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Causes: Family Counseling
Mission: The mission of family services of southern wisconsin and northern illinois, inc. Is to strengthen individuals and enhance families by providing an array of prevention, education, counseling, and therapy services to members of the extended stateline community.
Programs: The beloit domestic violence survivor center provides an array of services intended to keep victims of domestic violence safe from immediate threats of violence and assist them in achieving longer term safety and self-sufficiency. A three-year retrospective study of the status of 130 clients using the shelter program component indicated that 90% did not return to the perpetrator and 75% were in stable housing.
the sexual assault recovery program seeks both to prevent the occurrence of sexual assault through education and community advocacy as well as reduce the pernicious and persistent traumatic effects of sexual violence on victims. These efforts include community-based advocacy for victims immediately following the assault as well as longer term education, support, and counseling related to rape trauma.
court appointed special advocates (casa) of rock county works on behalf of abused children, recruiting, training, and supporting volunteers to represent the best interest of abused and neglected children in the courtroom and other settings.