DOVE Center… Making a difference in the lives of those affected by domestic violence and sexual assault for 20 years.

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1240 E 100 South Bld. 22 Suite 221 St. George, UT

84790 (435) 628-1204

The DOVE Center wishes to thank the many individuals and organizations who have contributed to the success of our pro-gram with their time, gifts and talents.

Annual Report Fiscal Year 2011-2012

See how we have grown!

How we respond to assault for each generation, makes a world of difference.

It takes courage to make that first phone call. We need to continue to create change to break the silence of domestic violence.

Board of Directors *Kay Ackerman,

President *Splendor Sargent,

Vice President Kris Braunberger, Treasurer Shauna Jones, Secretary *Katy Peterson, Executive Director *Margie Huber Paula Claymore *Pat Shoemaker-Glessner *Ginny Sparks *Joanie Ayers *Lori Burgess Cindy Richardson *Teri Koenig Janice Brooks *pictured

From Our President

The DOVE Center Board of Trustees would like to take this opportunity to thank Katy Peterson, Executive Director, and each employee of the DOVE Center for their commitment and dedication.

This includes providing services to women and children in our community who are victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.

The Board acknowledges that each and every day you do your best and you are appreciated.

This year has been a good one for the DOVE Center. The shelter continues to provide emergency shelter to those seeking a safe haven and the services provided at the Counseling Center continue to grow.

The need is there and the DOVE Center strives to meet the need.

Finally, a huge debt of gratitude to all of the DOVE Center’s loyal volunteers and donors who find a way to do whatever is needed. This agency could not exist with each of you.

Thank you,

Kay Ackerman

President

From Our Director

Birthday celebrations—aren’t they great! When I was a child it seemed within a couple of days

after my birthday I was already looking forward to the next year without much thought of the

year past or the one about to begin. Today, as I am much older, I spend a little more time

evaluating the past year, as well as thoughtful discernment of how I hope the upcoming year is

to be.

As I sit down to ponder this past year at the DOVE Center and the upcoming year, I am filled

with excitement and anxiety. This past year was one of formation for our new Advocacy and Counseling Center. In

the year prior we looked to what services were needed for people in our community who have found themselves

victims of violence. Through our research, we found there were three basic pillars of services needed. The first area is

safety. People need a safe place to go, a place where they and their children can breathe, know they are safe, and look

for ways to move forward in self-sufficiency in a safe environment.

Second is advocacy. This is for both those in safe shelter or those who are not in need of a safe shelter ot have already

moved through this portion of their healing, but are in need of continual services. An advocate assists through the

legal process, provides community resources, and is someone who is available to provide the tools needed to move

from victim, to survivor, building the confidence to continue to move forward.

Third is counseling. This service needs to be available for all victims of domestic and sexual violence to assist in long

term healing. This would include those who do not have insurance, or do not want to actively report their incidents

and for those whose incident happened years in the past, but had never had the resources to heal.

Shelter, Advocacy and Counseling—all three of these services are needed to provide the tools to heal and assist

victims, to reclaim their lives and move forward to be the beautiful person they were created to be. Opening an

Advocacy and Counseling Center, in addition to our safe shelter, not only allows us to provide services in a better

format, it also allows us to provide a safe shelter that is secure and confidential for the families we serve.

As I look forward to our new upcoming fiscal year, I am enthusiastic about the future. In April we will be celebrating

20 years of service to families in Washington County, always keeping within the mission that was created 20 years

ago by community members, business owners, and city council members, to provide safe, caring and confidential

shelter for families who are living in homes which are not safe. This mission goes on to say that we will also provide

advocacy and support for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault and to reduce the incidents of abuse

through prevention education. You can see this mission being lived out in the long term by reading Sue’s personal

story, the abuse that was perpetrated towards her, the services the DOVE Center provided, and how today she is

living a beautiful life in Southern Utah.

It was only because of community support that we were able to open a safe shelter for women and children in our

community, and it was only because of community support that we were able to keep it open for the past twenty

years. Today we are reaching out again to our community and asking for the support to provide services for the next

twenty years, by helping us with our capital campaign—to own our Advocacy and Counseling Center and establish

long term self-stability for the DOVE Center.

