The James House Intervention/Prevention Services Inc.
For people affected by sexual violence, domestic violence and stalking to empower them to become healthy, safe, self-sufficient
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Domestic Violence Intervention
Our client services coordinators understand the complexity of sexual violence, domestic violence and stalking issues. We work continuously toward providing services that reflect the change and growth in our locality in order to keep pace with the needs of our community members. We are accredited by the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance to provide cost-free services that foster emotional, social and economic stability. Services include: safety planning, shelter, crisis intervention, 24-hour hotline access, peer counseling, case management, financial assistance and legal advocacy. We serve adults and children, as well as non-offending partners and family members who have been impacted by the violence. Services are provided in English and in Spanish.
Sexual Violence Intervention
We provide support groups, counseling and resources for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse and for sexual violence survivors. We also work with non-offending partners and family members.
Community Awareness and Prevention Education
Domestic and sexual violence are community concerns, and it takes a coordinated response to build a violence-free community. We work in close partnership with multiple agencies and service providers to ensure that our clients have access to all available resources needed to keep themselves and their children safe.
We build and develop ideas through collaborative leadership, offering technical and staff support for local taskforces. Taskforce membership offers professionals a forum to address the issues of sexual and domestic violence, network, learn from one another, problem-solve, and develop strategies to improve community response. Membership includes representatives from law enforcement, Social Services, Commonwealth’s Attorneys’ Offices, area universities, hospitals, schools and other concerned individuals.
The James House is committed to spreading awareness about domestic and sexual violence and its impact on not just people who have experienced it, but our community as a whole. We provide fun, interactive and interesting presentations and workshops for law enforcement, civic organizations, houses of worship, schools, businesses and many other types of groups. We tailor our presentations to meet the needs of each group.
Children's Services
Our full-time child/youth educator is Spanish-speaking bilingual and works proactively to address the needs of children impacted by sexual and domestic violence, Our programs, including Safe Dates, Choose Respect, MAP The Way and REACT are evidence-based and structured to empower children, teens and their care-takers to develop healthy coping skills. Our mobile activity fun bus allows us to take fun, interactive playtime into low-income neighborhoods, church yards and community events.
Where we work
Awards
Cleveland A Wright Award for Outstanding Community Service 2008
Cameron Foundation
Honorable Mention for Excellence in Organizational Management 2010
Cameron Foundation
Excellence in Organizational Management 2012
Cameron Foundation
Affiliations & memberships
Virginia Sexual & Domestic Violence Action Alliance 1989
Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce 2010
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Average number of service recipients per month
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Families
Related Program
Domestic Violence Intervention
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
James House provides a combination of safety planning, hotline services, case mgmt, advocacy, counseling, & shelter for approx 100 adults & children per month depending upon the needs of the client.
Number of nights of safe housing provided to families of domestic violence
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Families
Related Program
Domestic Violence Intervention
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
James House provides both congruent and non-congruent shelter via apartments and hotel rooms. We serve all victims of domestic & sexual violence regardless of gender identity, income, etc.
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
James House seeks to help people impacted by interpersonal violence create happy, healthy outcomes and sustainable change.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We work within broader movements to create a more just and equitable world.
Employing case management strategies that address hope and optimism, life satisfaction and an understanding of the impact of violence on the lives of victims, we help clients move past their abuse.
By providing safe and welcoming shelter, we keep victims safe from harm.
By educating our communities we help others understand how they can assist victims of crime.
By providing trauma-informed services for adults and children, we help heal people in crisis.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
James House is an award winning organization, 28 years strong. Having been recognized for innovative service delivery, outstanding community collaboration and excellence in organizational management, we are a diverse group of individuals who are educated, trained and able to provide quality and essential services.
Senior staff have been in place for a decade. Board members are vetted and trained. The organization creates, updates and implements strategic and annual plans.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Over the past 15 years, James House has successfully met the goals of 3 strategic plans. Federal/state grants are monitored every 3 years, and no problems have been identified.
James House has not received a management letter with our audit for the past 4 years.
In June 2016, our organization double in size.
We have 5 Spanish-speaking staff.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, The people we serve tell us they find data collection burdensome, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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The James House Intervention/Prevention Services Inc.
Board of directorsas of 08/23/2023
Marie Vargo
Department of Corrections
Term: 2013 - 2025
Riley Ingram
Former member, Virginia House of Delegates (R- 62)
Rosalyn Dance
Former member, Virginia Senate
Nelson Samot
Messer
Betsy Drewry
Prince George County
Dave Parker
Atlantic Constructors
Kim Thayer
Ashland Chemical
Brenda Ebron-Bonner
Central State Hospital
James Gallagher, Jr.
Edward Jones
Lashrecse Aird
Former member VA House of Representatives
William Gandl
Ruth Anderson
Debra Carey
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
Sexual orientation
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Equity strategies
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- We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.