2011-11-10T12:04:22-06:00 2011-06-30 JMM & ASSOCIATES INC 309 COLLEGE STREET PO BOX 385 BURLINGTON VT 054020385 990 2010-07-01 030283657 WOMEN HELPING BATTERED WOMEN INC WOME 8026583131 PO BOX 1535 BURLINGTON VT 05402 TANYA BENOSKY 8026583131 2011-11-02 true RANDALL L SARGENT CPA 8026580043 2011-11-10 2010 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z WANDA BEZIO PO BOX 1535 BURLINGTON VT 05402 1381261 false X WWW.WHBW.ORG X 1974 VT WHBW PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT SERVICES TO VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, INCLUDING ADVOCACY, HOUSING, CHILDREN'S AND LEGAL SERVICES IN ADDITION TO OUTREACH AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 9 9 33 134 0 1129614 1226895 0 3890 6592 24090 35137 1157594 1268624 149618 122087 0 635598 906209 0 82870 268105 355203 1053321 1383499 104273 -114875 954743 855359 182818 186633 771925 668726 X WHBW PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT SERVICES TO VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, INCLUDING ADVOCACY, HOUSING, CHILDREN'S AND LEGAL SERVICES IN ADDITION TO OUTREACH AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS. false false 264030 WHBW'S SHELTER SERVICES PROGRAM (SSP) IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING THE EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR SURVIVORS OF CURRENT OR RECENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THE SSP STAFF IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING ADVOCACY AND OPTIONS COUNSELING FOR SAFE EMERGENCY HOUSING WHEN WHBW'S EMERGENCY SHELTER IS NOT AVAILABLE OR FEASIBLE. THE SSP ALSO OFFERS ADVOCACY AT, AND REFERRALS TO, NUMEROUS SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, ASSISTANCE IN THE SEARCH FOR AND SECURING OF SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING USING INDIVIDUALIZED HOUSING SEARCH PLANS, ADVOCACY AND REFERRALS FOR BASIC NEEDS SUCH AS FOOD, CLOTHING AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, PARENTING AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS MODELING AND SUPPORT, AND FOLLOW-UP SERVICES AND ONGOING SUPPORT INCLUDING EDUCATION ON THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. IN FISCAL YEAR 2011, 289 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WERE ASSISTED BY SHELTER AND HOUSING STAFF, TOTALING 7,929 BEDNIGHTS. 279800 122087 THE LEGAL ADVOCACY PROGRAM PROVIDES SUPPORT TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN NAVIGATING LEGAL SYSTEMS SUCH AS THE FAMILY AND DISTRICT COURTS, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS. LEGAL ADVOCATES PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT LAWS RELATED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, THE COURT PROCESS AND LEGAL OPTIONS. IN ADDITION, INDIVIDUALS WHOSE LIVES HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE RECEIVE SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE WITH COURT FORMS AND PREPARATION FOR COURT HEARINGS, ACCOMPANIMENT TO HEARINGS, AND ASSISTANCE IN THE PROCESS OF OBTAINING PROTECTION ORDERS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2011, 292 ADULTS WERE ASSISTED IN OBTAINING RELIEF FROM ABUSE ORDERS. THESE ADULTS HAD 234 CHILDREN KNOWN TO WHBW WHO ALSO BENEFITED FROM THE ASSISTANCE GIVEN TO THEIR PARENTS. ADDITIONALLY, 1,891 HOURS OF LEGAL ADVOCACY WERE PROVIDED. 