims with the resources they need to implement a personal plan. Resources may include government agencies and other nonprofits that can provide them with legal, medical, housing, transportation, financial and other services necessary to rebuild their lives. Peace house also helps clients navigate and access available programs like the courts, police, social services, workforce services, housing agencies and others. Without peace house, many victims seeking a way out of the cycle of violence would lack the knowledge and confidence to take advantage of resources available in the community to help them. The peace house shelter was build in 1995 at an undisclosed location in a park city residential neighborhood to help ensure the safety of the families it houses. It is a state-licensed facility with licensed social workers and trained shelter advocates on site 24/7. It can accommodate up to 15 people (a combination of adults and their children) in five private rooms, each with a different sleeping configuration.

the peace house outreach program is designed to provide out-of-shelter services to victims of domestic violence, including men, women and families. Through the outreach program, all the same victim services are available to victims who are not seeking emergency shelter. Peace house outreach services are designed to empower victims to make changes when faced with an abusive situation and provide prevention education to reduce the possibility of future abusive relationships. Outreach workers help

the peace house volunteer program actively supports each of the service areas provided by peace house, including direct victim services, shelter property maintenance and enhancement, community awareness and fundraising events, grant-writing efforts, and on-going administrative, legal and technical support. The peace house volunteer program successfully attracts volunteers with diverse expertise, education and talents, and provides them mutually-beneficial opportunities to positively contribute t