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- EIN 91-1176122
- (253) 893-1600
- Po Box 1449 Kent WA 98035-1449 USA
- www.dawnonline.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Domestic Violence, Family Violence Shelters, Homeless & Housing, Human Services, Women, Womens Studies
Mission: Dawn shelters and empowers survivors of domestic violence in king county and helps to keep us all safe by educating our community to respond to and prevent violence of any kind. Dawn envisions a community that commits to the belief that violence is preventable and takes shared responsibility and united action to create a more peaceful place for everyone.
Programs: Shelter - dawn's confidential dv emergency shelter. Provided 9,519 bednights to 154 clients.
community advocacy program - dawn's community advocacy program, includes individual case management, legal advocacy, education and outreach, 24 hour crisis line. We served 1,059 in the community advocacy program, provided 322 individuals with legal advocacy, held 115 support groups, and answered 1,688 crisis calls. Additionally, dawn conducted three 30-hour domestic violence advocacy trainings, total fees collected for the trainings (to cover materials provided, speaker's fees, etc. ) is $ 2,200.
prevention program: we offer a unique healthy relationships class in several schools in king county. The ten-week curriculum includes interactive discussions of peer pressure, healthy relationships, stereotypes, and respecting one another. Taught by a couple, the goal of these classes is to raise awareness and motivate youth to speak to each other about what it means to have a healthy relationship, romantic or otherwise. Through creating a safe space for transparency and vulnerability, the classes explore in depth how to recognize positive responses to anger and how to communicate with others in a healthy manner. The youth explore how and when to get involved in helping a friend or loved one who is in an abusive relationship and learn some practical interventions and how to find resources. By the end of the 10 week session, the students have some real-life skills to rely on for recognizing, forming, and experiencing healthy relationships.