252489 CREATED FROM THE "HOUSING" COMPONENT OF WHAT ONCE WAS THE SHELTER & HOUSING SERVICES PROGRAM AT WHBW, THE ECONOMIC JUSTICE PROGRAM (EJP) IS OUR RESPONSE TO THE GROWING REALIZATION THAT THE PATH TO SAFETY AND VIOLENCE-FREE LIVES FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE MUST INCLUDE ACCESS TO ECONOMIC RESOURCES. OUR EXPERIENCE FROM WORKING WITH SURVIVORS THEMSELVES HAS SHOWN US THAT INDEED, SURVIVORS TOO OFTEN HAVE TO MAKE THE CHOICE BETWEEN STAYING IN A VIOLENT HOME OR LEAVING TO FACE HOMELESSNESS AND FINANCIAL UNCERTAINTY. SOME HAVE FELT AS IF NO OTHER OPTION EXISTED BUT TO RETURN TO THEIR ABUSIVE PARTNERS DUE TO SURVIVORS' LACK OF ACCESS TO SUCH THINGS AS AFFORDABLE HOUSING, INCOME OR EMPLOYMENT, HEALTH INSURANCE, TRANSPORTATION, AND OTHER BASIC ECONOMIC NEEDS. OUR MISSION IN THE ECONOMIC JUSTICE PROGRAM IS TO WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS AND SYSTEMS TO BREAK DOWN THE BARRIERS THAT PREVENT SURVIVORS FROM ACCESSING CRUCIAL ECONOMIC RESOURCES. OUR WORK INCLUDES DIRECT ADVOCACY, SUPPORT, OPTIONS COUNSELING, AND REFERRALS FOR SURVIVORS, AS WELL AS A FOCUS ON SYSTEMS ADVOCACY ON LOCAL AND STATEWIDE LEVELS. OUR CONTACT AND ADVOCACY WITH SURVIVORS ACCESSING EJP COMES PRIMARILY THROUGH THE FOLLOWING: - REFERRALS VIA THE HOTLINE FROM SURVIVORS IN THE COMMUNITY, - PARTICIPANTS OF THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM (THP), WHICH IS NOW PART OF EJP. - REFERRALS FROM RESIDENTS IN SHELTER AND SAFE HOMES AS THEY TRANSITION OUT OF EMERGENCY HOUSING. AS STATED, THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM OF WHBW IS HOUSED WITHIN THE EJP. WHBW AND THE LOCAL HOUSING AUTHORITY, THE BURLINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY (BHA), ENTERED INTO A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) WHICH OUTLINES EACH ORGANIZATION'S RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE THP PROJECT, NAMED SOPHIE'S PLACE. IN THE SERVICE PROVISION ROLE, WHBW COMMITTED TO PROVIDING SURVIVOR-BASED ADVOCACY FOR RESIDENTS LIVING IN THP, INCLUDING THE SERVICES OF THE EJP. ADVOCATES WORK WITH SURVIVORS ONSITE WHILE THEY RESTABILIZE THEIR HOMES AND LIVES. THE EJP PROGRAM CURRENTLY IS COMPRISED OF TWO FULL-TIME STAFF MEMBERS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2011, 12 ADULTS AND 18 CHILDREN WERE HOUSED IN THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM FOR A TOTAL OF 9,013 BEDNIGHTS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2011, 2,049 HOURS OF ECONOMIC JUSTICE ADVOCACY WERE PROVIDED TO SURVIVORS IN THE COMMUNITY. THIS INCLUDES BOTH HOUSING ADVOCACY AND ALL OTHER ADVOCACY COMPLETED BY THE ECONOMIC JUSTICE WORKERS, SUCH AS EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND CRISIS SUPPORT. 312148 THE CHILDRENS SERVICES PROGRAM OFFERS CRISIS INTERVENTION, ADVOCACY FOR THE RIGHTS AND NEEDS OF CHILDREN IN THE SHELTER AND IN THE COMMUNITY. OTHER SERVICES INCLUDE CHILDCARE, RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, AND EDUCATIONAL PLAYGROUPS FOR PRE-AND SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN. SOME OF THE GROUPS ARE TIME SPECIFIC AND ALL GROUPS ARE OPEN TO CHILDREN REFERRED THROUGH WHBWS HOTLINE, SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS, AND OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS. NONVIOLENT DISCIPLINE AND BEHAVIOR ARE MODELED FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR MOTHERS. MOTHERS ARE ALSO OFFERED PARENTING EDUCATION AND SUPPORT. IN FISCAL YEAR 2011, 346 CHILDREN RECEIVED SERVICES AT WHBW IN THE FORM OF PLAYGROUPS, SUPPORT GROUPS AND OTHER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, AND 6,131 HOURS OF SERVICE WAS PROVIDED TO CHILDREN. THE EDUCATION PROGRAM PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RAISES AWARENESS ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND WHBWS SERVICES IN A WIDE VARIETY OF COMMUNITY SETTINGS SUCH AS PUBLIC/PRIVATE EVENTS, SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES, HEALTH-CARE CLINICS, SUPPORT GROUPS, CHURCHES AND MORE. IN FISCAL YEAR 2011, WHBW PROVIDED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EDUCATION, OUTREACH AND TRAINING ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TO OVER 2,300 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH MORE THAN 36 PRESENTATIONS AND OUTREACH EVENTS IN CHITTENDEN COUNTY. ALSO, IN FISCAL YEAR 2011, WEEKLY SUPPORT GROUPS WITH CHILDCARE WERE PROVIDED AND ATTENDED BY 58 WOMEN. WHBW'S 24/7 HOTLINE PROGRAM FUNCTIONS AS THE FIRST TIER OF RESPONSE TO SURVIVORS/VICTIMS IN NEED. THE HOTLINE STAFF AND TRAINED VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE CRISIS INTERVENTION, SAFETY PLANNING, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, OPTIONS COUNSELING, REFERRALS TO AGENCY PROGRAMS, AND PROACTIVE ADVOCACY TO VICTIMS, AS WELL AS THEIR FAMILIES, FRIENDS, AND THE COMMUNITY IN GENERAL. MEMBERS OF THE DEAF COMMUNITY CAN ACCESS THE HOTLINE BY TTY AND VIDEOPHONE. 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SUBGRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT GRANT FINANCIAL REPORTS AND WHBW STAFF CONDUCTS MONITORING VISITS. FAIR MARKET VALUE X COMPUTER EQUIP 1 47969 FAIR MARKET VALUE false true false EXPLANATION ON VOLUNTEERS AND TYPES OF SERVICES OR BENEFITS FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 WHBW'S 93 ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE SUPPORT ACROSS ALL PROGRAMS IN THE ORGANIZATION. THIS INCLUDES STAFFING THE 24-HOUR HOTLINE, ASSISTING IN CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUPS, CO-FACILITATING EDUCATIONAL TRAININGS AND STAFFING SPECIAL EVENTS. FIRST ACHIEVEMENT DESCRIPTION FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A FAMILIES WERE ASSISTED BY SHELTER AND HOUSING STAFF, TOTALING 7,929 BEDNIGHTS. SECOND ACHIEVEMENT DESCRIPTION FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B ADVOCACY WERE PROVIDED. THIRD ACHIEVEMENT DESCRIPTION FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C JUSTICE PROGRAM IS TO WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS AND SYSTEMS TO BREAK DOWN THE BARRIERS THAT PREVENT SURVIVORS FROM ACCESSING CRUCIAL ECONOMIC RESOURCES. OUR WORK INCLUDES DIRECT ADVOCACY, SUPPORT, OPTIONS COUNSELING, AND REFERRALS FOR SURVIVORS, AS WELL AS A FOCUS ON SYSTEMS ADVOCACY ON LOCAL AND STATEWIDE LEVELS. OUR CONTACT AND ADVOCACY WITH SURVIVORS ACCESSING EJP COMES PRIMARILY THROUGH THE FOLLOWING: - REFERRALS VIA THE HOTLINE FROM SURVIVORS IN THE COMMUNITY, - PARTICIPANTS OF THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM (THP), WHICH IS NOW PART OF EJP. - REFERRALS FROM RESIDENTS IN SHELTER AND SAFE HOMES AS THEY TRANSITION OUT OF EMERGENCY HOUSING. AS STATED, THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM OF WHBW IS HOUSED WITHIN THE EJP. WHBW AND THE LOCAL HOUSING AUTHORITY, THE BURLINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY (BHA), ENTERED INTO A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) WHICH OUTLINES EACH ORGANIZATION'S RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE THP PROJECT, NAMED SOPHIE'S PLACE. IN THE SERVICE PROVISION ROLE, WHBW COMMITTED TO PROVIDING SURVIVOR-BASED ADVOCACY FOR RESIDENTS LIVING IN THP, INCLUDING THE SERVICES OF THE