Crisis Center For Women

 Fort Smith     Arkansas

http://www.crisiscenterforwomen.org     << visit website

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The Crisis Center for Women (CCW), a United Way Participating Agency, provides services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. The CCW is responsible for providing services to Sebastian, Crawford, Franklin, Scott, Polk, and Logan Counties in Arkansas and Sequoyah and Leflore Counties in Oklahoma. Yet we aid any victims who seek out help. In 2005 the agency received 578 crisis line calls and provided 15,387 services to 5,163 persons. Within this number, 1,042 received direct services of shelter, childcare, advocacy, support groups, sexual assault services, mentoring, safety planning, crisis counseling, and case management. Through awareness and prevention services 4,121 individuals, including 2,714 classroom children were reached with the message of prevention, action, and hope. The Agency is guided by a 15-member working Board of Directors. The staff consists of trained and dedicated individuals. The Crisis Center for Women's mission is to provide domestic violence and sexual assault services and education, empowering women and their children to live free of fear and harm within their families. The Agency does this through three types of services: Intervention Services, Transitional Services, Awareness and Prevention Services.