Sincerely,

Katy Peterson

Executive Director

Our Mission

“The DOVE Center is committed to providing safe, caring, and con-fidential shelter, advocacy and support for victims of domestic vio-lence and sexual assault and to reduce the incidents of abuse through prevention education.”

“With all the help The DOVE Center provides… I will now survive ‘abuse free,’ never again to put up with it.

When I feel weak I only make one phone call… “

— Sue, Dove Center Client

Bonnie Pendleton

Erma Peterson*

June Peterson*

L. Grace Peterson

Betty Plaice*

Delres Plotts

Louis & Rita Porta

Melinda Prior

Judy Randall

Mr. & Mrs. Ratcliff

Cindy Richardson

Patricio & Margarita Riofrio

Donna Roberts

Nina Rodriquez

Tracy Sahleen

Pat Sater

Paul & Tiphanie Scott

Celece Seegmillez

Michael Seflik

Sheryl Shafer

Joe Glessner & Patricia Shoemaker-Glessner

Karen Shores

Lester Simmons

Janet Smith

Doug & Melia Solstad

Jenny & Steve Solyom

Marianne Sorenson

Kendall & Marianne Sorenson

John & Mary Kay Soucy

Edward Southwick*

Ginny Sparks

Tarrell & Sally Spears*

Joseph & Carolyn Stallings*

Joseph & Patricia Stapley*

Steven & Anna Starley

Lee Stevens

Robert & Helene Stone*

Patricia Storer

John & Beverly Strater

Betty Strong

Marian Subic

David & Joann Sufka

Lee and Georgia Taylor

Sheri Taylor

Stephen & Mary Thayer

Michael & Collette Thomas

Elsie M. Thornburg

Carla Sue Tillett

Bill & Linda Timmins*

E. Diane Traver

Ray Beckham Jr. & Elaine Tyler

Wanda Van Meter

Laurie Vandermade

Richard & Alaine Warnick

Ele Watson

Charles & Vicki Weir*

William & Mary Jane Weyher

Ira & Mary Whitlock*

Aaron William

Lisa Wilson

Curtis & Gail Winterfield

Mark & Pamela Wooten*

Geraldine Zimmerman

Wilson Family Trust

Community Donors Bloomington Country Club Ladies Association*

C & G Management*

Cinnamon Hills Youth Crisis Center*

Color Country Chapter C/O Alta Thorpe

Color Country Ramblers

Community of Christ*

Dixie Ladies of Elk

DMK Marketing

Explorer Post

Fraternal Order of Eagles*

Green Valley 7th Ward

Hinton Burdick CPAs*

Home and Me Marketplace

Home Sweet Home Rentals

Hugo Angeles & Leanor Ceballos

JK Jewelers

Kitchen Collections*

Monster Storage LLC

Pizza Factory*

Prudential St. George Realty*

Salon Khroma*

Schwab Charitable Fund

Shepard of the Hills*

Sky Mountain Golf Estates HOA*

Smith’s Neighbor to Neighbor Fund: The Kroger Co. Foundation*

Soltis Investment Advisors

Southern Utah Officials Association

St. George 1st Ward

St. George 3rd Ward

St. George Kiwanis Foundation

Sunbrook Ladies Golf Association

Sunrise Tire Inc.

The Warehouse

Wade Family Foundation*

Washington County Medical Alliance

Wells Enterprises, Inc.

Wild Woman Who Meet to Eat

YWCA

Red Hat Society

Spin Geeks

Grace Episcopal Church

Hurricane 9th Ward

The Travel Connection

Amara Med Spa

Ence homes

Bank of America/ Merrill Lynch

Take Back the Night

Keller Williams Realty St. George

Saint George Community Church

Complete Eye Care Center

Supporting Foundations The Beckham/Ashe Foundation

Paiute Nation

Verizon/Hopeline

Salvation Army

Utah Families Foundation

Kohl’s Community Foundation*

Grants Department of Human Service

Victims of Crime Act

Sexual Assault Services Program

Pamela Atkinson Homeless Trust Fund

United Way

Sexual Assault Prevention Education

Violence Against Women’s Act

Five County Association of Governments Community Development Block Grant

City of St. George Community Development Block Grant

*Generously supporting the DOVE Center for two consecutive years or more.

