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HAWC Fiscal Year 2016 Report to Boxford

Founded in 1978, the mission of HAWC (Healing Abuse Working for Change) is to create
social change by taking action against personal and societal patterns of violence and
oppression. HAWC provides services and support to victims of domestic abuse residing in
the 23 cities and towns on the North Shore in order that they may make informed,
independent decisions about their futures.

HAWC provides free, comprehensive services to victims of domestic violence and their
children including: a 24-hour hotline, emergency family shelter, individual advocacy,
support groups, court advocacy, a Parent-Child Trauma Recovery Program, family law and
immigration law, and community outreach and education.

With hubs in Salem, Gloucester and Lynn, an office at North Shore Medical Center, and
our emergency shelter program, HAWC is a resource to the communities we serve and the
people living within them.

FY16 Highlights

• HAWC leadership finalized its strategic plan in 2015, which will provide clear
direction for the agency’s growth and evolvement over the next three years.
• HAWC is collaborating with North Shore Elder Services on a project to enhance
our response to elder abuse cases throughout the North Shore.
• We have partnered with New England School of Law, the students of which will
provide pro bono legal services to HAWC clients.
• The Massachusetts Office for Victim Assistance (MOVA) awarded HAWC with a
SAFEPLAN grant, increasing our presence in the North Shore courts.

FY16 Outcomes

• 1,357 individuals called our hotline a total of 2,435 times for information and
support

• 531 individuals received one-on-one advocacy
• 67 people attended a total of 340 support group meetings
• 38 families received counseling through our Parent-Child Trauma Recovery
Program
• 1,430 clients received legal assistance
• 76 high-risk cases were reviewed for on-going safety planning to prevent homicide.
• 39 individuals entered into HAWC’s Emergency Shelter
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