Women against abuse ensures that survivors are not forced to return to abusive relationships due to financial or housing instability through the sojourner house and safe at home programs. Sojourner house is an 18-month transitional housing program providing on-site services such as case management, child care, behavioral health services, life-skills development, educational and employment opportunities, and housing options counseling. In fiscal year 2021, 55 adults and children received housing and support services at sojourner house. This represents a 40% decrease compared to fy20, and is largely attributed to a freeze on new intakes necessitated by facility repairs, as well as a scarcity of affordable housing options for clients to move into.The safe at home program provides community-based case management, paired with housing assistance, to empower survivors to sustain their independence from an abusive partner. The program supports survivors of domestic violence to maintain safe and affordable housing while developing financial literacy and life-skills for long-term self-sufficiency. The safe at home program also aims to strengthen linkages between clients and community supports. The 140 people who benefitted from this program in fiscal year 21 are better positioned to sustain safe housing and overcome obstacles that May compromise their families' long-term safety and stability.In fiscal year 2021, the organization continued integrating economic empowerment programming into its residential services to equip clients to achieve their financial goals and sustain themselves and their families. Covid-19 limited clients' ability to actively look for employment or further their education during fy2021, since parents had to shift their attention to their children amid virtual schooling from home and the closures of daycares, afterschool programs and summer camps. Women against abuse worked with clients to ensure they have the technology resources needed to look for jobs, participate in remote meetings and appointments and support their children's' learning.

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