Berks Women in Crisis 2010-2011 ANNUAL REPORT · Berks Women in Crisis 50 N. 4th Street, Suite 101 Reading, PA 19601 Phone: 610.373.1206; Fax: 610.372.4188 [email protected]

1976-2011 Safety. Life. Hope.

Contact InformationBerks Women in Crisis50 N. 4th Street, Suite 101Reading, PA 19601Phone: 610.373.1206; Fax: 610.372.4188peace@berkswomenincrisis.orgwww.berkswomenincrisis.org

24-Hour HotlineDomestic Violence & Sexual AssaultInformation, Referral, and Support610-372-9540All services are free and con!dential.

Mujeres en Crisis de BerksViolencia Doméstica y Abuso Sexual Línea de Emergencia disponible 24/7Información, Referencias, y Apoyo610-372-7463

2010-2011 ANNUAL REPORT

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Berks Women in Crisis


!is past year has been a challenging and exciting one for us at BWIC. We are embarking on a new chapter in the development of our agency with the construction of our permanent home on !ird and Chestnut Streets in Reading. !e creation of one safe, e"cient, and accessible home for all of our services has been a dream for decades. We are thrilled that this dream is #nally coming true.

!e needs for immediate safe shelter for the women, men, and children we serve have grown exponentially in the last decade. With this new site, our capacity will #nally meet the need. In addition, this new facility will allow us to overcome many barriers to accessing services that have been experienced by those coming to us from outside the City. Providing secure on-site parking and eliminating barriers to those with mobility challenges are two examples. To the new site, we bring not only our passion, but also e$ective tools for serving victims of domestic and sexual violence and resources to prevent this violence in the future.

All of our programs have measurable targets for success and a streamlined process for maintaining #scal and statistical data. !is allows us to meet the reporting requirements of the various funding sources. At the same time, these practices provide the relevant data we need to inform our work and to better serve those who need us.

We have all been challenged by the economic recession of the past several years and decreasing sources of funding. Yet, we have managed to provide the highest quality of services to our community and to plan for our future. We are incredibly grateful to all of you who continue to be our solid community foundation.

We look forward to continuing our work together and welcome you to join us in our new facility. We hope you #nd this annual report re%ects on 35 years of innovative and dedicated services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in our community and a blueprint for our future work.

- Mary Kay Bernosky, Esq. Executive Director

Our Mission THE MISSION OF BERKS WOMEN IN CRISIS IS TO PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR VICTIMS AND TO ELIMINATE DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN BERKS COUNTY.

Our Message


Our Beginning

Louise Grim

Judy Henry

Lorraine Condeelis

Linda Ludgate

Marge Swanson

Nancy Eldon

Paula Herman

Barbara Hart

Cathy Saunders

Genny Esterling

Donna Heckman

Marie Morrisey

In 1976, twelve dedicated women met at the YWCA in Reading to begin the monumental task of providing services to women victims of domestic violence. !ey met to discuss the details of providing Hotline, counseling, and temporary safe housing services to victims.

On both local and state levels, they were pioneers as they sought to end family violence and to help all victims. !ey attended the #rst meeting of the Pennsylvania Coalition against Domestic

Violence held on November 12, 1976, in Lancaster, and the women became some of the Coalition’s #rst members. Working tirelessly, they established the framework to make families safe—piece by piece. Pooling their resources and doggedly pursuing the support of the greater Reading Community, they did not give up. !e community responded to their e$orts.

Berks Women in Crisis is the product of the inspirational leadership, determination, and insight of its Founding Mothers.

Founding Mothers 1976

HonorableJudge Linda Ludgate

Louise Grim Barbara Hart Judy Henry


Highlights

1976 1979 1994 1996 1998 20001977 1981 1995 19991997

A group of concerned women met at the YWCA in Reading to discuss a common goal – a center for battered

women.

The Federation of Women’s Clubs provided seed

money for a BWIC shelter.

The Sexual Assault Resource Center

merged into BWIC, making BWIC a dual-services organization.

The BWIC Spanish Hotline was

inaugurated on March 8, also International

Women’s Day.

Emma Lazarus Place celebrated its

groundbreaking.Emma’s Place

opened.

