Dear Friends,

In 2014, Hope House served more people than our organization has ever served.

• We answered 5,400 hotline calls

• We opened the doors of our shelter and provided 44,530 safe nights (122 beds at full capacity throughout the year)

• We intervened in more than 8,000 legal proceedings in eastern Jackson County courts

• We helped train more than 3,000 hospital and law enforcement personnel on the realities of domestic violence

All that said, we unfortunately turned away more than 2,500 women last year. Sadly, we expect that number to increase in 2015. Making the matter even more complicated is the loss of $100,000 in federal Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) grant money.

But, that loss in revenue will not impact the work we do to help the clients seeking help from us.

Our cooks will continue serving meals to the women and children in our shelter. Our therapists will continue helping clients to transform their lives of abuse into a positive lives where clients feel valued and worthy of life. Our advocates will continue visiting the hospitals and courts working to improve the lives of those seeking help in the healthcare and legal fields. Our administration will continue finding ways to improve services, raise funds to keep services going and find more volunteers. And lastly, our donors and volunteers will continue providing a great service to the clients we help through countless donated hours and dollars.

We know this, because Hope House has done so for more than 30 years. And, we do this because we continue to receive notes from clients thanking us for helping them or saving their lives. Notes like Amy’s that state:

“When I came to Hope House, I felt lost. I was young with a child my parents were upset I had. I couldn’t go to them. But, I had to escape. Hope House was there for me. They put a roof over my head and helped me take care of my sixth-month-old baby. I thank you for saving me and listening to my story.”

Stories like this are not uncommon. We receive at least one every week. We are encouraged to keep working for women like Amy. And, knowing we have supporters like you and strong advocates working for the survivors we help, we know we will continue saving lives every day.

Christine L. Ferguson MaryAnne MethenyBoard Chair CEO

2013-2014 Annual Report

SCATTERED SITE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING: Rental and utility assistance for survivors residing in scattered site transitional housing units.

Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Other Dependent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0

TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOLLOW-UP: Advocacy and case management, short-term housing and financial assistance, and access to Hope House’s full spectrum of outreach services for survivors who exited the Transitional Housing Program and secured permanent housing.

Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

HOTEL VOUCHER ASSISTANCE: Temporary, short-term housing for male survivors of domestic violence.

Men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0

THERAPY: Individual, group, and family therapy; individual and group substance abuse counseling; therapy case management; and support groups.

Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342Men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

CHILDREN’S SERVICES: Activities that promote positive child development and parent/child interaction.

Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

CIVIL LEGAL REPRESENTATION: Legal representation provided by two contract attorneys for survivors in civil legal matters such as orders of protection, dissolutions of marriage, paternity/custody, modifications of dissolution decrees, and consultation. The number reported reflects the number of cases opened.

Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383

MUNICIPAL COURT ADVOCACY: Court advocacy provided for survivors in criminal domestic violence cases in the Cities of Independence, Lee’s Summit, Blue Springs, Grandview, Raytown, Sugar Creek, Oak Grove, Grain Valley, and Buckner and in Jackson County Ordinance Court. The numbers reported reflect the number of domestic violence cases on the dockets.

Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,154

FULL ORDER OF PROTECTION COURT ADVOCACY: Assistance provided to petitioners seeking full orders of protection in the Jackson County Courthouse Annex in Independence, Missouri.

Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,685Men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407

POLICE REVISITS: Visits by a Hope House court advocate and domestic violence investigator to the homes of survivors who have been battered by persistent offenders or who have experienced escalating violence. These visits verify survivors’ safety and provide an opportunity to safety plan and offer support and resources.

Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77Men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

POLICE CALL-OUTS: Call-outs to the scene of domestic violence incidents involving persistent offenders in the cities of Blue Springs, Raytown, Grandview, Independence, and Lee’s Summit. An on-call Hope House court advocate and on-call investigator respond to the scene to provide assistance to survivors and work the case for state level prosecution.

Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

TEMPORARY ORDERS OF PROTECTION: Assistance provided to survivors with obtaining ex-partes and emergency ex-partes.

Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139Men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

GUARDIAN PROGRAM: A monitored exchange and supervised visitation center where custodial parents safely exchange children for visitation with their non-custodial parents. Numbers reflect children and families new to the program.

Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76Families . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

BRIDGESPAN: A hospital-based advocacy program that provides direct services to patients identified as survivors of domestic violence.

Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117Men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

LETHALITY ASSESSMENT PROGRAM: A two-pronged intervention process that features a research-based lethality screening tool that measures a survivor’s danger level and an accompanying protocol referral that provides direction for first responders to initiate appropriate action based on the results of the screening process. Participating law enforcement: Blue Springs, Grandview, Independence, Lee’s Summit and Raytown.

