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I I I '1 I I '1 I I I I I I ~r ~~ HOUSE .1984 ~ner~enC~ Shelter Sponsors' Fund Alexandra House h~¢ been providing emergency shelter and support services to battered women and their children in the northern~etropolitan area of the Twin Cities since 1980. The Emergency Shelter Sponors' Fund pays for the cost of stay for women and children who are ineligible for assistance from their. County Welfare Department. The mission of Alexandra House, Inc. is to break the generational cycle of domestic violence by providing safe, temporary shelter; crisis intervention; support networks for battered women and their children; as well as, c~ty education and class advocacy. To this end, in 1984, Alexandra House will: - provide shelter and support services* to 500 battered women and their children; - provide support, information and referrals to an additions] t,000 women and men over the phone; - Operate support groups for battered women, groups for children of battered women, and parenting groups; Sponsor 16 support activities (e.g. educatioo~l, social', and recreational) for ex-residents and battered women in the community; Provide education and training to 34 c~,~nity groups 'and organizations. One of seven shelters in the metropolitan area, Alexandra House serves primarily the northern c~ties of Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey and Washington counties. We have housed over 1,400 women and children and have built a reputation for innova- tive programming; our Outreach Program for ex-residents and battered women in the community is considered a model .by other programs in this state; our Children's Program was accepted for funding by the United Way of Minneapolis in 1983. The Emergency Shelter Program however, remains the most important service we offer to battered women. Domestic violence continues to be a pervasive social problem. Every 18 seconds a wGnen is assaulted by her spouse. For every woman who receives shelter at Alexandra House, another must be referred elswhere do to lack of space. The Minnesota Department of Corrections estimates that every year approximately 35,000 women are assaulted by their partners in this state. The United Way of Minneapolis has made domestic .violence a top priority for funding. *Support services include individual and group counseling; information about and assistance in utilizing legal, medical and welfare services; child care; and transportation.