YWCA OF NORTHWEST GEORGIA - WOMEN'S SHELTER

THE YWCA OF NORTHWEST GEORGIA NEEDED ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO SUPPORT ITS NEW (2015) BATTERED WOMEN'S SHELTER. THIS SHELTER WORKS ACROSS COBB, PAULDING AND CHEROKEE COUNTIES WITH COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL POLICE, AS WELL AS JUDICIAL AUTHORITIES, TO PROVIDE A SAFE, POSITIVE INTERVENTION WITH WOMEN WHO HAVE BEEN VICTIMIZED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR SEXUAL ASSAULT.

RATHER THAN THE VICTIM BEING TAKEN BY POLICE TO A PUBLIC HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM, THE SHELTER HAS CAPACITY FOR PRIVATE FORENSIC TESTING (MUST BE WITHIN A FEW DAYS OF THE INCIDENT). IT PROVIDES A 24-HOUR CRISIS LINE, COUNSELING & SUPPORT SERVICES, LEGAL ADVOCACY, AND A SAFE, 32-BED TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FACILITY FOR BOTH THE FEMALE VICTIMS AND THEIR SMALL CHILDREN IF ANY.

ON MARCH 7, 2016, MMRC PRESIDENT CHARLES LASSITER MET WITH YWCA OF NW GEORGIA CEO HOLLY TUCHMAN TO TOUR THE FACILITY AND ASSESS NEEDS. THERE IS AN IMMEDIATE NEED TO PROVIDE MOBILE COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY (LAPTOP COMPUTERS) TO THE SOCIAL WORKERS WHO INTERVIEW AND COUNSEL THESE VICTIMS ON A ROUTINE BASIS, AND TO BETTER MAINTAIN THE REQUIRED INCIDENT RECORDS AND ONGOING COUNSELING/SUPPORT INFORMATION. ALSO, ONE NEW DESKTOP COMPUTER IS NEEDED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES.

USING FUNDS RAISED BY THE MARIETTA METRO ROTARY CLUB’S CHARITABLE GOLF TOURNAMENT TO BENEFIT THE MARIETTA METRO ROTARY FOUNDATION, THE BOARD OF THE MARIETTA METRO ROTARY FOUNDATION APPROVED A GRANT OF $3,000.00, PAYABLE TO THE YWCA OF NORTHWEST GEORGIA. THESE FUNDS WILL ENABLE THE PURCHASE OF THE ABOVE COMPUTER EQUIPMENT.