The corporation shall assist female victims of domestic violence and their children by establishing and maintaining facilities and programs which will provide temporary shelter and other services to these victims, and shall have the purposes set forth in the Articles of Incorporation.

Description:
Women's Shelter has long recognized that assisting battered women and their children cannot be limited to residential services. While offering shelter services to all who need them, we recognize there are many in need of safety who cannot or prefer not to reside in the shelter. We provide services to both women who stay in our facilities and to those who do not.

Our services are:

Shelter for battered women and their children.
24 hour hot-line.
Local services in Dodge, Olmsted, and Wabasha counties.
Weekly support group and information group in Rochester.
Assistance with Orders For Protection and Harassment Orders.
Court and other systems' advocacy.
Services for immigrant women and their children.
Transitional housing for homeless women and their children.
Shelter and Advocacy services to Asian/Pacific and Southeast Asian women and their children.
Community education speakers.
Services regardless of race, creed, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, sexual preference, age, or status.
Confidential and no-fee services.

History:
Women's Shelter Inc. (WSI) was organized in 1976 by three battered women and four women from the Rochester chapter of NOW. WSI opened its first shelter in 1978 and has grown in response to battered women's needs, yet has preserved its grass roots by involving battered women in every level of the organization.

Contact people:

Suzie Christenson, Assistant Director, (phone), (email) Bunny Calahan, Associate Director, (phone), (email) Judy Miller, Executive Director, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (507) 285-5465

Address:

P.O. Box 457 Rochester, MN 55903 This location is handicap accessible

Web Site: http://www.womens-shelter.org

Overall Experience   
5 years experience

self confidence posted on April 19, 2006