FOCUS proudly serves Weston County, including the cities of Newcastle, Upton, and Osage. Services we provide include: Civil Legal Advocacy Criminal Justice Advocacy Crisis Counseling Crisis Intervention Emergency Financial Assistance Emergency Medical Intervention Emergency Shelter Financial Assistance Followup Group Counseling Hospital Response Housing Advocacy Individual Counseling Referral Law Enforcement Intervention Personal Advocacy Protection Orders (Temporary and Final) Social Service Advocacy Stalking Orders (Temporary and Final) Transportation Victim Advocacy Victim Witness Notification Other
Calendar Year 2008 Total Victims Served: 106
Calendar Year 2009 Total Victims Served: 121
On-Call Volunteer Hours This is time that is donated to FOCUS by our trained advocates. Hours on-call are 8 am to 8am except during regular office hours. FOCUS cannot thank the generous folks that help man our 24/7 crisis line enough!
December: 584 total hours November 2009: 560 total hours October 2009: 544 total hours September 2009: 408 total hours August 2009: 480 total hours
The mission of FOCUS is to provide safety, shelter, education, emergency funds and advocacy support for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking to persons in Weston County.