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CITY OF RAMSEY APPLICATION Atexandra House, Inc. is a non-profit tax exempt community based organization founded in 1980 by the Anoka County Task Force on Battered Women. The Task Force was formed in 1977 by community people who were concerned about the needs of battered women and their children/youth. In 1978, the Task Force established a crisis intervention phone line to provide support, information and referral. The overwhelming need expressed by women who were calling is emergency shelter. Our mission is to break the generational cycle of violence by providing safe temporary shelter, crisis intervention, individual and group advocacy, education for battered women and their children/youth and community education. The following services are designed to meet these goals: * 24 hour crisis intervention line * Systems advocacy * Support groups for women, children, youth; * Education and in-services, workshops and training; * Hospital advocacy services at Health One Unity and Mercy; * Legal clinic; Volunteer involvement; * Intervention services in the cities of Blaine, Circle Pines/Lexington and Fridley; * Children/youth advocacy, education and support. Our programs have developed over the years to respond both to the diverse needs of families involved in domestic violence, and to the areas in the community which can help or hinder the problem. SERVICE DESCRIPTIONS WOMEN'S PROGRAM: Designed to respond to the immediate needs of battered women as well as initiate information and systems change with a focus in Anoka County. Services include crisis intervention, support, education, direct service advocacy and referral. The Women's Program maintains a strong commitment service level for both shelter and community women. Three weekly support groups (one in shelter and two in the Anoka County community), transportation, accompaniment to court, general advocacy (legal/welfare/housing) and legal clinic services respond to the diverse needs of battered women. CHILDREN/YOUTH PROGRAM: Designed to minimize the trauma of a child/youth experiences as a result of domestic violence'lin their lives. Services include support education groups for residents and community children/youth age 4 and over on the topics of family violence, physical and sexual abuse prevention, parent education, direct service advocacy; i.e. legal and child protection, elementary and secondary school training and presentations using curricula on violence prevention. In 1993, we will be providing educational and advocacy services to teens who are experiencing violence in their homes, with peers and/or in other relationships. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I