Home Free Outcomes

Home Free Program Outcomes  2011-12

4,865 received advocacy and support services 
224 familes received emergency housing
77 households were provided with permanent housing assistance and intensive long term advocacy services
1803 adults, children, and youth received in person services from advocates
2309 adults received restraining order advocacy support

 

  • 100% of participants develop a safety plan and increase knowledge of domestic violence dynamics and available resources (of those with two or more contacts)
  •  96% increased self-sufficiency
  • 100% of survivors referred by DHS Child Welfare to our DV Awareness Session said they increased their understanding of a batterer’s impact on a child 
  •   96% of survivors who attended our DV Awareness Session said they left feeling more able to talk with their child(ren) about the abuse in their home.

 Additional programming in 2011-12 was made possible with funding provided by the Allstate Foundaton for financial empowerment services and employment Support. Through Allstate Foundation's Moving Ahead Through Financial Management, Home Free offered  Dollars and Sense Course, which was very succesful:

  •  29 survivors have received financial empowerment services to date
  • 18 have attended and completed Dollars & Sense Courses (two have been offered so far
  • 5 have received more intensive Individual Financial and Econom ic Advocacy services
  • 10 additional survivors received intensive Individual Financial and Econom ic Advocacy services
  • 62% made a budget
  • 86% created a financial plan
  • 10% opened a bank account
  • 94% of participants report that they can better recognize the signs of financial abuse
  • 98% of participants have a better understanding of the basic steps to building a strong financial base
  • 100% report feeling more confident in their ability to manage their personal finances in the future

 

2010 - 2011
4,784 adults and children received advocacy and support services
218 families received emergency housing
97 families were provided with permanent housing assistance and intensive long term advocay services
217 children and youth and 80 parents received face to face services from advocates
2,491 adults received restraining order advocacy support

  • 100% of participants develop a safety plan and increase knowledge of domestic violence dynamics and available resources (of those with two or more contacts)
  • 90% attain safe, permanent housing (of those enrolled in Housing First Services)
  • 50% reach Milestone 5 or higher, a measurable increase in a survivor’s ability to self-advocate (of those enrolled in Housing First Services)
  • 80% remain safely housed 12 months after exiting the program (of those who completed Housing First Services)
  • 80% of parents have a better understanding of the impact a batterer may have on a child (of those with two or more contacts with Child/Youth Advocacy Services)
  • 75% of children have a safety plan (of those with three or more contacts with Child/Youth Advocacy Services);
  • 80% of teens can identify characteristics of healthy and unhealthy relationships (of those with three or more contacts with Child/Youth Advocacy Services)

In fiscal year 2009-2010, Home Free provided 5,153 adults and children with face-to-face service and helped an additional 5,540 people calling on the crisis hotline

Within this number:
  • 227 families (241 adults and 189 children) were provided with emergency housing through motel vouchers and crisis assistance
  • 106 families (106 adults and 190 children) were provided with permanent housing and intensive long-term advocacy services
  • 152 adults attended support groups and 125 children and teens participated in support groups
  • 703 adults, children and teenagers received face-to-face services from advocates sited at community partners around the community or from outreach services
  • 2,579 adults received restraining order advocacy support at the Multnomah County Courthouse