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Thursday May 15EVE’s 9th Annual Golf Outing at Timber Ridge Golf Club

Thursday May 15 - sunday May 18Spring Volunteer Training with CARE & MSU Safe Place

Thursday sepTeMber 18EVE’s 17th Annual Forget-Me-Not Silent & Live Auction

Eagle Eye Golf Club

Thursday sepTeMber 11-sunday sepTeMber 14Fall Volunteer Training with CARE & MSU Safe Place

Thursday OcTOber 2 - Friday OcTOber 3Health Professionals Conference

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need Help? Call eVe 24 Hours a day, 7 days a Week (517) 372-5572eVe adMinisTraTiOn OFFice (517) 372-5976 P.O. Box 14149 Lansing, MI 48901 www.eveinc.org

persOnal prOTecTiOn Order OFFice

(517) 483-6545 Veterans Memorial Courthouse 313 W. Kalamazoo St Lansing, MI 48933

MasOn dOMesTic ViOlence suppOrT uniT

(517) 676-8285 Ingham County Sheriff’s Office 630 North Cedar St Mason, MI 48854

Community partners unite for ViCtims of abuse in later lifeAs we advance in age, the landscapes of our lives are cultivated in different ways. Traveling, pursuing higher edu-cation, spending time with loved ones, exploring a hobby, or simply relax-ing are staples of “the golden years”. Rarely are violence and victimization envisioned as part of these plans.

Regardless of what is imagined, for millions of individuals in their later-life years reality is one of fear and exploitation. It is estimated that more than one out of every ten elders age 50 and above will experience abuse by an intimate partner. In 2013 alone, EVE served 308 women and 136 men within this age demographic.

“Traveling, pursuing higher education, spending time with loved ones, exploring a hobby, or simply relaxing are staples

of ‘the golden years.”

However, domestic violence and ag-ing support providers have histori-cally operated in separate worlds with little crossover. In order to link these factions, EVE joined hands with the Tri-County Office on Aging (TCOA), Adult Protective Services, the City of Lansing, Lansing Police Department and the Ingham County Prosecutor’s Office to create a Community Collabora-tive Response team (CCR). The CCR’s primary focus is to ensure effective, comprehensive assistance is afforded to victims of abuse over the age of 50.

“In 2013 alone, EVE served 308 women and 136 men

within this age demographic.”

With the awarding of an Abuse in Later Life grant from the Office on Violence Against Women in 2010, core partners of the CCR team have been providing training to system professionals like law enforcement, health practitioners and agency service providers for the past few years. How to better understand, screen for, support, and refer elder abuse victims to the most beneficial resources are the key areas of focus .

Recently, outreach efforts led by EVE and TCOA have expanded to specifically address abuse in later life awareness with elder audiences, including power and control dynamics, reporting abuse, sheltering options, advocacy, counseling and resources available to help.

Several key components emerged as means to achieving these goals, including the implementation of an Abuse in Later Life Coordinator position. The A.L.L. Coordinator

acts as a liaison between elders experiencing abuse and the services best suited for their situation. This can include assisting individuals with filing reports or complaints, helping determine which CCR partners would be most useful for the client, and complete case follow-ups to facilitate communication and seal gaps between service providers. Moreover, EVE’s 24-hour help line and Personal Protection Order Office began screening for abuse in later life and our counseling department has developed a group therapy program for survivors in later life.

Violent relationships do not dissipate at age 50. In fact, for some they are just beginning. With this unified enhancement of services, we aim to proactively address abuse in later life and empower survivors to fulfill their aspirations and passions, free from fear and victimization.

Spring 2014

Message FrOM The execuTiVe direcTOr

As I have completed this first year as Executive Director, I am amazed at the impact that EVE has on our community. Our talented and dedicated staff continues to provide services to the families in need of safety. The efforts in working with the Abuse in Later Life project, Oasis Family Center, Greater Lansing Homeless Resolution Network, Migrant Council, Michigan Maternity and Mortality Committee, Capital Area Domestic Violence Coordinating Council, Capital Area Sexual Assault Response Team, schools, Law Enforcement, health care professionals, military and many others speaks the importance of the work the agency is doing. These collaboration further demonstrate that we can not address this issue alone. It will take the COMMUNITY to end relationship violence and to meet the needs of victims healing from abusive situations. It does not matter who you are or what role you are playing. Providing the safety net for families fleeing violent homes and educating our future generations to eradicate this social issue requires the efforts of each one of us. Domestic violence is a social issue, which means it will take a society to challenge the myths, stereotypes and barriers that allow this violence to happen in our community. Thank you to our kind, generous donors and volunteers who support EVE’s work to end violence in our community and to empower those taking the difficult steps of leaving an abusive situation.

