Denton County Friends of the Family was founded in 1980 and began with a staff of two, 32 volunteers, a 900 square foot shelter, and $10,000 in funding. In twenty-two years the agency has grown to a staff of 42, hundreds of active volunteers, a 4,400 square foot shelter, and over 1.5 million dollars in funding. The mission of the agency is to provide – more... crisis intervention, safe shelter, counseling, support services, and advocacy for all those impacted by relationship violence and/or sexual assault and to facilitate community awareness and involvement through education, information, and violence prevention programs. Throughout the years, the agency has remained true to its purpose and mission and operates a variety of programs and services to meet the needs of those seeking assistance. The agency serves over 4,000 individuals a year through the following programs: 24-hour crisis line, 26-bed protective residential shelter, adult counseling program, child and adolescent program, family services, parenting, structured community education, violence intervention and prevention, outreach advocacy, legal advocacy and accompaniment, thrift store, hospital accompaniment and involvement in the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) program. Several thousand children are educated each year through our community education programs. Today, DCFOF is the sole provider in Denton County of shelter and free outreach services to those who have been affected by relationship violence and/or sexual assault. DCFOF receives funding from federal, state and local government agencies, the United Ways of Denton County and Lewisville, corporations, foundations, groups, and individuals. The agency looks forward to carefully designed expansion of existing programs and new initiatives to increase awareness of DCFOF services and to help end the generational cycle of violence. – less – More from ZoomInfo »
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