Harbor House Shelter, Outreach, and Prevention Services
Domestic Violence Services of Catholic Charities
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Contact
- PO Box 3759
- Wichita, KS 67201
- In Wichita: (316) 263-6000
- Toll Free: 1 (866) 899-5522
- Fax: (316) 263-8347
- Email: Gina Wendt-Blasing, Program Director
Catholic Charities Harbor House exists to help women break the cycle of family violence. Through shelter, support and compassion, Harbor House works with women and their children to help them realize a life free from abuse and envision a future filled with promise and hope.
Shelter, Support, Compassion
Since 1992, Catholic Charities Harbor House has provided shelter, outreach, support and compassion to victims of family violence. The shelter is staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week with caring, trained people who meet the emotional and physical needs of the women and children in crisis who call the shelter for assistance.
Preparing for an independent, violence-free life
Safe and Confidential Shelter
- Safety/Security
- Private rooms for mothers with children
- Supportive, Christian atmosphere
Client Services
- Harbor House helps those in the shelter and some services are provided to those who do not need shelter.
- All services are free for clients
- 24-hour hotline
- Connection to vital needs (i.e. job training, medical care and day care)
- Counseling, support groups and educational courses (i.e. parenting and budgeting)
- Children’s programs
- Case management (job searches and training, housing and support in court)
- Transportation assistance
- Outreach services including court advocacy and domestic violence advocate located at SRS
- Economic Advocacy
Harbor House is an active participant in the Wichita/Sedgwick County Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalition and works with many community partners to focus on prevention efforts. Approximately five years ago, the first formal prevention efforts were started in the Wichita area. Today, this work has grown to reach more than 30 local schools to support teens as they define cultures of respect in their schools and community. Choose Respect was adopted as the local campaign name and in November 2008, Catholic Charities received a $1 million grant to expand this work. This extended prevention effort is called Start Strong Wichita, Building on Choose Respect and it is part of the national Start Strong, Building Healthy Teen Relationships effort funded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Learn more www.startstrongwichita.org.
Are YOU abused?
Does your partner…
- “Track” all your time?
- Regularly accuse you of being unfaithful?
- Isolate you from working or attending school?
- Prevent you from working or attending school?
- Criticize you for little things?
- Get angry if you refuse sex?
- Get out of control when drinking or on drugs?
- Control the money and badger you to account for any that you spend?
- Embarrass you in public or private?
- Physically abuse you or your children?
- Intentionally destroy your belongings or things that you treasure?
- Threaten to use a weapon against you?
- Threaten to take the children
Do you…
- Sometimes feel scared of how your partner will act?
- Constantly make excuses to other people for your partner’s behavior?
- Believe that you can help your partner change if only you changed something about yourself?
- Feel like no matter what you do, your partner is never happy with you?
- Stay with your partner because you are afraid of what your partner would do if you broke up?
If you, a friend or a family member are a victim of abuse, please call 263-6000 or toll free at (866) 899-5522.
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