BWIC incorporated and partnered with

People Against Rape, which !elded Hotline calls. BWIC sheltered

women and children in private homes.

BWIC’s shelter opened in the city

of Reading.

BWIC dedicated two transitional

houses, the Sojourner Truth

House and the Elizabeth

Blackwell House.The Emma

Lazarus Place opened.

BWIC’s Legal Department expanded to include two

staff attorneys.

Development of the Emma Lazarus Place

began.

PeaceWorks, the education department of

BWIC, was launched.

BWIC created the Voices for Change Award.


Highlights

2001 2004 2007 20102002 2006 2009 2011

BWIC began the Medical Advocacy

Project.

BWIC celebrated its 25th Anniversary at the new Sovereign

Center in downtown Reading.

BWIC launched An Empty Place

at the Table public awareness display.

BWIC launched CAMPpeaceworks, with the support of the Episcopal

Churches of Berks County.

BWIC launched a Capital Campaign to raise $2.5 million to build a new facility at 3rd and Chestnut Streets in Reading.

BWIC created the Silent Witness Project.

BWIC began to engage men in work to end violence against women by

sponsoring a Men’s Breakfast.

BWIC organized the !rst Celebration of Peace, a 30th Anniversary celebration,

at the Goggleworks. Founding Mothers Louise Grim, Judy Henry,

The Honorable Linda K. M. Ludgate, and Barbara Hart, Esquire received

the Voices for Change Award. Carolyn Holleran received the !rst Vision for

Peace Award.

BWIC launched collaboration with the Reading Police Department.

BWIC formed a formal partnership with Centro Hispano Daniel Torres to

acquire the Of!ce on Violence Against Women Culturally & Linguistically

Speci!c Services grant.

BWIC celebrates its 35th Anniversary at Celebration of Peace and introduces

the !rst-ever Youth Voices for Change Award.


Berks Women in Crisis serves all people without regard to gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, religion, age, income, or ability. All services are free, con#dential, and available in English and Spanish.

Immediate safe shelter is o$ered for up to 30 days for those %eeing abusive homes…for those %eeing abusive relationships…for those %eeing an abusive person. Counseling services are available to residents of the Safe House, the Transitional Housing Program, as well as community-based clients.

Our Transitional Housing Program o$ers several short-term transitional apartments, including Hilbert House, as well as 10 town homes called !e Emma Lazarus Place (TELP), which are longer-term, up to three years. Program participants qualify for TELP through Section 8 or assistance from the Next Step Program. Safe House residents have precedence in joining the Housing Program, which assists women and children in obtaining short- and long-term goals as they become empowered and move toward self-su"ciency.

Counseling is o$ered to those who are su$ering or have su$ered the e$ects of domestic violence or sexual assault. A sta$ of experienced trained counselor advocates is available to help a survivor or a survivor’s loved ones cope with the e$ects of abuse.

Sta$ attorneys and legal advocates provide free legal services to clients. Advocates accompany victims of domestic violence and sexual assault to police interviews, hearings, trials, and sentencings. Sta$ attorneys provide legal representation at #nal Protection from Abuse order hearings.

!e Medical Advocacy Project (MAP) provides advocates for crisis response 24/7 365 days a year. Safety planning, support, and resources are o$ered to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault at both Reading area hospitals. Additionally, BWIC sta$ o$er professional training on domestic violence and sexual assault to health care providers and other medical sta$, serve on hospital domestic violence and sexual assault task forces, and supply print materials and public awareness tools.

Our Services

“…I give all my heartfelt gratitude,

appreciation, thanks and sincere

love for each and every one of you.

I’ve learned so much and thank you

for empowering me. I will take

everything I’ve learned with me and

apply it.”- Resident letter to Safe House

“I am going to try my best every

day to get back who I used to be

before the hurts and pains. It’s a

rough road ahead, I am sure, but

having you in my life, gave me hope!”

