Barbara Saville Women's Shelter is the only shelter in Kings County and In addition to making a financial donation, Hanford Soroptimist club members assist throughout the year with the needs of the facility. Holidays are particularly difficult for the women and children staying at the shelter, and club members provide Halloween treats, Easter baskets, and food donations for a special Thanksgiving meal. Club members also help decorate the shelter for Christmas.
The Barbara Saville Women's Shelter is administrated by the Kings Community Action Organization, http://www.kcao.org, and the following information is from its website.
For the major Holidays of Easter and Halloween, our Soroptimist club donates items for baskets and brings them to the children of the shelter as well as children of Hannah's House
What is Domestic Violence?
Domestic violence is a pattern of behavior that one intimate partner or spouse exerts over another as a means of control. Domestic violence may include physical violence, coercion, threats, intimidation, and emotional, sexual or economic abuse.
Domestic violence is not defined solely by specific physical acts, but by a combination of psychological, social, and familial factors. In some families, perpetrators of domestic violence may routinely beat their spouses until they require medical attention. In other families, the physical violence may have occurred in the past; perpetrators may currently exert power and control over their partners simply by looking at them a certain way or reminding them of prior episodes. In still other families, the violence may be sporadic, but may have the effect of controlling the abused partner.
Services Available:
- 24-hour Toll-Free Crisis Line: 1-877-727-3225
- Temporary Shelter
- Legal Advocacy: Assistance with restraining orders
- Peer Counseling & Case Management
- Information & Referral
- Prevention Presentations
