The Tazewell
County House of Hope is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization
that was established on April 16, 1998 when a group of local citizens
joined together to offer hope to female victims of domestic violence
and their children residing in Tazewell County. Our shelter has
five dorm / bedrooms, which can room twenty clients. The remainder
of the house consists of two kitchens, four bathrooms with showers
for six, a children’s playroom, a family / meeting room, two offices
and storage closets. Our staff includes a full-time director and
three part-time employees.
In 1993,
Tazewell County had nineteen cases of domestic battery placed
on probation. By 1997, nearly 500 were on probation for domestic
battery and related offenses. An even more frightening realization
is that these staggering numbers account for only those cases
that drew police responses. The House of Hope opened in May of
2000 to serve these victims. We’ve provided a safe haven for over
400 women and children since opening. Every 9 seconds a woman
is battered, often with children as witnesses.
After a brief
period of closing the house due to lack of funds in July 2003,
the house has reopened in March of 2004 serving victims of domestic
violence and their children.
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