- Counseling Services client


Operating Income and Expenditures

Federal 48%

State 22%

United Way 7%

5%

In-Kind 3%

Contributions 15%

Child Care & Rental Fees

FY ended 6/30/2011REVENUE

Federal State United WayChild Care & Rental Fees In-Kind Contributions TOTAL

983,890 437,385 133,675 93,359 68,908 313,990 2,031,207

Safe House 25%

Counseling 8%

Legal 18%

Daycare 7%

Transitional Housing 9%

Prevention Ed 13%

General & Administrative 18%

Fundraising 2%

FY ended 6/30/11EXPENSES

Safe House Counseling Legal DaycareTransitional

HousingPrevention

EdGeneral &

Administrative Fundraising TOTAL471,415 146,661 348,579 137,497 173,542 258,476 342,967 30,087 1,909,224

An independent accounting !rm conducts an annual audit of Berks Women in Crisis. A copy of this independent public accounting audit report may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State.


Gov 10%

Businesses 20%

Foundations/ Organizations44%

Individuals 26%

Entity Amount %

Government $300,000.00 10.00%

Businesses $604,722.20 20.16%

Foundations/Organizations $1,322,135.00 44.07%

Individuals $773,249.00 25.77%

$3,000,106.20 100.00%

Capital Campaign

Berks Women in Crisis launched a capital campaign at the close of 2009 to address a critical need. !e plan was to acquire a site at !ird & Chestnut Streets in the City of Reading and to construct a four-story building that would accommodate:

Emergency Shelter for up to 50 individuals who are victims of domestic violence and sexual assault

Bridge Housing for families who require additional time to secure safe housing beyond the maximum 30-day shelter stay

Program space for the supportive services o$ered to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault

With a desire to remain within the City of Reading in order to best serve the agency’s clients, a team of professionals, including an architect, engineer, developer, BWIC’s Executive Director and Board Members, explored the acquisition and renovation of an existing facility. !e team determined that new construction was a better plan in terms of e"ciency and e$ectiveness. In the interest of city redevelopment, the former home of the Garden State Tannery, which had been vacant and had fallen into disrepair, was selected.

A new and larger shelter facility will allow Berks Women in Crisis to accommodate almost twice the number of individuals per night in the Safe House; provide greater accessibility to those who are physically challenged; and allow greater operational e"ciency and security.

Breakdown of Contributions


Capital Campaign DonorsLynda AdamJames Adamowicz and Corrine

Kucirka ADAPPT, Inc. A"nity Bank of Pennsylvania Betty AhnAll About Women All Souls Ecumenical Church Alpha Phi Omega Omicron

Alpha Chapter Dave and Anne Ambarian, M.D.Linda AndersonAndre Farms Michael AndrescavageAnonymous Barbara ArnerAssociated Wholesalers, Inc. Tod AumanAutomotive Service, Inc Baghouse Solutions Ron Bair, Jr.Drs. Elaine and Daniel

BalkiewiczBank of America Charitable

Foundation Bernice and Stephen BaranCharles and Mary Lynch

BarberaBarley Snyder LLPIrmgard and James BarrettPatrick and Paula BarrettHarriet BaskinKaren BaxterCathy and Tom BeaverJames BeidlerNatalie Bell

Ruth Ann BengtsonKaren BensingerAlan and Joanne BerkowitzBerks County Community

Foundation Grant Berks County Pomona Grange

#43 Berks Engineering Company Berks Fire Water Restorations,

Inc. BWIC Board of Directors Berkshire Charitable Foundation Mary Kay and John BernoskyMary Bertolet, Esq.Rosemary BestwickVictoria BieberDarnell BinasiewiczAudrey BiserNadine BlairKaren BlaumWilliam BlessingMarge BlighBlue Mountain Foundation Blue Mountain Women’s Winter

Weekend !erese and Gregg BogiaJacquelyn BollmanSusan M. BoltonBon#tto Incorporated Kristine Bon#ttoMaria and Jean BonnetAlbert and Eunice BoscovCindy and Jim BoscovJoseph L. and Shirley K. Boscov

Philanthropic FundBoscov’s Department Stores, Inc.

