Hope for Children
www.hopeforchildrenwake.org
Location:
400 Hillsborough St
Raleigh, NC 27603
Phone: (919) 829-5913
Contact: McLean Kram
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About Hope for Children:
Hope for Children brings together the strengths and specialties of three agencies to offer coordinated services to identify, assess and treat children exposed to family violence. Hope for Children is a collaboration of Triangle Family Services, Interact and SAFEchild. Through Hope for Children, existing agencies in Wake County are providing age-appropriate services through a coordinated approach designed to fill identified gaps in care.
"Children who are witnesses to domestic violence are very vulnerable," said Pauline M. Seitz of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in Princeton, N.J. "There is a gap in services around the long-term needs of these children."
This Foundation provided a $500,000 grant over the next three years to launch Hope For Children, a new program in the Triangle. The John Rex Endowment and the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust together matched the amount. |
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 How To Help Hope for Children:
The strength of Hope for Children is community collaboration, designed to keep kids from slipping through the cracks. The success of the program will rely on agencies working together to refer children in need to the proper services. With your eyes, ears and action, together we can provide hopeful futures for kids exposed to family violence.
To learn how to recognize signs of a child who is traumatized from witnessing family violence, you are encouraged to attend agency trainings provided by Hope for Children. To become a referring agency or learn more about training opportunities, contact them at 919-829-5913. |
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- SAFEchild, a not-for-profit child abuse prevention agency, provides outreach treatment services and case management for Spanish-speaking children exposed to family violence. SAFEchild, established in 1992 by the Junior League of Raleigh, is committed to eliminating child abuse in Wake County by helping adults and children create nurturing environments free from abuse and neglect. SAFEchild’s goals include preventing child abuse from ever occurring; empowering parents and caregivers to move toward healthy family relationships by breaking negative parenting patterns, and educating and raising awareness about the issue of child abuse in Wake County. For more information:
- Interact, a private, non-profit United Way agency, provides crisis intervention, counseling and support groups for children exposed to family violence . Interact was established in 1984 and provides safety, support, and awareness to victims and survivors o
f domestic violence and rape/sexual assault. Interact fulfills this mission through the support of its volunteers and community. Interact also promotes violence-free relationships and communities through collaboration, public information, education, and advocacy. All client services are free and confidential. Twenty-four-hour crisis lines are available:
- domestic violence (919) 828-7740
- rape/sexual assault (919) 828-3005
- administrative line (919) 828-7501
- Contact: Laura Hilton or Adam Hartzell, or www.interactofwake.org
- Triangle Family Services (TFS), a local United Way agency, provides therapeutic visitation services , mental health services and adolescent treatment groups for children exposed to family violence. Established in1937, TFS helps families and individuals overcome life’s challenges by giving them the tools they need to move away from crisis and into more stable and healthy life situations. Through skilled and compassionate care, TFS annually helps Triangle families and individuals achieve family safety , financial security and mental health . For information:
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