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The Advocates’ professionally trained staff and dedicated volunteers offer more than 30 free, essential services in English and Spanish, 24 hours a day, including a staffed shelter, crisis intervention, safety planning, support groups, and legal assistance, as well as prevention programs in the schools and community  The Advocates is a non-profit organization that exists exclusively for charitable, educational, and service functions A Board of Directors representative of the community provides guidance for the organization.
The Advocates’ life-changing Programs and Services are focused in three core areas of impact:
- Training and Community Education
- Prevention Programs: elementary School, middle school, high school
- Volunteer Program
- Economic education and advocacy
- Life skills training
- Parenting classes and support
- Rural outreach program: Camas, Custer and Lincoln counties
- Community collaboration with organizations and service providers
- 24 Hour Crisis/Support Line
- Safe Transitional Shelter
- Case Management for women and children
- Women’s Support Groups
- Individual Counseling
- Sexual assault services: 24-Hour response team, counseling, family and partner support
- Shelter programs and activities for children
- Referral to Batterer’s Treatment
- Crime victim’s compensation program assistance
- Client advocacy at meetings with educational, medical, legal services providers, and other
- Court Advocacy
- Legal Referral and Assistance
- Emergency Financial Assistance
- Transportation Assistance
- Basic needs assistance program: food, clothing, furniture
- Self help and education resources lending library
- Personal enrichment, exercise and empowerment classes
- Affordable Housing Referral
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) Services
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