# screened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 995 # screened high danger . . . . . . . . . . 701

Hotline/BridgeSPAN/Other Outreach# screened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,128# screened high danger . . . . . . . . 1,752

Comprehensive ServicesOutreach Client Services

EMERGENCY SHELTER INTAKES

Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .763Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .415Other Dependent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

EMERGENCY SHELTER BEDNIGHTS

Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,108Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,979Other Dependent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .421

TRANSITIONAL HOUSING INTAKES

Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

TRANSITIONAL HOUSING BEDNIGHTS

Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,695Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1259

COMBINED BEDNIGHTS

Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,803Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,238Other Dependent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .421

Hotline Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,471

Community ProgramsVOLUNTEER PROGRAM

Active Volunteers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .357Hours Volunteered . . . . . . . . . 16,804 .75

EDUCATIONAL EVENTS

Number of Trainings . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56Number of People Trained . . . . . . . .761

PRESENTATIONS

Education on domestic violence and Hope House services to youth, faith-based communities and service organizations.

Number of presentations . . . . . . . . . .57Number of people reached . . . . . 3,000

Fiscal Year Oct 1, 2013 - Sep 30, 2014

Net Loss Before Depreciation ($68,113.79)

FY 2014 Actual Expenses $4,233,423

FY 2014 Actual Revenue $3,686,859

Residential Client Services

Comprehensive Services

PROGRAM SERVICES68.74%

GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE

9.74%

FUNDRAISING10.22%

DEPRECIATION11.30%

FY 2014 ACTUAL EXPENSES$4,233,423

ANNUAL FUND CONTRIBUTIONS

27.14%

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN/CAPITAL

PROJECTS2.06%

SPECIAL EVENTS8.37%

FEDERAL GRANTS & CONTRACTS

25.86%

STATE GRANTS7.73%

LOCAL GOVERNMENT GRANTS14.92%

UNITED WAY7.20%

INTEREST, INVESTMENT, & ENDOWMENT

2.50%

PROGRAM FEES0.07%

OTHER REVENUE0.06%

IN-KIND4.08%

FY 2014 ACTUAL REVENUE$3,686,859

CHRISTINE FERGUSON—Chairman—Community VolunteerCAROL BAKER—Chair Elect—KCP&LCICI ROJAS—Immediate Past Chair—Central ExchangeDARA MACAN—Secretary—Community VolunteerBECKY SANDRING—Treasurer—Corridor Infratrust Management, LLCROBERTA ABRAMSON—Hallmark Cards, Inc.LISA BLOCK—Community VolunteerDR. STEPHANIE DE LA TORRE—De La Torre ChiropracticLINDA DUNCAN—Lee’s Summit Medical CenterASHLEY GILLARD—Bryan Cave, LLPBRIAN HERMANN—PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP SARAH MILLIN—Lathrop & Gage LLPRAZIA MOOLA—SprintLEE MOORE—JE Dunn Construction CompanyMICHAEL MOORE—CBIZCYNTHIA RAVEN—Perfect Output, LLCADAM ROSSBACH—Kansas City ChiefsTERRI THOMAS—Truman Medical CenterGARY WALKER—Magic Touch Cleaning, IncLISA WILLIAMS—Robert E. Miller GroupMICHAEL WILLIAMS—Williams Dirks Damern, LLC

2013-2014 Board of Directors Community CouncilCAROL SUE BASS

JACQUELINE CLARKDICK DOHERTY

COLLEEN FOUDREECHARLIE HARRIS, JR.

TOM HOLZBAURJ. SCOTT KING

BARBARA KOIRTYOHANNTOM KREWSON

PHIL LEVOTACAROL MAYS

JUDY NESSBARBARA POTTSNORMAN SWAILS

LYSLE WEEKSSALLY WINSHIP

Boards & Council

ASHLEY GILLARD – ChairRYANN BAUER – Vice-ChairLINDSEY ROOD – Secretary

BEN THOMPSON – TreasurerERIN WEBB – Marketing Chair

JESSICA THOMPSON – Membership Co-ChairLAUREN WOLF – Membership Co-Chair PATIJO (PJ) MOODY – Social Co-ChairALLISON WESTFALL – Social Co-ChairLEIA CHARNIN – Volunteers Co-Chair

ANDREW MOORE – Volunteers Co-Chair

HHYP Hope House Young Professionals

Hope House’s Mission is to break the cycle of domestic violence by providing safe refuge and supportive services

that educate and empower women and children. Hope House will advocate social change that protects and engenders a person’s right to live a life free of abuse.

Mission Statement

More than 30 years ago we opened our doors with one goal in mind—save lives by providing safe refuge for those affected by domestic violence. Since then, our approach has grown more comprehensive with services encompassing prevention, education and support for thousands of people traumatized by domestic violence every year. We have two secure locations in Independence and Lee’s Summit, making Hope House the largest domestic violence shelter in Missouri. Learn more at hopehouse.net.

P.O. Box 577Lee’s Summit, MO 64063

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