I can't not donate to this most noble of causes - serving the people who are both the most in need and the most appreciative and deserving. The children who are trafficked do have true heroes in O.U.R. I have been fortunate enough to have helped with fundraising and awareness since the beginning, and I have especially loved the feedback and reports from missions when I can learn how my time and money were used to save children and prosecute the bad guys.
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- EIN 38-2241312
- (989) 399-0007
- 5647 State St Ste A Saginaw MI 48603-7607 USA
- www.undergroundrailroadinc.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Domestic Violence, Family Violence Shelters, Homeless & Housing, Homeless Shelters, Human Services, Victims Services
Mission: Our mission is to empower survivors and create a culture of safety and respect in our community.
Programs: Supportive housing: the underground railroad (urr) offers three types of supportive housing for victims of domestic violence or sexual assault who need relocation assistance. Rapid rehousing is a six month scattered site housing assistance program that allows victims to transition from unsafe housing directly into a new housing situation (26 families served). Transitional housing is a 24 month housing assistance program for victims leaving shelter who need longer term assistance gaining financial independence. Housing is provided in either five apartments owned by urr or in scattered site rental units (57 families housed). Shelter + care is a long term program (maximum 5 years) housing program for victims who suffered from a physical disability resulting from an assault. The participants are housed in six homes located in the city of saginaw owned by urr; (7 families housed).
domestic violence programming: the underground railroad (urr) is saginaw county's only domestic violence victim service agency. Services are provided for primary and secondary victims free of charge. These services include 24 hour helpline (2,392 calls); 42 bed emergency shelter (13,164 nights of shelter); individual crisis/supportive counseling (8,760 units); group counseling (641 unit); legal advocacy (1,914 court cases accompanied); personal protection order advocacy (610 ppos); and supervised visitation (59 families served).
sexual assault intervention and prevention: the underground railroad (urr) provides advocacy, counseling and prevention education programming. Services are provided for primary and secondary victims free of charge. These services include 24 hour helpline (28 calls); individual supportive counseling (777 units); and (550 units) of supportive services. Victim's services are provided at various locations on the east side of the city of saginaw. Prevention education programming is offered at k-12 schools and summer camps throughout saginaw county. Programming includes bullying prevention and healthy relationship curriculums (6,827 participants).
children's services: the underground railroad (urr) offers three programs for children. Girls on the run (gotr) is a national program for elementary and middle school girls. Urr's program is offered in the fall at schools in saginaw and bay counties. Girls learn to make healthy choices and be joyful in a program that incorporates running to build confidence and self-esteem. Program graduation takes place at the annual 5k reindeer run (392 girls completing the program). Urr operates a state licensed childcare for residents of our emergency shelter and transitional housing programs and for non-resident victims who are attending group or individual counseling sessions (14,882 units provided). Individual and group counseling is available for children impacted by domestic violence (409 children served). Resale store: the underground railroad (urr) operates a resale store as a revenue source to support its programs and services and to provide clothing and household items free of charge to clients ($ 13,227 client vouchers). Community development: the underground railroad's (urr) community development department provides community education and systems change activities to inform and transform our community to better meet the needs of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking and human trafficking in saginaw county. The program is also responsible for raising community donations to support prevention programs and services for victims and their families.