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ALEX.&NDRA HOUSE, INC. COMMUNITY SERVICES Alexandra House, Inc. has expanded over the years to meet the growing and changing needs of battered women and families and has evolved from a 24 hour temporary emergency shelter to include a number of advocacy services as well as a volunteer component and community education. Community services provides outreach based advocacy to Anoka County residents who are experiencing violence in their lives. Advvcates are available to assist individuals on a daily basis, at our offices located at 2150 3~ Aw., Anoka and at the Soutt,,ern Anoka County Neighbori.ood Center and Eastern Anok~ County Human Services sites. h~..)wle diversities. The ~-ar~ilies we serve represe~:: all economic, cultm:~l, educational, and The n,~jorky of t~ _c individua'~ we work ,..'ith are women and families with :,~iddle to inco:,nes and arc ~inancially d~pendent on hheir abusive partners. Our gc al ~z to rec.,zee the incidence of domestic vio!c'~ice in our communities by providing qua~i~ advocacy services to l~attered women and fa~!lies. The services outlined below include outreach advocacy, violence preventiop, teen adw cacy, com~ "nity education, professional training and volunteer prog:.~mming. Outretch Advoc.2cv Out~;'~ch advocacy provides :;ommunity based support services to Anoka Coun~ battered wom.~n and families. Advoc:~tes assist women on a daily basis a.t our conunur~ty office in Anoka and three days a week at the Southern Anoka Neighborhood Services Center and the Eastern Anoka County Human Service Center. Services provided by outreach staff and volunteers include crisis interventien, civil and crim~al court, housing, economic and healthcare advocacy. In addition, advocates provide information and referrals to various resources, transportation, accompaniment to appointments and support group services. Crisis intervention services are provided over the phone and in person. These services include providing support, information and safety planning. Civil court advocacy consists of assistance in filing Protection Orders, accompaniment to civil court proceedings and providing information on other related civil matters. Criminal court advocacy includes working with women whose partners have been charged with domestic assault and involves working closely with law enforcement and the court systems. Housing, economic and healthcare advocacy encompasses helping women by providing information, resource connection and support in accessing services. Support groups, held in various locations throughout the county, provide the opportunity for women to receive on-going information, and support in living with/he effects of domestic violence in their lives. I I I I I i I: I I I I I I I I I