We apologize for any errors or omissions on this list.

Thank You for Making a Difference

Individual Donors Kay Ackerman*

Gayle Acton*

Wally & Judi Adams*

Barbara Ainge

Raymond & Boni Alduenda

Gil Almquist

Curtis & Dixie Anderson*

Bene Arnold

Leah Asch

Roxanne Atkinson

Larry & Joan Ayers

Diana Baker

Larry & Nellie Ballard

Vaughn & Lauren Barker

Veda Barrie/Weatherbee

Mary Bartholomaus

Bonna Belenger

Daniel & Joy Belinski

Jeremy & Mary Beth Belinski

Mary Beller

Rose Bentley

Ellen Bowden

Ed & Lea Ann Braithwaite

Raymond & Joelyn Brotherton

Leah Burris

Donald & Judy Caffall

Grant & Janet Cammack

Joe & Ginger Campbell

Lee &Virginia Campbell

Gertrude Campbell

Carol Cashman

Sherald Chapline

Cathy Christopher

Kelly Cola

Cheryl Collins

Joan Cordon

Fred & Patricia Daubert

Kathleen Davis

Dolores Ward Dicks*

Dr. Larry & Dr. Joan Eggert*

Ellen & Kay Ence*

Gilbert & Mimi Escandon

Bradley & Elizabeth Esplin

Darlene Freyler

Jim Furgo

Sandra Gallaher*

Thomas & Susan Galles*

Mary & Jane Gebhardt*

Larry & Donna Geer

Jeff Geier

James Godville

Kristy Goodrich

Patty Greene

Tim & Patricia Greene/McGinnis

Jim & Beverly Grimm

James & Marie Gullo

Richard & Martha Hafen

Darcelle Hansen

Dave & Carol Hansen*

Susan Havens-Lerarp

Ben & Nan Hendrickson

Brian & Martha Heuer

David & Judy Higbee

Gary & Beverly Hill*

Lone Hillman

Christine Hogan

Mr & Mrs. Sharon Hoiekvam

Laura Holliman

Eric & Diane Houle

David & Judy Huber*

Margaret Huber*

D.C. & J.L. Huber

Kae Hunter

Kayson Huntsman

Wayne & Gulianne Jackson

Doug & Jeannette Johnson

W. Delmar & Beverly Johnson*

Dale & Donna Jolley

Shauna Jones

Suzanne Jones

Taytam Jones

Mathew Judd

Michael & Debi Katz

Phyllis Kishbaugh

Kenneth & Patricia Kittock

Grace Kodweis

Teresa Koenig

Ronald Sr. & Anita Lahue

Richard & Gail Lakey

Joe & Christa Lambert*

Herbert & Jillene Lander

Bobetta Larsen

Shan Larsen

Gaye Lee

Don Lemoine

Patrick Lemoine

Mabel Carroll Leone*

Marilyn Lindstrom*

Kenneth & Caroline Livingston*

William Logan

Britton Lund

Martin & Lana Lustig*

Nadine Lyngle

Donna MacKay*

Michaael & Dilleen March

David & Judith Mayfield*

Jason & Jennifer McAlister

Iris McDonald

Thomas & Sharon McDougall*

Leyvonne McIntyre*

John & Donna McKay

Michael & Madonna Melton

Dora Mills

Tracey & Courtenay Mitchell

Roger & Lois Moritz*

Paul & Katherine Moss

Norbert Mueller*

Paul & Lisa Nancollas

Stephen & Charlotte Nebeker

Nancy Neff

Erik & Barbara Nilsson

Terri Norton*

Scott & Linda Ogaard

Jack & Marilyn O’Malley

David & Christina Owen

Utah Facts Domestic violence and sexual assault are serious crimes taking place right here in Utah. Countless victims and survivors are enduring life threatening situations regardless of race, ethnicity, education, religion, social class, gender and/or physical or intellectual abilities. Physical, sexual, verbal, emo-tional, and psychological abuse are rarely discussed topics, but silence will only contribute to the continuation of domestic violence and sexual assault. The following facts have been taken from Utah’s Domestic and Sexual Violence Report No More Secrets 2012.