EJP. ADVOCATES WORK WITH SURVIVORS ONSITE WHILE THEY RESTABILIZE THEIR HOMES AND LIVES. THE EJP PROGRAM CURRENTLY IS COMPRISED OF TWO FULL-TIME STAFF MEMBERS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2011, 12 ADULTS AND 18 CHILDREN WERE HOUSED IN THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM FOR A TOTAL OF 9,013 BEDNIGHTS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2011, 2,049 HOURS OF ECONOMIC JUSTICE ADVOCACY WERE PROVIDED TO SURVIVORS IN THE COMMUNITY. THIS INCLUDES BOTH HOUSING ADVOCACY AND ALL OTHER ADVOCACY COMPLETED BY THE ECONOMIC JUSTICE WORKERS, SUCH AS EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND CRISIS SUPPORT. ALL OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS DESCRIPTION FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D THE CHILDRENS SERVICES PROGRAM OFFERS CRISIS INTERVENTION, ADVOCACY FOR THE RIGHTS AND NEEDS OF CHILDREN IN THE SHELTER AND IN THE COMMUNITY. OTHER SERVICES INCLUDE CHILDCARE, RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, AND EDUCATIONAL PLAYGROUPS FOR PRE-AND SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN. SOME OF THE GROUPS ARE TIME SPECIFIC AND ALL GROUPS ARE OPEN TO CHILDREN REFERRED THROUGH WHBWS HOTLINE, SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS, AND OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS. NONVIOLENT DISCIPLINE AND BEHAVIOR ARE MODELED FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR MOTHERS. MOTHERS ARE ALSO OFFERED PARENTING EDUCATION AND SUPPORT. IN FISCAL YEAR 2011, 346 CHILDREN RECEIVED SERVICES AT WHBW IN THE FORM OF PLAYGROUPS, SUPPORT GROUPS AND OTHER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, AND 6,131 HOURS OF SERVICE WAS PROVIDED TO CHILDREN. THE EDUCATION PROGRAM PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RAISES AWARENESS ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND WHBWS SERVICES IN A WIDE VARIETY OF COMMUNITY SETTINGS SUCH AS PUBLIC/PRIVATE EVENTS, SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES, HEALTH-CARE CLINICS, SUPPORT GROUPS, CHURCHES AND MORE. IN FISCAL YEAR 2011, WHBW PROVIDED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EDUCATION, OUTREACH AND TRAINING ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TO OVER 2,300 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH MORE THAN 36 PRESENTATIONS AND OUTREACH EVENTS IN CHITTENDEN COUNTY. ALSO, IN FISCAL YEAR 2011, WEEKLY SUPPORT GROUPS WITH CHILDCARE WERE PROVIDED AND ATTENDED BY 58 WOMEN. WHBW'S 24/7 HOTLINE PROGRAM FUNCTIONS AS THE FIRST TIER OF RESPONSE TO SURVIVORS/VICTIMS IN NEED. THE HOTLINE STAFF AND TRAINED VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE CRISIS INTERVENTION, SAFETY PLANNING, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, OPTIONS COUNSELING, REFERRALS TO AGENCY PROGRAMS, AND PROACTIVE ADVOCACY TO VICTIMS, AS WELL AS THEIR FAMILIES, FRIENDS, AND THE COMMUNITY IN GENERAL. MEMBERS OF THE DEAF COMMUNITY CAN ACCESS THE HOTLINE BY TTY AND VIDEOPHONE. IN FISCAL YEAR 2011, THE HOTLINE FIELDED 2,727 CALLS FOR SUPPORT AND REFERRALS AND AN AVERAGE OF 26 NEW INDIVIDUALS CALLED THE HOTLINE EACH MONTH. ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990 FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS OF AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO FILING. ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS NEGOTIATES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY ANNUALLY. ADDITIONALLY, THERE IS A WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.