OUR FOCUS
Local domestic violence agencies were not able to assist 127 clients in 2012 due to inadequate spacing in their shelters. LaZarus Place plans to bridge the gap by utilizing its partnerships with local domestic violence agencies, providing emergency assistance based on LaZarus Plan Intake Assessment Protocol. OUR FUTURE
Our goal is to continue to provide assistance for emergency shelter w
hen local domestic violence shelters are unable to accommodate. Our plan for the next five years is to purchase two safe-haven homes (one for women, one for men) in order to bridge the gap of inadequate emergency shelter space that plagues our community. WHAT IS ABUSE? DEFINITION
Abuse is a pattern of physically and emotionally violent and coercive behaviors that one person uses to exercise power and control over another. Abusers may use verbal insults, emotional abuse, financial deprivation, threats, and/or sexual and physical violence as a way to dominate their partner and get their way. Here are some examples of abusive behaviors:
• Verbal abuse
• Emotional manipulation
• Financial/resource abuse
• Sexual abuse
• Physical abuse
