Causes: Child Abuse Prevention, Crime & Law, Domestic Violence, Family Violence Shelters, Homeless & Housing, Mental Health, Sexual Assault Services

Mission: Heartly House, Inc. is committed to the effort of achieving a society free of violence by providing public education, working for the equality and empowerment of all, and developing and maintaining comprehensive services to survivors of family violence, rape, sexual assault and child abuse.

Programs: Emergency shelter - residential shelter services are provided through the 29-bed emergency shelter. Available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, shelter is staffed by professionals trained in crisis intervention and domestic violence. In fy 2015,48 adults and 56 children with a total of 3,731 bed nights of safety, along with meals, case management, health care services, and basic daily living needs.

crisis services provides 24-hour client services including crisis response, lethality assessment and initial access to all heartly house programs. Staff provides victims with crisis intervention appointment to assess comprehensive needs, safety planning, and case management coordination throughout heartly house's continuum of care. Staff responded to nearly 14,000 calls for assistance in fy2015.Lethality screening identified 872 victims at greatest risk of being killed by a partner. During fy15, advocates provided 77 sexual assault forensic exam (safe) accompaniments at frederick memorial hospital, during which they offered support, advocacy, and immediate crisis intervention services.

direct legal services provide victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse with representation and advocacy through the legal system. Legal services provided include representation at protective/peace order hearings, divorce and custody hearings, and court accompaniment to low-income victims. In fy 2015, heartly house provided legal services to 415 clients.