Thank you to Blackrock- $5,000, Schieffelin Trust – $5,000, and Trenton Thunder- $1,500 for granting Womanspace the funds to support our Children’s Program. Womanspace feels it is important to provide children with an opportunity to let their voice be heard, accepted and understood. Family violence is one of the major health, safety and economic problems in the country today. The pattern of control that abusive partners use to manipulate their victims is a growing problem that permeates silently through neighborhoods and communities close to home. Children exposed to domestic violence may experience a wide variety of stressors which can affect their social, emotional and behavioral health. During 2010, Mercer County reported 2,923 domestic violence offenses, including 2 homicides. Children were involved or present during 31%, or 906, of these offenses. A child is 10 to 17 times more likely than a child in a non-violent home to encounter serious emotional and behavioral problems if they have witnessed domestic violence. The money granted to us for the children’s program will go to providing the critical services needed to pursue a happy and healthy lifestyle for all the children Womanspace comes in contact with. Thank you again to Blackrock, Schieffelin Trust, and Trenton Thunder for their very generous grants.
Womanspace is pleased to be the recipient of a $7,500 grant from The Vahlsing Foundation. We’re especially enthusiastic about this grant because they’re a new donor to Womanspace. The Vahlsing Foundation Inc. is a Human Service Organization located in New Egypt, New Jersey. This grant money will go towards installing a new Air Conditioning system at our Transitional Housing location known as Barbara’s House. The primary focus of the Transitional Housing Assistance Program is to provide aid to victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking, particularly those who are homeless or in need of transitional housing and supportive services. Our transitional program addresses emotional needs, financial stability, resolution of legal concerns, and child care options. The program also focuses on educational goals or job readiness skills as the women work towards self sufficiency. During those blazing hot summer months, this air conditioning system will go to good use. Thank you to the Vahlsing Foundation for choosing Womanspace to be the recipient of this $7,500 grant.
Thank you to the Lawrence Township Community Foundation for the $1,000 grant for new computers in the Womanspace Counseling office. The goal of the counseling office is to provide support and resources that help clients and their families determine what their best options are to live a life free of violence. Ongoing support and help to navigate these turbulent times are often necessary, and victims and survivors can utilize all of the services offered by Womanspace’s counseling office through individual and group counseling. The new computers will help our counselors provide the best service possible to their clients. Thank you again Lawrence Township Community Foundation.
