Causes: Domestic Violence, Family Violence Shelters, Homeless & Housing

Mission: 180 Turning Lives Around, Inc. is a private, non-profit charitable organization dedicated to ending domestic and sexual violence in our community. 180 is committed to providing services to individuals and families affected by domestic and sexual violence. In addition, 180 works to mobilize concerned individuals, organizations, and civic and religious groups to join our effort to end violence and abuse through public education, public policy reforms, and training of allied professionals. Since its inception in 1976,180 has provided model programs in the field of rape care and family violence. As the sole provider in Monmouth County of a wide range of comprehensive services to women and their families relating to domestic and sexual violence, 180 is the only agency in the County available on a 24-hour, seven-day-per-week basis. The Agency remains the only Emergency Shelter in the County that offers a protected safe home for battered women and their children. 180 also offers a wide array of programs concerned with positive approaches to safety and recovery from assault in all situations.

Target demographics: end domestic and sexual violence

Direct beneficiaries per year: 69 women and 72 children with our Emergency Safe House

Geographic areas served: Monmouth County, NJ

Programs: the only Emergency Shelter in the County offering a protected safe place for battered women and their children, a Families in Transition Program, Amanda's Easel Creative Arts Therapy Program, individual and group domestic, a Family Court Liaison Program, a Shore Regional (bi-lingual) Program and sexual violence counseling and domestic and sexual violence response teams to react 24/7 to incidents throughout the county.