Tonya Avery Executive Director

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PROVIDING SHELTER AND SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE • 517-372-5572

bOard OF direcTOrs

Christine Zellar-Church, JD President

Patricia Herring-Jackson, PhDVice President

Amy Rebideaux, J.D.Secretary

Tara Gallagher, CPATreasurer

Robert Engels, MUP

Maria Hernandez, MSW

Julia Miller, PhD

L. Patricia Mock

Shari Murgittroyd, LMSW

Denise Quarles, MA

Richard Znidarsic, MBA

greeTings FrOM Our bOard presidenTChristine Church is the Assistant Dean at Thomas M. Cooley Law School and has been involved with the movement to end domestic and sexual violence for many years.

Dear Friends, EVE’s focus is to empower survivors, understanding that the root of family violence lies in power and control. The heart of EVE’s service areas center on providing safety, security and a plan for survivors to move forward with their lives. EVE has a special love for children who have witnessed family violence, helping them to heal & grow without repeating the cycle of violence.

Despite reductions in government support, the dedicated staff at EVE continue to empower survivors with comprehensive services such as legal issues, housing, job skills, medical assistance, and parenting. Additionally, EVE engages in community awareness campaigns, including dating violence prevention education, hoping to prevent domestic violence before it begins. Even with our strong management, EVE could not fulfill its mission without the dedicated volunteers, donors and support of area businesses and organizations.

EVE has been part of the process of change, part of the system to provide hope and safety for survivors of domestic violence. This year, we are celebrating the work of those who have gone before us, and those who continue the work. We’ve come a long way, but we still have a long way to go.

Warm Regards,

Christine Church

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Thank YouTHANK YOU EVE SUPPORTERS, FRIENDS & VOLUNTEERS • www.eveinc.org

The work that we do would not be possible without the continued support from members of our community. Your dedication and generosity has helped protect, clothe, shelter, feed, heal & advocate for hundreds of survivors & their families. We offer our sincerest gratitude & appreciation for all you do.

Jonathan AdamecDenise AmburgeyCathy AndersonCecelia AskegardErnscie AugustinBrooke BarrettVern BeattieCari BelbeckValerie BenjaminAngela BidstrupDavid BinkleyMarisa BlackmoreNicole BlakeChristina BoldenTate BoniferMarge BossenberyAmanda BrantCandy BrooksLindsay BryantConnie BurgessTakia BurrisMary “Michelle” BurtonSavannah BushmanAlicia CampbellAlison CaseWendy ChampnessRosenda ChavezHyunkag ChoAngela ClockCourtney CollinsClaudia Combs-WiseAlexandra ConcannonJulie CraigCheryl CrouchAmanda DavisTywanda DavisJenna DiloneRorie DodgeJolan DrouillardKaitlynn DwyerAnnie EdwardsTony EllisBob EngelsIngrid EubanksAlison FadoirAshley FelmanGiovanni FosterKim GarciaJennifer GarzaAmelia GershonHilary GonzalezRaquel GonzalezHarriet GreenstoneAshley GrogginsShanon Guida

Adam HarrisonKristy HautamakiTammy HawkinsCarol HillabrandtCrissy Hodges-ChakriniAlysa HodgsonCarolyn HolbrookJessica HundtErika JacksonSheila JacksonCecilia JohnsonMariam JordanSabrina KeeseBryan KendrickShelby KeyworthKatie KohlsRachel KopecShelagh KosinskiRyan KuchEllen KutneySamantha LakeHailee LauritzenLiliana Leon ForesTammy LiikalaCait ListroSara LluberesRachel LoskillBreanna Ludington Melina MacGregorKaitlin MagnanDana MandelMandy MapesMichelle MasseyLindsay MayEwelina MaziarzAbigail McElhoneRenee McLaurineKatie MendinaKatie MinardTasha MonroeGrace MorrisJordan MorrowJanelle MouldingShannon NoblesEric NorrisSandy NortonKristin NeuchterleinShannon O’ConnorReeAnna OlivasJessica PerryShakiya PetersWik PetraSamantha PodorsekRonnie PoladJulie Petri

Amanda PrestonDenice RankinFloyd RobertsMaribel RodriquezRachel RogersAshiley RossettoLori RudmanJackie SageRama SalhiLauren SaxtonMandy ScepaniakKelley SchachtSummer ShanklinShizuka ShimabukuroTheo ShlienAnna SloanKatey SmagurLislie SmithWindi SterlingSherrie StewartSharon StokesNansie StrobelEmily StutzEmma ThomasJustyna ThomasRebecca ThomasLaShawn ThurmanChisa TillmanTammi Timmons-HowardCarolyn TobeyCarrie TrawickKim TruneSara TunneyMaria ValayilJill VandenbergAnnika VanRualteVanessa Vargasi-appreciate Volunteer GroupEmily WahlTiffany WaltersCole WarrenTamara WarrenGene WassermanKrystal WatsonLynda WhiteLakesia WilburnAnn WohlscheidJohn WohlscheidAngela WojcikSharon WomboldtSamantha WrightAmy YaegerMaria YearyMira Yoo

