Causes: Crime & Law, Domestic Violence, Hot Lines & Crisis Intervention, Human Services, Mental Health, Spouse Abuse Prevention, Suicide Prevention, Victims Services

Mission: Sojourner house is dedicated to promoting healthy relationships by providing culturally sensitive support, advocacy, safety and education for victims and survivors of domestic and sexual violence; and to affect systems change.

Programs: Transitional housing program provides longer-term housing in individual apartments for individuals and families to have a safe place to live while beginning to address the problems that caused their homelessness. The program represents a transition from a life of instability to a life of stability, from dependence to independence, from chaos to order. Sojourner house provided over 9,460 transitional housing bed nights during the fiscal year ended june 30,2017.

emergency shelter is available for adults and children fleeing domestice violence, sexual violence and/or human trafficking. The emergency shelter provides housing and case management for individuals and families. Clients are supported while they establish financial and emotional stability after leaving their abusers. During the fiscal year ended june 30,2017 we provided over 4,450 shelter bed nights.

sojourner house operates an advocacy and resource center in providence, rhode island. The services provided include immigration advocacy, hiv testing, lgbtq advocacy, walk-in counseling, information and referrals, support groups, and community education and outreach. During the fiscal year ended june 30,2017, we provided 287 individual advocacy sessions with survivors and presented 372 workshops in educational and community settings.

domestic violence education and prevention