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FAMILY VIOLENCE NETWORK P.O. Box 854 Lake Elmo, Minnesota 55042 The Family Violence Network is a private, nonprofit, tax-exempt Minnesota corporation. Our main programs are: • Battered Women's Program provides support to women and their children and helps them escape violent situations. • Safe Homes provide short term safety in family homes and longer term safety at our extended stay shelter, the Doris & Stan Hill Home. • Children's Proeram offers education, support groups and protective services to the children of battered women and children who are victims of physical and emotional abuse. Intervention Services work cooperatively with the criminal justice system to provide crisis services at the time of arrest and provide services throughout the court process. • ACEPT Proiect serves adolescent violent offenders and their parents in order to prevent future violence. Community Education Program provides education on the issues of family violence for children, service providers, professionals, and the community. The Family Violence Network is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors comprised of battered women, professionals and concerned citizens representing the different geographic sections of our service area. (List attached). The Family Violence Network has 29 staff and 1 contract person. We utilize 40 volunteers as crisis lineladvocates, 8 as intervention court advocates, 11 for Orders for Protection, 7 as children's support group leaders, 7 office people, 6 safe homes, 9 women's support group leaders, 2 Newsletter volunteers, 4 Home/ Phone Intervention Advocates, 9 Special Projects/Community Education and 10 volunteers for miscellaneous jobs. We serve all residents of Washington County and suburban Ramsey County with a total population of 359,789. The Family Violence Network is a nonprofit organization which is working to eliminate violence in familial relationships and promote self-reliance.