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Administration Office: 610-431-3546 Fax: 610-431-2462
24 Hour Hotlines Local: 610-431-1430 Toll Free: 1-888-711-6270 TTY: 610-431-7262
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The Need for Safe Shelter and Housing
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In a recent state-wide survey of formerly battered women, 93% of those responding ranked housing as their most pressing need. (Source: Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence)
Too often, survivors of abuse face a life-threatening dilemma: remain with the abuser, or become homeless.
Many survivors of domestic abuse face difficulties obtaining a lease and establishing credit. Housing which is affordable, in good condition, located convenient to work, transportation and child care is often impossible to find. Chester County's well-documented lack of affordable housing compounds these problems.
We currently have four transitional housing programs that are of relatively short duration. Each has its own case manager to provide services appropriate to clients' needs at varying stages of separation from an abusive partner. Emergency Shelter and Bridge Transitional Housing are communal housing options; while Phase III & Phase IV are independent housing option.
Lifeskills workshops on topics including goal-setting, budgeting, saving, distinguishing between healthy and unhealthy relationships, and parenting are offered through partnerships with other service providers.
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