Bosold Landscaping Carol and Glenn BowmanJ. Peter and Gail BraunE. J. Breneman, LP Brenntag Northeast, Inc. Brentwood Industries, Inc. John and Ann BroadbentMaureen BrumbachPaula and Ivan BubMary BuemiBullfrog Films, Inc Joseph C. ButlerCalvary Reformed United

Church of Christ Linda Camella and Beth Rich Alexander Cameron IVConstance CammaranoNancy CampbellDominique CaronGene and Linda CarterRoseann CastanaroAnn and Mark Cau$manShirley and Joel CavesMatthew ChappleRobin CheliusChrist Episcopal Church

(Women) Christ Lutheran Church,

Reading Luther LeagueChrist Lutheran Church, Oley Church Women United Catherine CiattoStephen and Margaret ClarkJune ClougherClover Farms Dairy Co. Irvin and Lois Cohen

Jo and Paul CohnColonial Oaks Foundation Michael ComalliConcord Public Financial

Advisors, Inc.Anna and Jim ConnorsKaren H. Cook, Esq.Coyne Chemical Company Joan CraterDonna and Jay CrosslandApril and Justin CrossleyJayne CumiskeyCumru Township Lion’s Club Dans Restaurant Shirley DautrichBarbara and Kent DavisSandra and Joel DelewskiWilliam and Carol DeLongDr. Robert and Linda DenbyMargo DeRouchieClair and Darlene DerrDiamond Credit Union Anthony and Riva DicintioReneé L. DietrichRita DitskyChristiania DoblerDolan Construction Dol#n Patricia and Bernard DonahueLori Donofrio-GalleyDPW/DCED/ Senator Mike

O’PakeMichael and Diane Du$June R. DunnEast Penn Manufacturing Co.,

Inc.

Ehrlich Pest Control Bernard and Athena ElzerLillian EmoryChad EshbachEthosourceRev. Charles and C. Louise FairCatherine FeilerLeon and Francine FeinermanMildred FeldmanMegan and Christian FiloonMarcia FilsteinFinancial Planning Advisors Anne M. FinkJoni and Larry FinkelFirstEnergy First Niagara Bank FirstEnergy Foundation Michael and Michele FischettiFitzgerald’s Cleaning Service Tom and Helen FlynnPhilip and Sue Ann ForesterH.B. Frazer Company Jenis FrederickNancy FroelichSusan FrommSusan and Mike FrommRuth and Al Fuchs, Jr.Fulton Bank Marian Ga$neyGage Personnel Austra GaigeGallen Insurance Nancy R. GardnerGateway Ticketing Systems, Inc. Diane L. GaulPatrick and Jean Gavin


Capital Campaign DonorsBaerbel and Jerre GehrisGeorgeadis Setley Tina Marie and James GeositsBernie and Carol GerberGiant MartinsChristine Gil#llanJames GilmartinGirls for the Greater Good Richard GleixnerEdward and Ann GoldenPenny J. GoldenPenny J. and !omas M. GoldenPatty and Joe GoldsteinStan and Helen Goldsto$Debbie GoodmanIvan and Mildred GordonRadene Gordon-BeckLynn GordosAnn and Stanley GrabowskiGrace Alsace Lutheran Church,

Women’s Guild Sandy Gra"usRobert GraupenspergerKathleen GrayGreek Ladies Philoptochos/Sts.

Constantine & Helen Mary Jo and Scott Gri"nMary Gri"thsLouise and Arthur GrimBarry and Joanna GroebelRichard GrovesRobert and Susan GuayMartha HaferVic and Deana Hammel!omas HandwerkSuzanne Hart

Debra HartranftNancy HemmerichYvonne and Earle HendersonMarilyn and !omas HenrichsHenry Janssen Foundation George HenryHerbein + Company, Inc. Roger HertzMike and Katie HessDr. J. Frederick B. and Dolores

HiehleHillcrest Racquet Club, Inc. Himes Family Robert and Alison HinrichsLara and Stephen Ho$ertDr. Neil Ho$man and Judith

Kraines Ho$man Carolyn HolleranDan and Ellen HuyettMr. and Mrs. John IncledonSister M. Jacinta Mr. and Mrs. William J. JaegerPatricia JagodzinskiAnne JayJerlyn Foundation Cynthia JimenezDavid JonesTeresa JonesDrs. Elizabeth Kann and Uday