2013 Volunteersfriends of eVeDonors $1,000 +AnonymousBaker, JillBridgewater InteriorsCannon, JoeChurch, Russel & Zellar-Church, ChristineDagwood’s Tavern & GrillDart BankDynamic Industries, LtdFerguson, Dave & NancyHaka, CliffordHaka, Clifford and SusanHeadley, Linda & Pratt, PeterKoenig, Dorean MLansing Board of Water & LightLansing Grand River AssemblyLansing Radiology Associates, PCMarshall Media Group Mid-Michigan Physicians, PC Modern Bookkeeping, Inc. Mt. Hope Presbyterian Church Open Eyes Of Faith Parsons, Bill Rosenberg, Ritta Schwartz, Abby Shafarman, Vicki A Spaeth, Harold St. James Parish UAW Local # 652 Williams, Jeff & Whitten, JoyZnidarsic, RichardZonta Club of MI Capitol Area

Donors $500-$999Adna TechnologiesAvery, Tonya & RandyBeam GlobalBellairs, JeffreyBenjamin, CherylBond, JennyBorgen, Jerry & RosemaryBossenbery, MargeCellular TechnologiesCHM American Medical Assoc MSUCorgan, AnneCouraud, GretchenDodds, Dr. Julie &

Humphrey, WilliamFirst Presbyterian Church of LansingGreenstone, Harriet & Engels, BobGregory, RobinHELO ClubHerring Jackson, Patricia & Jackson, JuliusIson, PatrickHolmes, Kenneth LHolt Auto ClinicLAFCULannoye, Mary ALogicalis, Inc.McCormick DistillingMEA, MEA Financial Services & MESSA Staff & RetireesMichigan Safe Co. LLCMitchell-Cichon, MarlaMunson, Fred & MaryMurphy, Brenton & Spagnuolo, PCOkemos Community Church- (OCC Women)Ornish, Kathy & Olstad, JohnPayPal Giving FundSchrager, Scott & Ford, Mary AnneSchupan & Sons, Inc.State of MI Dept Of CorrectionsThompson, NoraTJX Companies, Inc.Torres, PeteTwo Men & a TruckVan Atta’s Flower ShopWomen of Peoples ChurchZacks, James & Rose Zonta Club of Lansing

Donors $250-$499Amburgey, Denise & LarryBenallack, SylviaBishop, NancyBoucher, Cara AChristoff, JudyConsumers Energy CompanyCross, EricDelta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.DewpointFielden-Barry, Terrie &

Barry, HenryFirst Christian ChurchFrancis, Ann MFrye, MelodyGallagher, Tara & BruceGarcia, John AGarcia, John GGeorge, Jerry & CathyGold, JonathanGonzalez, CorinaGreat Lakes Elevator, LLCGreater Lansing Convention & Visitor BureauHannah’s HouseHarr, Sharon & LeroyHaubert, MarkHolt Neighborhood Watch - Jeanne Street NeighborhoodHoly Trinity Philoptochos SocietyHuddleston, PatriciaHumbad, MikhilaIBEW Local 665Jacobs, MelanieJanick, Peter & BethKlein, Ann & Craddock, JordanLurie, EllenMaitland, Michelle MMarmion, ArloaMcMahon, Laurie & KevinMI Public Health InstituteMI Licensed Beverage Assoc.MSU Federal Credit UnionPfeifer, Louise & McMahon, LauraPoli, Patricia & KevinPresbyterian Church Of OkemosProAssurance Casualty CompanyRegency Beauty InstituteSchmidt, MardaShoultz, SusanSorenson Communications, Inc.T. Rowe Price Prgram For Charitable GivingTimber Ridge Golf ClubVerscheure, ReneeVerscheure, TeresaWalter, GeorgeWilliams, DeniseWilson, EfetaboreYoung, Kimberly

Although they are not listed due to lack of space, we want to acknowledge the 171 individuals who supported us with a donation of $50-$149, the 95 individuals who supported us with a donation under $50 & the hundreds of individuals who provided in-kind contributions. Thank you for all you do!

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During the 2012-2013 year, EVE received a grant from the Garden Project of the Greater Lansing Food Bank that enabled us to cultivate a garden at our shelter. Although this funding ended last fall, thanks to a couple dedicated volunteers with green thumbs, we are excited to announce that our garden project will continue!

EVE’s Secret Garden provides a bounty of benefits to our organization, access to fresh food being the first. We are beginning to take steps towards self-sufficiency when it comes to supplying fresh fruits and vegetables for our residents. More so, clients have access to a safe space where they can commune with nature, grow plants of their own, and foster community with fellow residents. Studies of overall well-being and quality of health demonstrate that not only is eating what nature offers beneficial, but simply spending time in it will give your brain a strong boost in the form of stress reduction, rejuvination, mood elavation, and clairty.

