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Refuge for Women Emergency Housing

Lexington, KY   |  www.refugeforwomen.org/aboutus

Mission

To provide emergency, non-conditional, temporary shelter to women who are either survivors, at risk of human trafficking, sexual exploitation, violence and assault and to provide them with access to multi-sector services.

Ruling year info

2019

Executive Director of Operations

Nikki Instone

Main address

342 Waller Ave

Lexington, KY 40504 USA

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EIN

61-1923738

NTEE code info

Half-Way House (Short-Term Residential Care) (P72)

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.

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Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Lack of a comprehensive, continuum of care, restoration and empowerment for women who have been sexually trafficked and exploited. The Emergency Home is a low barrier entry point for this support.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Refuge for Women Emergency Housing

Refuge for Women Emergency Housing (RFWEH) provides specialized support services for adult women who are victims of human trafficking and/or sexual exploitation. Our program operates from a low barrier perspective—meaning that we do not require that people be *sober, compliant with mental health or addiction treatment plans, or agree to participate in programs to receive services and housing support from us. Instead, we welcome them to a community of people experiencing similar challenges meeting them where they are. RFWEH offers a variety of housing and support options: emergency housing, case management, individual and group therapy, intensive outpatient programs, peer support and a variety of other services.

Population(s) Served
Women
Sex workers
Substance abusers
Victims of crime and abuse

Where we work

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of people who received clinical mental health care

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Substance abusers, Women, Victims of crime and abuse, Sex workers

Related Program

Refuge for Women Emergency Housing

Type of Metric

Other - describing something else

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

The first Emergency Home opened in mid 2020. We have two other EH set to open over the next two years. These numbers are in reference to 1 home.

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

The goal of the Refuge for Women emergency housing program is to work together with female survivors of sex trafficking and exploitation to:
• Ensure their safety and security.
• Provide tailored, individualized services.
• Empower them to support one another and themselves.
• Develop service plans with them to establish or rebuild their support networks and support their reintegration into the community or placement into our optional long term program

Through a 30-90 day residency, survivors are offered:
• Immediate basic assistance: Including housing, food, clothing, and hygiene items.
• Safety and Security: through security measures, including cameras, locked entry’s, alarm system, and established direct communication with law enforcement in the event of a security incident.
• Medical care: Including a nurse to provide medical services and triage other important medical needs.
• Psychosocial and Therapeutic Support: Individual therapy, Group therapy, Substance abuse treatment, art therapy, music, and life skill development, All psychosocial services are provided in-house, and support is available 24/7.
• Case management: Targeted case managers work with survivors to develop an individualized service plan designed to facilitate access to health services, mental health and psychosocial support, legal assistance, job placement, vocational training, social services, longer-term housing, and other services.
• Education, skills building and job placement: Different educational activities and vocational training are provided to build life skills, for example in communication skills, stress and anger management, resource allocation and budgeting.
• Recreation: Weekly activities are offered
Opportunity to enter our long term program is also offered.

We intentionally have set up the intake process for our emergency home to be low barrier and have established law enforcement partnerships to increase access.
Through careful attention to our 24/7 qualified staffing model, trained volunteers, sustainable funding, ongoing resident and organizational assessment, 3rd party accreditation, we see lives healed, transformed and new beginnings begun.

We intend to open Refuge emergency homes at all locations that currently have established Refuge long term homes. This will address the gap for crisis housing and programming for victims and will provide access for long term support if desired and needed.
We currently have 1 open emergency home, 1 under construction and 1 in process of staffing. Vision is for 5 more by 2025

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • 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

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    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 act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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Refuge for Women Emergency Housing

Board of directors
as of 11/17/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

David Diers

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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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? No

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 5/9/2023
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Leadership

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Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

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Disability

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Equity strategies

Last updated: 06/10/2022

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Data
  • 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 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.
Policies and processes
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • 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.