Dasika Susan and Steven KarabinChip and Herb KarasinGayle and Michael KastenbaumBob and Shirley Kau$manKautter and Kelley Architects Brett Keenan

Jo Kelly and Dan Buckley John and Jenny Kemps/ Schyler

Kemps FoundationNancy KennedyGeorge and Susan KershnerBarbara KetchumKeystone Homes, Inc Elizabeth and Gregory KiddySandra and John KirnAlexander and Naomi KnollJeri and David Kozlo$Nancy Wademan Kozlo$Darryl KraatzGeraldine KramerGloria KramerAnn and Chris G. KrarasRobert and Mary KreisherKresge Foundation KTR Associates, LLC Kutztown Auto Co. Michael LaFataWilliam La$ertyEd and Alma LakinLancaster Osteopathic Health Duane and Shelly LandauSue LangeWilliam and Cindy LaubachRev. Richard and Dr. Brenda LeibyLeisawitz Heller Abramowitch

Phillips, PC Marilyn LeslieDebra LevengoodJohanna LeverLloyd LevinEllen and Jonathan LewisMary Littlejohn-Garber

Jan LoomisLords & LadiesElaine and John LupcoCarole and Charles Lusch, MDMarcello and Livia LuziLYNX Computer Technologies,

Inc. Richard MableSydney and Gerald MalickJerome T. Marcus, M.D.Masano Bradley Heidi B. Masano, Esq.Mass Mutual Matching Gift

Center Alex and Ker MassengaleCarole and Anthony MatarazzoJohn and Doris MazzaccaSandra McCarthyMichael and Phyllis McCoolElaine and !omas McDevittTerrance J. McGlinn, Sr.Dorothy McMillanPeg and Bill McShaneDawn and Lawrence MedagliaFrances MendelsohnMens WearhouseTeresa Mercurio, MDLinda Meyer!omas MeyersGinger and Marlin MillerGloria MillerJanice and Charles MillerJoan MillerSusan and George MillwardDonald MlodochVincent and Kathleen Mo"tt

Nancy G. MollCarlene MoloneyFred and Karen MoreadithKaren Moser and James Robert

Eschbach Mosteller and Associates Jennifer MotzeLeonard MotzeDiane MoyerBarb MummaKim and Kevin MurphyKimberly MuskoElaine MusserHelen and Steve NajarianNational Penn Bank David and Joni NaugleCarole J. and Ray NeagGeorge and Mary Pat NeubertMichelle D. NeumanNortheast PA Women of the ELCA Barbara NothsteinOmega Systems Consultants Agatha and Andrew OnwudinjoBob and Yvonne OppenheimerKaaren and Clodualdo OrquizaJudith and Ken OverlyPaul and Karen OxholmMary and George PalellaSuzanne PalmerVivian PalmerParente Beard, LLC Kathy J. PelkerMary V. PendletonPenn National Gaming Foundation Penske Truck Leasing Gordon and Carol Perlmutter


Capital Campaign DonorsPerrotto Builders Ltd Sue and Craig PerrottyCarol and Mike PinkasavageDiane PohlColleen PorcelliJohn Porter, Jr.Mark and Donna PorterMarian PounderPrecision Medical Products Gayle S. PretzWilliam F. Price Foundation Grant PrintzProac Corporation Susan Probst, M.D.Queen City Family Restaurant Hawley and Myrtle Quier FundR. P. Miller Company RACC RACP Ray-Guard International Reading Alloys, Inc. Reading Berks Physical !erapy

LLC Reading Eagle CompanyReading Metro Taxicab, Inc. Reading Pediatrics, Inc. Reading Precast, Inc. Reading Redevelopment Authority Connie and Christopher ReadingerDeborah E. ReedJane K. RehrReinsel Kuntz Lesher LLP Remcon Plastics Inc. Patrick and Susan ReppertPatricia A. Rettstadt

Deanna Reuben Concert Fundraiser

Deanna and Mark Reuben, M.D.G. David ReynoldsRichard W. Groves, PC Je$ and Michele RichardsJoan and Michal RichardsGary and Karen RightmireRiverfront Federal Credit Union Riverview Tree and Landscaping,