EVE is grateful to have this unique opprtunity to learn and grow with nature, as well as with one another, in this expansion of holistic service provision.

The Oasis Family Center, in partnership with Ingham County, EVE, and Michigan State University’s Chance at Childhood Program, is a community program that provides a secure and respectful environment for children and parents to experience safe exchange and supervised parenting time.

This center addresses the unique safety concerns that encompass intimate partner violence and stalking. These services are available for families with a history of domestic violence, sexual

assault, child abuse, and stalking. A court order is required for supervised parenting time.

The center allows parents who present a potential risk to their children or the adult victim, the opportunity to maintain or develop a relationship with their children while addressing the safety needs of the family.

Additionally, there are many reported incidents of continued violence after the separation during the exchange of the children. Not only are victims re-victimized through exchanges,

but children continue to witness the violence.

Our objectives are to incorporate an understanding of the impact of domestic violence into service delivery; give equal regard to the safety of both the adult victim and children; provide an environment that gives mutual respect to all individuals using the center; utilize community resources to address needs of families using the center, and to value the culture and diversity of each family.

To get started, parents must contact the center and complete an intake and orientation session. The staff of the center will do all the scheduling based on family needs and center availability. Call 517 -887-4668 for more information or e-mail oasisfc@oasisfcingham.

tHis projeCt is supported by Grant no. 2008-CW-aX-k021 aWarded by tHe offiCe on ViolenCe aGainst Women, u.s. department of justiCe.

eVe’s seCret Garden Will sprout aGain

For information about programs and opportunities, please visit us online at www.eveinc.org

oasis family Center addresses need for Visitation safety

“In search of my mother’s garden, I found my own” -Alice Walker Artist & Activist

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persOnal prOTecTiOn Order OFFiceDomestic violence, sexual assault & stalking victims 1,287 Genderal public 1,789

child & FaMily prOgraMChildren Served 157Adults Served 68

cOMMuniTy educaTiOnTotal Individuals Receiving Presentations 2,778Dating Violence Prevention Attendees 1,087 Domestic Violence/Elder Abuse Attendees 397 Awareness, Outreach & Resource Fair Attendees 1,294

VOlunTeersVolunteers 163

UNDUPLICATED STATISTICS FISCAL YEAR 2012-2013

PROVIDING SHELTER AND SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE • 517-372-5572

24 hOur crisis lineTotal Calls for Assistance 4,337

shelTer

Adults 97 Children 53 Total Shelter Nights 6,668

adVOcacy serVicesResidential contacts 1,868

Non-Residential contacts 2,125

cOunselingIndividual Counseling Hours 590 Group Counseling Hours 1,819 Telephone Counseling Hours 101

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hOw dOes eVe help surViVOrs?

clienT Feedback These comments are taken from client surveys that are completed throughout each year. The names of the individuals writing the comments have not been provided in order to honor their confidentiality.

“I greatly, sincerely, deeply appreciate having a caring, patient, compassionate, respectful counselor to meet here, while I am beginning recovery for myself & children. It powerfully helps us proceed in making a new start.”

“You’re program is the best way to recover from domestic violence.”

“Staff was truly compassionate, understanding, informative & skilled in addressing my crisis point needs & observing my progress.”

“Staff is concerned about your whole person: mind, body & soul. It’s a great healing process.”

“The good sense of support I felt & the empowerment I gained personally were the most meaningful experiences for me.”

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Shelter18%

Advocacy5%

Crisis Line19%

Counseling11%

Legal Advocacy 16%

Child & Family 6%

Community Education5%

General Management11%

Fundraising9%

For information about EVE’s Endowment Fund & other ways to give, visit our Donation page at www.eveinc.

total eXpenditures=$853,407

audiTed Financial suMMary

granTs, FOundaTiOns & endOwMenTs

Barnes Group Foundation, Inc.Capital Area United Way

Capital Region Community FoundationCity of East Lansing

City of LansingCommunity Foundation of Middle Tennessee

DHS (Ingham County FIA)Domestic Violence Prevention & Treatment

BoardDonovan Family Fund

Ingham County CommissionersIngham County Community Agency Fund

Mason Area Community FundMid-Michigan Food Bank (GLFB)

MI State Housing Development AuthorityOffice on Violence Against Women

Phillip & Sylvia Frederickson FoundationThe DART FoundationVerizon Foundation

Zonta Club of MI Capitol Area

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prOgraM expenses

Federal/State Grants51%

Local Grants12%

Contributions27%

Special Events9%

Other1%

suppOrT & reVenue

total reVenue=$852,752

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