In FY 2011-12 more than 3,114 men, women and children entered shelters to escape domestic violence.

There has been an increase in the number of days and the length of stay in shelters from 77,202 in 2010 to 93,210 in 2011.

35,046 crisis calls were made to shelters in the state of Utah.

3,223 persons’ requests for shelter went unmet due to shelter overcapacity.

4,504 cases of alleged domestic violence-related child abuse occurred last year. Of those, 2,582 were substantiated. Of the substantiated/supported Child and Protective Services cases, domes-tic violence is the most supported allegation at 34%. Sexual violence is the second most sup-ported allegation at 22%.

4,089 temporary protective orders were issued by Utah courts with 1,811 becoming permanent.

214 criminal stalking cases were filed with 61 guilty judgments.

60,873 offenses were committed against family members with 57,122 domestic violence related injuries, according to the state law enforcement Incident-Based Reporting (IBR) data. (Not all law enforcement agencies in Utah report using the IBR format. Therefore this finding does not represent the entire Utah population.)

Domestic violence-related homicides accounted for 39.8% of all adult homicides in Utah, with 33 domestic violence related deaths statewide. In Washington County two domestic violence-related deaths occurred involving a mother and her 19-year old son.

2,892 forcible rape offenses were committed against family members and dating

partners. (Approximately 12% of sexual offenses are reported.)

More than 28,600 people were reached through the Rape Prevention and Education Grant program between November 2010 and October 2011.

Making a Difference On-Going Programs

Our 24-Hour Crisis Line received 1,221 calls. We are available 24 hours a day to listen, answer questions and give community referrals. This line serves as a point of contact for law enforcement and assistance to the hospital emergency room.

Our DOVE House provided 204 women and children with 6,034 nights of safe shelter and 18,099 meals. Our

House is secure, confidential and has a home-like atmosphere. Our friendly staff pro-vides advocacy, case management, counseling, support groups, life-skills classes and children’s programming. We provide assistance with medical, clothing, household, education and short-term rental needs.

Our case manager and therapist provided healing and self-sufficiency services for 233 persons who were victims of domestic violence or sexual assault.

Our victim advocates assisted 142 persons in navigating the criminal justice system and obtaining a safe residence. They assisted with protective orders, stalking injunctions, crime victim reparations, safety planning and resource referrals. Victim advocacy is available in both Spanish and

English. Our HART (Hospital Advocate Response Team) responded to 43 calls from the local emergency room to assist victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. Our advocates are on call 24 hours a day to serve our community.

Our weekly support groups assisted 213 survivors to know that they are not alone and that it is OK to seek help. A professional counselor or advocate facilitates a variety of support groups for women and children who have suffered from sexual assault or domestic violence sometime in their life.

Our professional staff provided a full range of rape recovery services for 118 victims of sexual assault, marital rape, date rape and adult survivors of child sexual abuse. 64 educational programs were provided within the community on the topics of domestic violence and

sexual assault awareness and prevention, with the belief that everyone can stop domestic violence if given the right information.

Financial Report FY 2011-2012 In spite of the weak economy, the DOVE Center managed to maintain a solid financial position this fiscal year. Due to the recession, we saw a large decrease in income in 2010 as many non-profits experienced. With greater funding efforts in the past two years, we were able to create a stable fi-nancial base. However, we need your help more than ever to continue our work.

Grants$346,644

Financial Donations $151,152

In-Kind Donations $134,664

Other $2,939

Program Expenses $464,461

Administration $92,666

Fundraising $7,584

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Expenses Net Assets

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Community Support $635,372 Expenses $564,711

Our progress over the last three years...

It takes time, money and awareness to continue the fight against violence.

Grants$346,644

Financial Donations $151,152

In-Kind Donations $134,664

Other $2,939

“To the ladies of the Dove Center-

Thank you for providing shelter and food for me and

for providing for my basic needs. Thank you for

providing me with safety, guidance and counseling.

If not for The DOVE Center people like me would have

nowhere to go. The DOVE Center is a true blessing to

this community

and victims of

domestic violence.