Inc. Paul RoedelSusan and William RohnRoland & Schlegel (Law O"ces) Sandra RosencransBarbara and Seth RosenzweigTeresa RoslinMarie and Donald RothenbergerElizabeth Bowman RothermelSara RothermelRonald and Jackie Ru$erLarry RushDavid and Patricia SacksJoel and Joan SamittKelly SamuelsenAngela ScanzelloJudith and Scott Schae$erSchell’s Dairy Swirl Eric and Kathleen SchippersSusan G. SchmehlMary Beth and Chris SchoellkopfSchuylkill Valley Chapter of Credit

Unions Judith SchwankDr. Peter Schwartz

Henry Scovern, MD Henry Scovern, MD, Allergy and

Asthma Center Sta$ Wyomissing Gerald ScribnerSealstrip Corporation Wanda Seidel-WitterSetley, Rauch and Bucolo, LLC Tom Sheehan Worldwide Chris ShinnSilver Maple Veternar Clinic, Inc. Steven and Heidi SilvermanFrederick and Julie SingerHelene and Henry SingerLydia SingleyEdwin and Betty SlegowskiSlocum and Associates Mindy and Richard SmallBarbara SmithDr. Cecilia SmithPam SmithJohn SnaderKayleen So$erMichelle L. SowersRobert and Kimberly SpenglerSt. Ignatius Loyola Parish St. Joseph Medical Center Sta$ord & Banks Inc Lynn and Glen Steady!eresa StelmachStitch N Stu$ James and Carol StoneMichele StoppiJudith StoudtTerry StyerCharles and Carolyn Sullivan

!e Sunshine Lady Foundation Sunsweet Growers, Inc. Sweet Street Desserts Paula and Stanley SzortykaPamela and Darryl Taylor!e Anderson Group !e Bank of America Foundation/

Merrill Lynch !e Highlands William and Lucille !omasMary and John !orneMary Diana TirionTrinity Lutheran Church Sue and Dave TroutmanSandee Tucker!e Reading Hospital & Medical

Center, Fiscal A$airs !e Reading Hospital & Medical

Center, !e Tuesday GroupUGI Utilities United Church of Christ Women’s

Guild of St. John’s Hill F. Janet UstaszewskiJoanne van RodenRalia VardaxisVerizon Telecom Pioneers Village O"ce Supply VIST Financial Corp Rosemary Frank-Vitale and Bill

VitaleWilliam and Margaret VojtasekMarilyn WademanWalmart, Temple, PA #2614 Faye and Ray WarmkesselTerry and Charlann Warmkessel

Wendy WaschitschSallie WeaverWeidenhammer Systems

Corporation Seth and Debra WeislederWeis Markets, WyomissingWanda WenigerWentzel Fabrication, Inc. Je$ WhiteCarol and Ron WhitmoyerKathi Williams-WennellChuck WillsDonna WillsDarcey B. WilsonRosemarie WintersTimothy and Carole WirthBasil and Ingred WiszczurTerry and Gale WithersScott R. WolfeWomen of Christ Episcopal

Church Donna and Kevin WrightWyomissing Foundation David and Rachel Ya$eeStratton and Susan YatronNancy and Doug YocomAnn and Brian YoungGail and Charles YoungMissy and Allen ZimmermanPriscilla and Ben ZintakZion Baptist Church Pastoral Care

Ministry Dick and Kathy ZuidemaPatricia Zyma


During the 1990’s, Berks Women in Crisis continued to expand services and programs as funding and support for new initiatives became available. !e Education & Community Outreach Department of BWIC, PeaceWorks, was established in 1997 – based on the knowledge that no matter how comprehensive our services for victims and survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, community outreach and prevention education are necessary components of a complete community approach to ending the cycle of violence.

PeaceWorks provides age-appropriate classroom presentations and educational groups within Berks County schools and youth programs. In 2007, BWIC launched CAMPpeaceworks, a week long summer day camp for youth ages 13-17 to explore the “isms” as the roots of violence in our communities. CAMPpeaceworks was featured as a “promising primary prevention strategy” in a report by the National Sexual Violence Resource Center in 2011.

