1. Serving the Local & Global Community Since 1911
Rotary Club of Dallas

3. Welcome
to our Guests!

4. HAPPY
BIRTHDAY

5. Thank You for Your Support!
Featured Advertiser AAA Auger
Thank You for Your Support!

6. James Griffith

7. Acquit or Convict?

8. Click & Drink

9. Cigar Caucus
Thursday, March 30th

10. How It Works

11. Blue Badge Presentation

12. Chair of the Day – Kristie Konstans

13. Head Table

14. Paige Flink

15. the family place
| | 24-Hour Crisis Hotline:

16. the family place Mission
The family place empowers victims of family violence by providing safe housing, counseling and skills that create independence while building community engagement and advocating for social change to stop family violence.

17. Statistics
74% of all murder-suicides involved an intimate partner. Of those 96% were women killed by their intimate partner (APA)
U.S. women lose nearly 8.0 million days of paid work each year because of violence perpetrated against them by an intimate partner (CDC, NVAWS)
Health care costs associated with each incident of domestic violence are $948 in cases where women were the victims (CDC)
In the study “The Cost of Crime to Society” researchers estimate the tangible per-offense costs of a murder is $1,278,424
In the state of the Texas there were 158 intimate partner homicides last year, potentially costing $201,990,992

18. Statistics
In families where battering occurs, the rate of child abuse or neglect is 15 times higher than the national average (TDFPS)
One in five female high school students reports being physically and/or sexually abused by a dating partner (APA)
Men who were victims of child maltreatment are three to four times more likely to perpetrate intimate partner violence (World Health Organization)
Domestic Violence is the third leading cause of homelessness among families (National Coalition for the Homelessness)

19. the family place Continuum of Services
Hotline
Emergency Shelter
Non-Residential Counseling
Learning Center
Child Development Center
Incest Recovery Counseling
Supportive Living Program
Battering Intervention & Prevention Program
Faith & Liberty’s Place
Be Project
Community Education/Public Awareness

20. Hotline
The Family Place Hotline, , provides 24-hour crisis counseling, information and referral for victims of domestic violence.
Year
Hotline and Crisis Calls ,359
Information and Referral Calls ,003

21. Emergency Shelter
24 hours a day clients receive shelter, counseling, food, clothing, legal assistance, daycare and on-site school. Shelter for men is provided at another confidential location.
Year
Men
Women
Children & Adolescents 587

22. Supportive Living Program (SLP)
Provides subsidized housing, employment, legal assistance, education and child care, to give women the time and resources to build new, non-violent lives.
Year
Women
Children

23. Child Development Center (CDC)
The CDC uses a curriculum that understands and recognizes the unique needs of traumatized children. School age children are taken by bus to nearby schools, then are able to participate in our Safe Campus After-School Program when they return.
Year
Children

24. Learning Center
The Family Place Learning Center provides a safe learning environment for K-2 students living at the Safe Campus. This allows these young children who have left their homes to not transition yet again to a public school environment.
Year
Total 52

25. Non-Residential Counseling for Adults & Children
The Family Place provides culturally sensitive counseling services to children and adults of all ages. Services are provided in English and in Spanish.
Clients receive group and individual counseling through specialized, community-based Outreach Programs
Central Dallas (Adults and Children)
Incest Recovery Counseling
Domestic Violence Counseling
Latina Program
Oak Cliff (DV for Adults and Children)
Partner Advocate Program(court appointment program)
Farmers Branch (Adults and Children)
Year
Men 40
Women
Children and Adolescents

26. Incest Recovery Adult / Teens
The Incest Recovery Program offers adult and adolescent counseling, training for professionals, and education about the problem of incest at our central Dallas office and Salvation Army.
Year
Clients

27. Be Project
The Be Project teaches elementary to college aged students how to build healthy relationships and how to prevent bullying, dating violence and sexual violence.
Year
Students ,732

28. Battering Intervention & Prevention Program (BIPP)
BIPP works closely with the criminal justice system to provide court ordered services to the community. Services are provided in multiple locations throughout Dallas County.
Year
Batterers (Men & Women)
Adolescents

29. Faith & Liberty’s Place (FLP)
FLP Family Center provides a safe, neutral, child-centered environment where parent exchanges take place and trained professionals facilitate supervised child visitation with non-custodial parents.
Year
Total

30. the family place locations
4 Counseling Centers
2 Emergency Shelters serving women and children; 1 Emergency Shelter serving men
BIPP Office
Supervised Visitation Center (FLP)
2 Resale Shop Boutiques

31. What can you do? Accountability Advocacy Referral
Voice your support for legislation and funding initiatives that help DV victims
Hold those in your community accountable
Referral
Be a resource for both victims and abusers |
24-Hour Crisis Hotline:

32. Acronyms NVAWS – National Violence Against Women Survey
CDC – Center for Disease Control
NVAWS – National Violence Against Women Survey
APA – American Psychological Association
TDFPS – Texas Department of Family and Protective Services

33. Serving the Local & Global Community Since 1911
Rotary Club of Dallas

34. 12/21/2017 4:05 PM
Next Meeting | March 15