Hope’s Wings Domestic Violence Program

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If you or someone you love is a victim of domestic violence, help is just a phone call away. Contact us on our confidential 24-hour help line at 859-623-4095.

Hope’s Wings offers shelter, counseling services, child advocacy services, transitional housing, and a variety of other programs and services that are designed to get you the assistance you need.

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Your financial support is an investment in the health and safety of our community. Hope’s Wings provides critical human services when families need them the most. By making a gift, you will help provide life-saving services and hope for tomorrow. There are many monetary ways to help, including planned giving and designations through Amazon Smile and other companies.
*See our new monthly donation program.

Ways to Give

Get Involved

We could not do this important work without our volunteers. Hope’s Wings is always in need of volunteers to staff our after-hours hotline, provide clerical assistance, support our clients, help plan fundraisers, and do so much more.

Hope’s Wings is a locally-based not-for-profit and relies on the support of volunteers and community partners and sponsors. Learn more about how you and your organization can support our work that serves the community.

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Who We Are

Hope’s Wings Domestic Violence Program envisions a world where every person lives in a safe environment, free from violence and fear.

Our mission is to empower victims of domestic violence to make safe permanent changes for themselves and their children by providing comprehensive and cohesive services through support, understanding, education, and awareness.

Our programs and services are diverse and range from emergency shelter and counseling to education and career readiness. We support the path of all survivors as they work to be self-sufficient and free from violence.

Our Vision

Hope’s Wings envisions a world in which every person lives in a safe environment, free from oppression and with the opportunity to thrive. We believe an end to domestic violence will happen only when individuals, organizations, and a society as a whole join together to demand an end to abuse.

Hope’s Wings supports a comprehensive, coordinated response to domestic violence by working together with systems, organizations, community groups and individuals to end domestic violence. We promote this coordinated response through the Madison County Blueprint for Safety.

Blueprint for Safety Madison County Kentucky

Our History

We started in 2006

In March 2006, Hope’s Wings became a non-profit organization.

Shelter opened in 2009

During the spring of 2008, construction of an emergency shelter was completed and named “The Marilyn Isaacs House”. The shelter opened shortly thereafter in 2009.

Serving Many

Hope’s Wings programs have served, sheltered, and educated thousands of clients in Madison and surrounding communities.

Blueprint for Safety created 2018

Hope’s Wings Domestic Violence Program and the City of Richmond have received a grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women to implement a Blueprint for Safety: An Interagency Response to Battering and Crimes of Domestic Violence.

Facts vs. Myths about Domestic Violence

Cycle of Violence

Tension Building Phase

Abuser is argumentative, angry
Incidents of abuse begin
Communication breaks down
Tension becomes too much
Victims feel as if they’re walking on eggshells

Crisis Phase

Abuses occurs.
Abuse can be: Physical, Sexual, or Emotional

Intermittent Calm

Each phase may be followed by periods of calm. Each phase may last a different amount of time. The cycle repeats. Not all domestic violence relationships fit the cycle. Not everyone’s experience is the same.

Honeymoon Phase

The abuser displays regret for the abuse. Acts apologetic and loving after. The abuse might say:
“I’ll never do it again”
“I’m sorry, I never meant to hurt you”
“I promise I will change”
“I promise I’ll get help”

Anyone Can Be a Victim ...

Domestic violence can happen to anyone regardless of race, age, sexual orientation, religion, or gender. Domestic violence affects people of all socioeconomic backgrounds and education levels. Domestic violence occurs in both opposite-sex and same-sex relationships and can happen to intimate partners who are married, living together, or dating.

REMEMBER

If you are being abused,

You are not alone
It’s not your fault
You don’t have to put up with it
Help is available

If you or someone you know is in an abusive relationship and needs help or would like to speak with someone about domestic violence, confidential help is available 24 hours a day by calling our helpline at 1-859-623-4095.

