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" Educating our community to the many facets of domestic violence while providing refuge and facilitating change for its victims" |
Community Welcome House and Break the Cycle www.breakthecycle.org have formed a collaboration to raise awareness of teen dating violence in our community. Read More |
Community Welcome House serves as a transitional facility which provides shelter for families in need. In addition to room and board, we assist our guests with medical care, child care, counseling, financial assistance, vocational training, employment, permanent housing and services as needed. It is the hope of Community Welcome House that through education, compassion and action women will become empowered to advance their roles, rights and well being.
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Domestic Violence begins in the home. Domestic violence is physical bruising, emotional scars, psychological control and generational cycle. A woman is abused every 9-15 seconds. Three fourths of domestic violence victims surveyed had one or more children under the age of 18 years of age. 26% of murdered women are killed by their husbands or boyfriends. 30% of women in emergency rooms are there because of injuries from abuse. Medical expenses caused by domestic violence in the U.S. totals between 3-5 billion dollars annually. Children are present during 80% of the assaults against their mother. 25% of domestic violence victims are pregnant at the time of the abuse.
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Abuse
The three cycles of abuse are:
- Tension Building (slamming of doors, breaking of possessions, threats) victim tries to appease the batterer.
- Battering (physical abuse, sexual abuse, psychological abuse).
- Honeymoon Stage (Continued effort of power and control, batterer becomes loving and apologetic).
Make Donations
Donate toys, books, art materials, educational materials, food, and other material or financial assistance to help victims of domestic violence.
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Number of Community Welcome House residents served:
| 2011 | 747 calls for help; 193 admissions; 530 assisted in outreach; 28 FVIP |
| 2010 | 703 calls for help; 162 admissions; 571 assisted in the outreach |
| 2009 | 192 residents 87 women and 105 children, 457 in the outreach |
| 2008 | 134 in the safe-haven, 314 outreach |
2007 |
126 residents |
| 2006 | 96 residents (44 women and 52 children) |
| 2005 | 174 residents (86 Women and 88 Children) |
| 2004 | 102 residents |
| 2003 | 85 residents |
| 2002 | 89 residents |
| 2001 | 79 residents |
| 1999 | 72 residents |
| 1998 | 79 residents |
Community Welcome
House, Inc.
P.O Box 1631
Newnan, GA 30264
Phone: (770) 304-0966
Fax: (770) 252-2938
If you are involved in an
emergency situation....
Call 911 immediately!!
To facilitate change there must be something to believe in:
God and Self.
The Community Welcome House in it's desire to "Be Green" while helping to change the lives of women and children is now offering you the opportunity to enhance the lives of the people we are helping. Please visit the site www.imgreennow.org and donate green products to us. While learning what you can do to create a safer chemical free home for your own family.
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