Safe and Happy Hoildays

 Keeping Children & Families Safe in our Communities.
Happy Holidays from Family Advocates

As a parent, these handmade ornaments are some of the most precious items I have when going through my holiday décor.  At Family Advocates, we try to make shelter as "homey" as we can and keep traditions alive for the families.
 
At our Youth Support group, the kids made the above ornaments for their parents and stockings to hang with care!  If you would like to help with our youth group and volunteer with projects like these, please click here or call our Youth Services Director, Kira, at 608-348-5995.
 
The children at shelter got to help decorate the tree and will be able to put up their own ornaments, once dry, to make the tree uniquely theirs.

Last night, thanks to the hospitality of Community First Bank in Platteville, our group support night included a visit from SANTA bringing a few small items for each child before the big day!
 
And, as always, on the holiday, Family Advocates has a large meal with all of our families (in shelter and outreach families). Everyone will celebrate the gift of friends and family around the table.
 
Happy Holidays,
 
From Everyone at Family Advocates

O U R    M I S S I O N
 
“Family Advocates, Inc. is dedicated to the eradication of abuse.  Prevention and intervention services will be provided to victims and survivors of domestic, sexual, child, and elder abuse in Grant, Iowa, and Lafayette Counties.”
 
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2 0 2 3   O R G A N I Z A T I O N     D A T A

Family Advocates is always available 24 hours a day and 365 days a year to help, to support and to begin victims on their healing journey.   
 
Number of stays at our shelter ...................................................4,971
Individuals & Families counseled, sheltered, or helped ................463
Families sheltered and found new homes......................................112
Shelter was at capacity/families turned away ................................289
Medical calls to hospital or accompanying to follow-up ...................21
Legal accompaniment, restraining orders, legal aid.......................162
Number of crisis calls to our 24 hour staffed hotline.......................1,029
 
 

A gift will have a positive impact on the health and well-being of 
over 450 individuals and families helped at the shelter and through 
outreach services in the coming year.  

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