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Women who have been victims of domestic violence will soon have two safe shelters and requisite services available at New Hope Regional Foundation in Burwell to help them break the cycle of violence in their lives.
Nebraska's Senator Ben Nelson announced today that the shelters are the result of a $255,000 federal grant awarded to New Hope Regional Foundation by the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women, under the Transitional Housing Grant Program.
"Nearly one third of American women report being physically or sexually abused by a husband or boy friend. Shelters offer temporary as well as transitional living programs, where women and their children can stay while they receive counseling and assistance. The goal is for victims of domestic violence to begin new, violence free lives and gain independence," said Nelson.
"The process respects clients’ dignity and moves them from transitional housing to more permanent quarters, teaches them better coping mechanism, provides therapy and case management and protects them in secure environments while they move toward better opportunities," said Vicki Bauer of New Hope Regional Foundation.
New Hope Regional Foundation is a new hospital and this is the first federal grant it has received. The grant project will help fill a major gap in the availability of safe shelters and human services for women victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and/or stalking who reside in ten counties of north central Nebraska.
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