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Program Information Sheet for: New Beginnings
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Location:
New Beginnings P.O. Box 1835 Westfield, MA 01086 |
Mailing Address:
ATTENTION:
New Beginnings P.O. Box 1835 Westfield, MA 01086 |
Telephone Numbers and Contact information
Phone #:(413) 667-8784 Huntington Office
Phone #:(413) 562-5739 Westfield Office
Phone #:(413) 562-1920 Westfield HOTLINE
Phone #:(800) 479-6245 24 hours HOTLINE
Phone #:( ) -
Fax Number:(413) 572-0386
Web Page:
www.ywca.org
E-mail to:
garrom@ywworks.org
Program Details:
Operating Agency:
New Beginnings (Private, Non-Profit)
Person In Charge:
Shelter Coordinator- Westfield:Linda Koss
Hours:
Shelter hours: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Office hours: Mon-Fri, 8-5pm.
Eligibility:
Abused women and their children.
Fees:
None
Intake Process:
Call hotline number.
Program Licenses:
Staff Qualifications:
Service Area:
Westfield, West Springfield, Agawam, and Hill towns
Handicap Accessibility:
Program/Service Notes:
-Shelter for battered women and their children. Maximum stay-90 days.
-Arch of Springfield has 14 beds; New Beginnings of Westfield has 10.
-24 hours hotline responds to women in crisis who have been raped or abused.
-Phone counseling as well as individual short-term counseling.
-Weekly support group for battered women, Battered Lesbians, Transgender Sex Assault group, D.V. Teen Group
-Legal, medical, and housing advocacy for women in shelter.
-Information and referral services, community education, and outreach on issues of violence against women.
-Services available for women in the shelter.
-Housing advocacy.
-Victims of sexual assault support group.
-TDD available.
-Safe Bed Program 5 day stay for Rural women and their children
-Police liaison for Hill Town women with Russel State Police
This information was last updated on 02/14/2011
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