Power & Control

Using Coercion & Threats: Making and/or carrying out threats to do something to hurt her, including threatening to leave her, to commit suicide, to report her to welfare, making her drop chargers, making her do do illegal things.
Using Intimidation: Making her afraid by using looks, actions, gestures, smashing things, destroying her property, abusing pets, displaying weapons.
Using Emotional Abuse: Putting her down, making her feel bad about herself, calling her names, making her think she’s mad, playing mind games, humiliating her, making her feel guilty.
Using Isolation: Controlling what she does, who she sees and talks to, what she reads, where she goes, limiting her outside involvement, using jealousy to justify actions.
Minimizing, Denying & Blaming: Making light of the abuse and not taking her concerns about it seriously, saying the abuse didn’t happen, shifting responsibility for abusive behavior, sayin she caused it.
Using Children: Making her feel guilty about the children, using the children to relay messages, using access visits to harass her, threatening to take the children away.
Using Privilege: Treating her like a servant, making all the big decisions, acting like the master of the castle, being the one to define roles, putting her down because of race, gender or disability.
Using Economic Abuse: Preventing her from getting or keeping a job, making her ask for money, giving her an allowance, taking her money, not letting her know about or have access to family income.

Help is Available!

1 in 4 women will experience intimate partner violence in her lifetime
1 in 9 men will experience intimate partner violence in his lifetime
70% of our nation’s children grow up in homes where intimate partner violence occurs.
Children who grow up in violent homes are more likely to drop out of school, develop behavioral problems, struggle with mental health, use drugs, or become victims/perpetrators themselves.
On a typical day, there are more than 20,000 phone calls placed to domestic violence hotlines nationwide.
The presence of a gun in a domestic violence situation increases the risk of homicide by 500%.

*More facts can be found on the National Coalition to End Domestic Violence’s website

How to Get Help Contact us

Clients' Testimonials

April

I love the entire staff and am so grateful for all the love, compassion, and support that they have provided for my children and myself.

D. White

From the moment you enter the door there is safety. During your stay, you learn to survive then cope then plan for a bright future.

Tina

I sure did learn a lot about how complete strangers and people you never would place together can form a family!

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Our Sponsors

Community Involvement

Annual Awareness Events in Madison County of KY

Hope’s Wings recognizes that it cannot win the battle against domestic violence alone. Awareness events are key to informing our community about the effects domestic violence has on individuals, families, and communities as a whole. We host various awareness events throughout the year such as:

“These Hands Don’t Hurt” Men’s Rally
October
“Domestic Violence Awareness Month: Proclamation Signing and Lunch at City Hall”
October
``Jail & Bail`` Event
Spring
``An Evening for Hope``
Summer

See our Calendar of Events

Give Back Programs

Kroger Community Rewards
Did you know you can donate to Hope’s Wings by grocery shopping? The Kroger Community Rewards program makes fundraising easy by donating to local organizations based on the shopping you do every day. Once you link your Card to an organization (Hope’s Wings Inc), all you have to do is shop at Kroger and swipe your Shopper’s Rewards Card.

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Support Hope's Wings

Get Involved

More About Us

Who We Are

Our Vision

Our History

We started in 2006

Shelter opened in 2009

Serving Many

Blueprint for Safety created 2018

Facts vs. Myths about Domestic Violence

Cycle of Violence

Tension Building Phase

Crisis Phase

Intermittent Calm

Honeymoon Phase

Anyone Can Be a Victim ...

REMEMBER

If you are being abused,

Power & Control

Help is Available!

Clients' Testimonials

Our Sponsors

Community Involvement

“These Hands Don’t Hurt” Men’s Rally

“Domestic Violence Awareness Month: Proclamation Signing and Lunch at City Hall”

``Jail & Bail`` Event

``An Evening for Hope``

Give Back Programs

From Our Blog

What Is Domestic Violence?

Myths vs. Facts regarding Domestic Violence

Cyntoria’s story

Blueprint to Saving Lives: Domestic Violence Pilot Program will Better Serve

Following the Blueprint: Madison County Launches Domestic Violence Program

Blueprint for Safety