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Our services began in 1986 with the opening of our emergency shelter
for women and children. Since that time FRC has expanded its
services to include all victims of violent and families in crisis.
Family Resource Center, Inc. provides the following services for
sheltered and non-sheltered clients.
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Intervention for Child Abuse Victims
- Family Resource Center provides free of charge: counseling
(including grief counseling for survivors of crime), court advocacy,
emergency shelter and financial assistance to child victims of
physical and sexual abuse and neglect. We also offer support groups
for children who are impacted by domestic violence in their homes.
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Intervention Counseling for Adult Victims of Crime
- FRC provides free counseling for female, male and child victims
of domestic violence and sexual violence including rape, assault and
harassment.
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Intervention Counseling for Adult Survivors of Crime
- Individual and support group counseling for adult survivors of
childhood sexual abuse.
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Free Emergency Shelter for Female and Child Victims of Domestic
Violence and Child Abuse
- Family Resource Center’s Emergency Shelter presently has the
capacity of 12 beds. Sheltered clients receive food, clothing,
personal hygiene products, and a variety of other products at the
shelter. They also have available to them a professional social
worker who provides therapeutic counseling and advocacy. A support
group is held at the shelter to help the residents heal from the
abuse in their lives.
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Advocacy
- FRC’s counseling and advocacy staff will accompany victims or
persons in crisis to social service agencies or other resources in
the community where they may receive further assistance to help them
heal and rebuild their lives.
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Safe accommodation in Guest House/ Hotel
- Available for extreme emergency situations and when no other
shelter is available or all other shelters are deemed unsafe.
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Referrals
- Available to other community agencies that may offer additional
assistance. These agencies include but are not limited to Dept. of
Human Services, Bethlehem House, KIDSCOPE, Education Department,
Methodist Outreach, Division of Mental Health, Roy L. Schneider
Hospital, and Health Clinics.
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Free Emergency Legal Advocacy
- Assistance in obtaining restraining orders or protection orders,
accompaniment to court hearings, criminal trials, and court
representation.
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Rental Assistance
- When funds are available, Family Resource Center may provide
one-time assistance to homeless shelter residents who are
transitioning to independent housing and need assistance for the
first month’s rent and/or security deposit, installation of
electricity, or water. Individuals must show they can reasonably
continue to pay rent independently once assistance is granted.
Rental Assistance is also open to other non- sheltered individuals
to help avoid eviction and homelessness.
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Community Education/ Outreach Services
- Available in the areas of Family Violence Prevention to include
Domestic Violence, child abuse & rape prevention, and other violence
to all Faith organizations, schools.
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