Thank you Northridge Hospital for providing us with this $30,000 check!
This will help us meet the needs of our clients. We thank California Healthcare West and Northridge Hospital for being strong supporters of the women and children of Haven Hills.
Left to right: Sal Esparza (Northridge Hospital Board President),
Terri Jonisch (Haven Hills Grant Writer), Sara Berdine (Haven
Hills Executive Director), and Michael L. Wall (Northridge Hospital CEO)
"I am grateful to Haven Hills for giving me an opportunity to build my life again....learning, growing and sharing with my family in a safe environment. I learned to know, accept, respect and love myself."
All Haven Hills services are offered at no cost to our clients. In the last fiscal year, your support has affected thousands of lives:
Nearly 9,000 calls were received by our 24-hour Crisis Line
More than 140 women received support, counseling advocacy and referrals in our Outreach Support Program
More than 125 women and 300 children were safe in our
two shelters.
While the numbers are important, it's the individual stories of the women and children that tell the story of how you can change lives. As government and corporate funding decreases, victims of domestic violence in our community are depending on you to help them begin a new life.
Your gift will change hearts - theirs and yours. Please donate today - click here.
Announcing a New Haven Hills Partner!
A sweet treat for a sweet cause! The San Fernando Valley is about to get a delectable blend of the finest ingredients to guarantee the best flavor in every bite of shaved ice. 
Snow Monkey was created by two guys who were on a quest to get a sweet treat for their daughters. At Snow Monkey each ingredient is chosen with care and every flavor has been hand crafted and made in-house to guarantee the best! Snow Monkey has chosen Haven Hills to donate a percentage of their proceeds to! They can be found in the Westfield Topanga Mall next to the carousel and children's play area. To read more about Snow Monkey please click here!
UPS Employees Lend a Hand
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UPS employees spent all day Saturday, October 22nd, volunteering their time painting the children's play room and counseling room at Haven Two, our 18-month transitional housing. The rooms look amazing! Here are some pictures of the work in progress. Thank you UPS!
  
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Survivors of abuse in Los Angeles helped by $25,000 Verizon Wireless grant to Haven Hills
More survivors of domestic violence in Los Angeles are seeking emergency shelter and receiving the support they need thanks to a $25,000 HopeLine® grant from Verizon Wireless to Haven Hills. The company's grant helps expand the capacity of key Haven Hills services:
- Individual and group domestic violence counseling
- Case management support during each client's stay in the agency's shelter
- Referral services for transitional and permanent housing to help clients as they begin a new life free of violence
Women and children living in the Haven Hills shelter will also be able to enjoy new furnishings in their apartments and in the on-site school because of the Verizon Wireless HopeLine grant.
"Because of the economic down turn, our capacity to provide our core services has been challenged," said Sara Berdine, executive director of Haven Hills. "The Verizon Wireless HopeLine grant ensures our shelter victims will have the comprehensive support and advocacy necessary to help them find their voice again and break the cycle of violence. A thank you to Verizon just doesn't seem to be enough." To read more about how Hopeline helps Haven Hills please click here.
Haven Hills Awarded $60,000 from Avon Foundation
During an event to commemorate Avon's 125th anniversary, Avon Chairman and CEO Andrea Jung and actor Patrick Dempsey awarded a $60,000 Avon Foundation for Women grant to Haven Hills . The grant is part of the $1 million Avon "Global Believe Fund" that will fund a pioneering global effort to support women's domestic violence shelters and agencies in 16 cities around the world. Avon has been a strong partner with Haven Hills for more than 6 years, donating close to $100,000 and numerous items for the women and children in our shelters.
It's Not an Illusion
(written by a former client in our 30-day Crisis Shelter)
Into this shelter they come and go
Each saddened face you have come to know
The heartache of each woman
the tears of each child
The shadows of one's darkness
when they run in from the wild
And a look that's torn and tattered
of those women whom you've seen battered
And suddenly it's just raindrops
No more pouring rain
As the counselors soothe away the heartache
and ease the suffering pain
Helping to restore the remains of the battered
who left without a trail
Mending the broken pieces
making those who left frail
All our possessions gone as fast as the night
and soon we begin to see the longing of life's light
We thought no one could care
we thought no one would understand
Until you showed your compassion
and reached out with your hand
Frightened children with Mom on the run
their fears are broken in the playground while having fun
Time after time each story much the same
the memories are left behind
although you may not remember her name
You sit back in silence as her victory is won
and the cycle is broken, a new life has begun
Thank you for helping
the battered women on the run
Haven Hills is a 501 (c) (3) agency designated by the IRS. Federal Identification Number 95-3196247
You Can Save A Life
Your financial contributions are vital to the brave women and children who turn to Haven Hills to escape a life of violence.
You can make a one-time donation or choose to make a recurring gift each month.
Your ongoing monthly contribution will ensure year-round support for the women and children in our shelters.
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Speakers Available
If you would like someone to speak to your group about Haven Hills or domestic violence please call Joanne David at (818) 887-7481 ext 21 or e-mail her at jdavid@havenhills.org.
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