God bless,

A DOVE Center

Survivor”

The Staff Katy Peterson Executive Director Sheri Taylor Accounting Administrator Dirk Shumway Clinical Therapist Madonna Melton Shelter Manager Holly Hanson Program Manager Emily Sagendorf Volunteer Outreach Coordinator Hilary Huntsman Rape Crisis Coordinator

Kristy Ryan Children’s Advocate Sani Raabe Bilingual Advocate Kit Neppl Erin Boorman Intern Therapist Julie Breckenridge Shelly Spendlove Telia Jensen Yolanda Corona Kristen Rose Resident Advocates Krystal Lyman Anjanae Merida Marcela Walters

Smilla Bithell Past Staff

From A Survivor

For many living in Washington County, with our peaceful red rock surroundings, it is difficult to imagine families being torn apart by domestic vio-lence and sexual assault.

Here at The DOVE Center, building a community of peace one person, one family, and one home at a time is our purpose. The DOVE Center has been providing safe, caring and confidential shelter, advo-cacy and support to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault and has worked to reduce the incidents of abuse through prevention education for almost twenty years. Every day our staff hears calls for help. Domestic violence is a silent epidemic that works its way throughout homes within our com-munity without anyone realizing it is there.

Domestic violence causes havoc on our health services, education system, faith communities, law enforcement, neighborhoods and youth. There are so many stories of individual persons and families who find their way from victims to survivors through the assistance of The DOVE Center work-ing in conjunction with organizations throughout our community.

This is just one of many stories—one of violence, fear, and hope. It is a difficult story to read, to believe, and to understand how things like this can take place in someone’s home.

We share it not just because it is a story with a happy ending… but because it is real.

Sue’s Story…

It is 1997 and Sue is locked in a camper shell in a secluded area in northern Utah. She’s been there for days, huddled in the corner with little to eat. People have walked by, some look in the windows, some knock, but she hides from them, scared. One person

drops a YWCA card in the camper, but Sue reassures herself that it will be okay—that he didn’t forget about her.“He’s out making money so that we won’t

have to live like this anymore,” she thinks. “I love him, I love being married and it will all be okay.”

When he finally returns to the camper it’s clear that he has forgotten her. He’s been gone for weeks, but the expression on his face is not remorse, and Sue knows it. With the YWCA card clutched in her hand, she jumps over him and takes off running, leaving her husband in the distance. She runs for days in nothing but a t-shirt and boxer shorts until she finds the YWCA in Salt Lake City, the one place she knows she can be safe.

Sue makes the mistake of calling a family member and letting him know where she is. Unfortunately he tells Sue’s husband of her whereabouts and he starts to stalk the YWCA to get to her. To keep Sue safe, she is put on a greyhound bus with a police officer by her side, bound for St. George with hopes to be kept safe at the DOVE Center, the new shelter built just three years prior.

When she arrives to the DOVE Center, she weighs only 80 pounds and is only able to consume liquids. Although it sounds awful, more than most of us could ever imagine; it is a day Sue will never forget. It is a day that changed her life forever.

Advocates at the DOVE Center counseled and assured her she would be okay and was safe. She came with nothing so they purchased clothes to fit her small frame, making sure she had all the necessi-

ties. “How can strangers care this much when my own husband doesn’t,” Sue wonders.

Over time Sue started to heal and get healthier. She looked forward to the counseling and journaling sessions where advocates listened to her—a luxury she had never known before. Others spoke of their situations, different than Sue’s, yet still the same. They seemed to understand her and love her. They helped her feel human again.

Sue went through plenty of ups and downs. Even after months at the DOVE Center she was still terri-fied he would find her. She still loved the man that had brutally beaten her, but she knew it was time to move on. It wasn’t easy, but over time she learned to love and respect herself—an action that may be easy for some, but after abuse it is hard to find.

After 10 years of enduring violent abuse, the DOVE Center helped Sue regain her hope. She eventually reunited with her sons and for the first time in years Sue felt she was able to give them the mother they deserved.

“Today I am a new person. I am a strong, happy and successful professional woman living in my new community, St. George. Because of the DOVE Center I am alive and well. I owe everything I am and eve-rything I believe to the DOVE Center. I have a future now and I am happier than I

have ever been. They taught me to let go of the past, and now the future is mine. Thank you DOVE Center!”

Serving Washington County for Over 20 Years

1993-2013