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No matter what the situation, we meet survivors where they are and strive to eliminate all barriers that prevent them from accessing safe housing. We work to ensure that all survivors have the tools and skills they need to be exactly who they choose to be and to create and maintain safe homes. Women and children with safe and stable housing through our 13 housing programs. House of Ruth provides a variety of housing services to single women and families.
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She previously served on various advisory boards including Arcadia University and the Human Rights Campaign.. She also volunteers at Ward 4 Mutual Aid, benefitting residents of the 4th Ward in Washington DC. Patti earned a BS in mathematics from Arcadia University and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. We have Spanish-speaking advocates on staff, and will provide language interpretation services for other languages, including ASL. In 2023, Safe Place of the Permian Basin sheltered 187 adults and 237 children.
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We celebrate the strength of the human character that enables all survivors to recognize that they are empowered and whole, successfully managing and enjoying their lives free of abuse. We envision the day when domestic violence and sexual assault are not tolerated, and every home is a safe home. DASH works to create a culture where safe housing is a right shared by everyone. Most of filming in the District took place in downtown DC on Sunday using several streets near federal buildings and museums including Constitution Ave, Independence Ave, Pennsylvania Ave and 14th Street. While the majority of the filming has taken place in South Africa, the DC Film Office is pleased the production chose the nation’s capital as a filming location for the movie.
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Safe Place is a nonprofit that provides services and emergency shelter to individuals and families who have faced domestic violence. Located at 4629 Andrews Highway in Midland, the new facility was funded through donations and offers more than double the facility space and double the residential capacity than the previous building. Our doors have remained open during COVID-19 and our work remains essential. Thanks to our community of supporters who have stepped up with us to ensure our safe housing programs and services continue to be available through this challenging time.
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Domestic violence (DV) transitional housing programs provide survivors and their children with longer-term stability while offering the heightened level of security that is often required. In transitional housing, survivors typically focus on gaining financial stability so that they can obtain permanent housing. On-going supportive services at these programs address the many underlying issues related to experiencing abuse, such as post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and chronic illness. Program advocates provide intensive support around securing employment, achieving financial stability, resolving legal issues and identifying and achieving other goals for long-term stability. When it opened in November 2010, the Cornerstone Residence became the District’s largest dedicated safe housing program. Here, DASH provides 42 apartment units for survivors of domestic and sexual violence and their families in crisis.
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At My Sister’s Place, we believe that our clients benefit from ongoing contact with our case-management staff to support them in their independence, including counseling, referrals to community-based services, and advocacy. Our goal is to provide active outreach and assist clients in building long-term supportive systems within their communities, to reduce the likelihood of future victimization. By keeping in contact with our clients after they have completed our residential programs, we let them know that they are cared for and have people to call on when they need assistance or support.
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My Sister’s Place partners with law enforcement, members of the legal community, clergy, and others to ensure that service providers and community members are equipped to appropriately respond to survivors’ needs. We also provide community education through our monthly newsletter – click here to sign up. Financial abuse is a major barrier to the women we serve gaining independence and safety for themselves and their children.
Rachel Schiller is a member of the Senior Executive Service at the United States Department of State where she currently works to advance U.S. interests through international organizations, including the United Nations. She previously worked as a humanitarian and conflict resolution practitioner for various international and non-profit organizations. AJ has extensive experience as a board member of mandatory, voluntary and affinity bar associations, and 501(c)(3) non-profits. AJ is a past treasurer and member of the Board of Governors of the DC Bar and is a volunteer with the Bar’s Advice and Referral Clinic and Landlord Tenant Resource Center.
He has also served as pro bono counsel in cases through The Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs and Kids in Need of Defense (KIND). We are also recruiting more landlords and property managers to partner with DASH and provide housing through Right to Dream. As we grow Right to Dream, we are looking to expand our partnerships in the community to help us provide participants with more opportunities, including education and job training. 479 beds have been launched in safe houses across the U.S., providing survivors 174K safe nights annually. Our programming provides specialized support to children to help them develop healthy behaviors and relationships, including through reading hours, play groups, art therapy, and educational outings.
Right to Dream is scattered site transitional-to-permanent housing for transitioning youth (aged years) who are survivors of domestic and/or sexual violence and are experiencing housing instability or homelessness. Drawing on our experience running scattered site housing programs, Right to Dream will help transitioning youth survivors’ access safe and stable housing, recover from their trauma, and increase their empowerment and wellbeing. EP is based on the principles of the Housing First evidence-based model, to stabilize housing immediately, so other needs can be met. Participants are offered the opportunity to sign a lease on an apartment of their choosing that best meets their familial, financial and safety needs, made possible by the relationships DASH has established with landlords across the city.
We have a Bilingual Advocate on staff specifically focused on assisting the Latinx community, and our website is accessible in a variety of languages through our Google translate plug-in. We also table at community resource clinics, including with our partner DCVLP, to make our information broadly accessible to immigrant communities. RISE clients are also eligible for RISE Trust, our unconditional cash transfer program launched in January 2023. MSP currently provides regular unconditional monthly cash transfers to a select number of eligible RISE clients for up to 24 months, as funding allows, to help survivors set and meet financial goals for long-term self-sufficiency. For over 40 years, House of Ruth has provided safe and stable housing to women, children and families in the DC area who have experienced houselessness and abuse. Learn more about our latest project—constructing a brand new multi-use emergency shelter for domestic violence survivors and their families.
Members can dine and drink while soaking up 12th-story views of President’s Park, the 82-acre landscaped grounds that call the White House and the U.S. Menu details are slim for now, other than the fact they plan to use local and global ingredients in its drinks and food. Armentano cautioned, however, that reclassifying cannabis as a Schedule III substance would not immediately address the growing chasm between federal law and the laws of most states that currently regulate cannabis for either medical or adult use.
DASH is excited to announce its newest innovative safe housing program, Right to Dream. Safe Place provides counseling, legal advocacy, training programs, as well as batterer’s intervention and prevention programs. Whether you are creating an event video, a featured film, a series or documentary, we can provide script-to-screen solutions with a top-of-the-line professional look and sound. Our non-profit, Safe House DC, works with youth through film production, entrepreneurship, financial literacy, digital media, alternatives to violence, job readiness and life skills.
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