While the foundation of PeaceWorks is its programming for youth, PeaceWorks also creates and stages awareness events throughout the year—during October (Domestic Violence Awareness Month) and April (Sexual Assault Awareness Month). BWIC’s Awareness Projects raise the consciousness of the community around domestic violence and sexual assault, as well as provide an outlet for the grief, sadness, and even hope for change associated with the issues.

!e Silent Witness Project, based on the National Silent Witness initiative, is a display of life-sized red silhouettes, each of which carries the story of a woman, man, or child killed due to domestic violence in Berks County. !e Project travels throughout Berks County during Domestic Violence Awareness Month. In 2004 BWIC created An Empty Place at the Table©, which consists of place settings for domestic violence homicide victims with photographs and personal mementos created by their families and friends.

BWIC's Education & Community Outreach Program: PEACEWORKS


!e Shoe Project for Sexual Assault Awareness Month is a collection of shoes with attached true stories from survivors of sexual assault in Pennsylvania. Carefully selected, one can imagine each shoe being worn by the adult or child telling the story. For the Clothesline Project, also a national initiative, survivors of domestic and sexual violence create t-shirts with personal messages based on their

experiences, which are hung on a clothesline and displayed for the public to see in parks and on college campuses.

In 2011, BWIC launched its own adaptation of the international initiative Walk a Mile in Her Shoes®, www.walkamileinhershoes.org, during which men march in women’s high-heeled shoes to raise awareness and stand in solidarity with women to end domestic violence and sexual assault. !is project re%ects newer strategies to involve men and boys in the work. Women and children march beside them.

PeaceWorks has two broad goals: to educate children and teens with the hope that they will grow up to practice peace and to impart the message to the community in general that only when ALL of us refuse to tolerate the domestic violence and sexual assault that is pervasive in our society will the violence end.

©An Empty Place at the Table is a project of the Women’s Resource Center in Scranton, PA.

BWIC's Education & Community Outreach Program: PEACEWORKS


Statistics


PartnersBetty AhnNancy AlleyAnonymousBarbara ArnerChristine AumanConnie BashoreCathy BeaverCynthia BoscovEunice BoscovShirley BoscovNancy BoyerAnn BroadbentDoris Bu$ettLinda CamellaNancy CampbellPam CampbellMary CannerDominique CaronBeth CarsonShirley CavesJune ClougherLois CohenJane ColeAnna Connors

Jayne CumiskeyBarbara DavisMichelle DavisLinda Caron DenbyVirginia DodgeDiane Du$Wendy DunkelbergerAllison duPontSusan EdelmanJudy EhlermanElizabeth EhrlichPamela EllenbergerKerry EngleBoots FehrPaula FlippinSusan FraserYvonne Frey-OppenheimerSusan FrommGwen GageDiane GaulLeigh GentryCarol GerberPenny GoldenSandy Gra"usLouise Grim

Marybeth GrimnerJoan GruberAnn GundryMartha HaferKatie HannonKate HarenzaSue HaskerNancy HemmerichKathleen HerbeinDolores HiehleSally HillEllen HirtCarolyn HolleranBarbara HomsherKim HubricJenny KempsWendy KershnerBarbara KetchumJulia Klein Mary Ellen KleinAnn KrarasAlma LakinMaralyn LakinMary LandauMichelle Landau

Jan LoomisNancy MageeJune MaierMarcia MartellHeidi MasanoSicily MasciottiKer MassengaleSandi McCarthyKay McCulloughBarbara McGlinnDonna McGlinnKristin McGlinnShelley MiddletonJanice MillerRegina Gouger MillerAnn Gallen MollAnnie Overly MollBrenda MorettiHelen NajarianJane Masters NaseCarole Neag

PeaceTrust 200 is a leadership giving campaign envisioned by one of BWIC’s strongest advocates, Carolyn Holleran. Over the last #ve years, PeaceTrust donations have provided solid, dependable funding for the agency. Partners pledged a minimum of $500 a year over 5 years to help sustain BWIC’s support services for victims and prevention-education programs for the community. Ending domestic violence and sexual assault in Berks County is the mission, and PeaceTrust dollars are making an impact.

