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Safety
Since 1996, The Salvation Army’s Answer House in Medford has helped Jackson County’s homeless get back on their feet. Answer House is a drug and alcohol free transitional living facility that accommodates single men, single women and families. Living facilities include individual rooms and dorms for single men and women. For families, home is one large room when they first come to Answer House. Partnership with the Independence Police Department to provide crisis intervention services, advocacy, and resource referrals and linkages to survivors contacting the police for assistance. The Co-Responding Advocate also coordinates revisits to survivors’ homes with Independence Police officers to offer additional support and resources.
In service to the St. Louis Community since 1989
The Salvation Army’s transitional programs move people from the streets to stability to employment and finally to a home. At Answer House, children find a safe, alcohol and drug free place to call home while their parents get back on their feet. Answer House provides a safe and clean environment supported by 24-hour, seven-day-a-week case management and supportive services. They complete drug and alcohol treatment, reunite with children, get jobs, pay debt, start saving money and learn valuable life skills to help them become self-sufficient.
Alejandra & Janely
Individual and group counseling, support groups, and family therapy for adult and child survivors. Following best practices, Answer House does not offer counseling with the abusive individual. Onsite or scattered site housing, rent and/or utility subsidies, housing-specific case management, resource referrals, and employment guidance for six to 24 months. Join us on the rooftop at Teocali for a fiesta with a purpose! Enjoy delicious food, drinks, and local DJs with 15% of all sales donated to Answer House, supporting survivors of domestic violence and their children. Domestic violence can impact anyone, regardless of gender, age, economic status, religion, etc.
- The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church.
- Answer House’s Domestic Violence Action Plan can help you develop strategies to stay safe while you’re still with your abuser and after you leave.
- Answer House will advocate social change that protects and engenders a person’s right to live a life free of abuse.
Answer House will advocate social change that protects and engenders a person’s right to live a life free of abuse. She feels safe and is excited to provide an environment for Julian that is supportive and caring, two things she longed for as a child. She is drawing every day to practice her skills while raising her lively, talkative and energetic little boy. Stephanie grew up in generational poverty, became a mom as a teenager and dropped out of school.
- But talk to those people today, and they’ll tell you how their children have not just succeeded, but blossomed.
- However, not only did Vanessa grow up in generational poverty, she also grew up in an environment that did not trust the police force and actually hated police officers.
- Fatima and Julian moved into the house and started making friends with other moms and staff.
- She also completed our Parenting, Healthy Relationships, and Financial Literacy classes – as well as an internship at Head Start.
If you’re looking to reduce your Missouri tax liability, you should consider making a donation to Answer House. Donations to Answer House of $100 or more qualify for the Missouri Domestic Violence Tax Credit Program. The tax credit may be the equivalent of 70% of the value of your qualified donation and you may qualify for federal tax deductions on the Review Answer House difference. Answer House is proud to offer comprehensive services to survivors and their children, no matter where they are in their journey. We will work with you on an individual basis to create a plan that meets your specific needs.
Janelle
High-quality professionally run shelters, like Preble Street Answer House, provide more than just a place to sleep for a night. They provide staff who are trained in trauma-informed care and harm reduction, housing navigation services, case management, healthy and nutritious meals, and more. Shelters also divert the most vulnerable from relying on the most expensive services like hospital emergency rooms, jails, police, emergency response systems, and the child welfare system.
Vanessa
Stephanie’s last requirement was to find full-time employment. Brittani named her baby girl Deavyne and set out to create a different life for her daughter than she had known growing up. One of her friends told her about Answer House, where she earned her GED so she could go on to college. She also met with her Answer House mentor regularly and took Parenting classes at Answer House.
Established in 1990 out of the need for homeless services for women and children, Answer House serves over 5000 homeless and impoverished individuals and families in Hancock County each year. In addition, Answer House serves as the Front Door for rental housing assistance in Hancock County. Fatima heard about Answer House through a friend of a friend, and after having joined the program, she quickly began working on her high school equivalency through Penn Foster. She also applied to and was accepted into the Residential Program. Fatima and Julian moved into the house and started making friends with other moms and staff.
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When it comes to keeping safe while in an abusive environment, Answer House suggests creating a personalized safety plan to maximize your safety in times of abuse. Answer House’s Domestic Violence Action Plan can help you develop strategies to stay safe while you’re still with your abuser and after you leave. Janelle and her boys eventually became homeless — sleeping in a car, on the ground, or in homeless shelters. Sleeping in a car was actually a good night because the ground was cold and the shelters were crowded, smelly and scary. The Salvation Army Medford provides transitional living for those facing homelessness. For informational purposes only, a link to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments web page is provided here.
She also completed our Parenting, Healthy Relationships, and Financial Literacy classes – as well as an internship at Head Start. “For the first time in my life, I feel stable and stress free. And I couldn’t have gotten here without Answer House to get me started,” says Brittani.
Preble Street assumed operations of Answer House on Sunday, February 2, 2025, from Penobscot Community Health Center (PCHC). Answer House is dedicated to making sure every individual affected by domestic violence can find refuge and freedom. Answer House Foundation, a 501(c)3 organization, provides services to adults with developmental disabilities exclusively in their own homes or apartments — regardless of how complex their disabilities may be. Transitional housing is temporary housing for the working homeless population and is set up to transition their residents to permanent housing.
She dropped out of school in 10th grade and became a mom at age 16. Unfortunately these are common realities for a young woman growing up in poverty. However, not only did Vanessa grow up in generational poverty, she also grew up in an environment that did not trust the police force and actually hated police officers. Through classes at Answer House, Fatima learned how to set boundaries and establish healthy relationships.
Since 2003, Answer House Colorado has transformed the lives of teen moms and their children across the Denver-metro area. Our vision is to transform the lives of teen moms and their children. Low-barrier shelters do not require background checks, credit checks, or income verification, previous program participation, sobriety, or ID for access to services. Initially, many parents and family members of the over 120 people Answer House supports were, too.