PeaceTrust 200


Jean PalmerNatalie ParisiMary PendletonSue PerrottySusan PetersCarol PinkasavageDiane PohlSusan J. ProbstBarbara RegarDeanna ReubenJayme T. RhoadsBeth RichRegina RinehimerSusan RohnFrances RoedelElizabeth B. RothermelSarah RothermelLeigh RyeMarcia Schre&erNancy SellersMeg ShieldsSherry SidhuCarol SiegelHeidi SilvermanHelene SingerCecilia SmithCarole SnyderNancy SnyderSandy Solmon

Anne StevensMartha SwartzMargy TrexlerRamona TurpinJoanne van RodenSallie WeaverNadine WeidenhammerMary WertJody WidingCaryl WilkinsonMarlene WilsonRosemarie WintersKaren WolfeRosalye YashekNancy YocomBunny Zintak

And the AssociatesAllison AlthouseKelly AltlandLinda AndersonAnonymousCarolyn AumanRuth Anne BengstonJacquelyn BollmanMaureen BrumbachAnita ChaneyKaren CookRobin Costenbader-Jacobson

Malazina DeLongMichelle DragerJane DunnAngela EhstSusan FrankowskiMadelyn FudemanDebbie GoodmanMildred GordonJane HarringtonBarbara HallAngel HelmBarbara HughesEllen HuyettChris KolvaNancy Kozlo$Kathleen LangdonPeggy LeoniBarbara LogeroTeresa MercurioAnne MorahanJanet MostellerJoni NaugleMary Palmer Vivian PalmerPenny ProserpiSara ReeseSandra RickPolly RinehartPat Roth

Jane RunyeonSheri RushSusan SchmehlJudith SchwankVee Vee ScottTi$any SergiShari SheaJane ShipeKatie SmarilliMary SpeicherTerry StelmachJudith StoudtHelen TakacsLisa TigerBarbara !unSusan TimochenkoDiana TirionMarilyn WademanSheila WalshKathy WeidmanKathi WennellFran WhitehallJoanne WolfeRuiza Yee

PeaceTrust 200


Board of Directors & Staff

Doug Rauch, Esq., PresidentMissy Zimmerman, VPJennifer Nied, SecretaryMichelle Sowers, TreasurerMarjorie AhrensJohanny CepedaCatherine FeilerMichael FischettiAnne GageGwen Gage Jim GavinJay MahoneyHelen NajarianCarol PinkasavageSara SotoBob SpenglerNancy Yocom

Mary Kay Bernosky, Esq., Executive Director

Administration and FiscalMary Kay Bernosky, Esq.Lori B. Donofrio-Galley Diane Moyer Lourdes Melendez-RosadoTerri RoslinSusanna Torres

Counseling ServicesWendy TiburcioBethany BowerNatalie Stewart

Transitional Housing & MaintenanceCindy RousselChristopher ShinnTracey York

Legal ServicesDiane Ellis, Esq.Vicki HerreraAleida RodriguezGraziella Sarno, Esq.Jennifer Sawyer

Education & Community OutreachChristine Gil#llanJulio BermudezBethany BowerTasha IsaacKaren A. Nein

Safe HouseJoan CraterLauren CephusAshley ChambersMereliss Colón Ortiz Lynn DavisZienah ElmarzoukyHeidi GarrisonLakeshia GreenStacy KlingerMayra Mateo Chris McCoyMaria RamosCandida SalazarCaitlin SmithMarisol Torres



Safety. Life. Hope.


Contact InformationBerks Women in Crisis50 N. 4th Street, Suite 101Reading, PA 19601Phone: 610.373.1206; Fax: 610.372.4188peace@berkswomenincrisis.orgwww.berkswomenincrisis.org

24-Hour HotlineDomestic Violence & Sexual AssaultInformation, Referral, and Support610-372-9540All services are free and con!dential.

Mujeres en Crisis de BerksViolencia Doméstica y Abuso Sexual Línea de Emergencia disponible 24/7Información, Referencias, y Apoyo610-372-7463

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Berks Women in Crisis

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Berks Women in Crisis 2010-2011 ANNUAL REPORT · Berks Women in Crisis 50 N. 4th Street, Suite 101 Reading, PA 19601 Phone: 610.373.1206; Fax: 610.372.4188 [email protected]