Beaman Gets Grants for New Shelter, Outreach Center
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By Staff Report-
When a domestic violence victim flees her abuser, it’s important she and her children have some place safe to go. In Kosciusko County, that place is the Beaman Home.
The current shelter is a nearly 100-year-old, 1,800-square-foot single-family home with three bedrooms. In the mid-1980s, the home was converted into a domestic violence shelter with 13 permanent beds.
Since July 1985, the Beaman Home Emergency Shelter has operated 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Opening its doors to a victim who was waiting on the porch because she’d heard the new shelter was opening, Beaman Home has never gone a night when someone did not need their services.
Last year, the Beaman Home Emergency Shelter provided safety and assistance to nearly 150 victims, with the daily average occupation of 10 women and children. In addition to sharing the living areas of the home, families often are asked to share the small bedrooms to make enough room for everyone seeking help. Self-sufficiency workshops and activities take place in the only rooms in the house – the living room and kitchen. The limited space increases the stress and anxiety of families already in crisis.
Beaman Home has embarked upon a $1.8 million capital campaign to raise funds for a new Emergency Shelter and Outreach Center. The organization plans an extensive renovation and expansion of an already purchased building on Parker Street in Warsaw.
Once completed, the shelter will have 10 resident rooms set up as suites with two rooms sharing a common restroom. It will include two living rooms and adequate staff space. The Outreach Center will include a great room, teaching kitchen, adequate meeting and staff space, as well as a children’s activity area.
“The goal of the new Emergency Shelter and Outreach Center is to eliminate resident overcrowding and provide exceptional, confidential victim assistance in a facility specifically designed to do so,” said Tracie Hodson, Beaman Home executive director. “The design is intended to empower victims by providing them with accommodating, comfortable and safe surroundings. It will also enable the Beaman Home to continue to live its mission while providing a living experience focused on quality of life, dignity, safety and independence.”
One of the first supporters of Beaman Home’s project, the K21 Health Foundation committed a cap grant of $250,000 to the $1.8 million project. This means Beaman Home is challenged to raise all but $250,000 of the total budget, and K21 will “cap off” or finish the campaign.
“It is unfortunate, but the reality is that the Beaman Home is very important to our community and the residents that are dealing with various forms of domestic violence in their lives,” said K21 President Rich Haddad. “At K21, we truly believe the community will strongly respond to the need for a new facility to enhance Beaman Home’s services, and our Cap Grant reflects our confidence in the community to support this capital campaign.”
In addition, Kosciusko County Community Foundation recently presented the board and staff of Kosciusko County Shelter for Abuse (The Beaman Home) with a $50,000 challenge grant toward the construction of the new facility.
The KCCF grant will match – dollar for dollar – individual and business donations that are raised between May 16 and July 31.
“We are so grateful to the Kosciusko County Community Foundation for their faithful support of Beaman Home’s programs and services. By matching all incoming gifts, dollar for dollar, from now until July 31st, their challenge grant is just what our campaign needs to reach our short term goal of securing $1 million by Aug. 1. We are confident our generous community will rise to the challenge and help Beaman Home raise the $50,000 needed to match the Community Foundation’s generous gift,” Hodson said.
Those interested in making a gift or organizing a fundraising event/activity to help Beaman Home meet the $50,000 challenge should contact Hodson by calling 574-372-3503 or by emailing [email protected][[In-content Ad]]
When a domestic violence victim flees her abuser, it’s important she and her children have some place safe to go. In Kosciusko County, that place is the Beaman Home.
The current shelter is a nearly 100-year-old, 1,800-square-foot single-family home with three bedrooms. In the mid-1980s, the home was converted into a domestic violence shelter with 13 permanent beds.
Since July 1985, the Beaman Home Emergency Shelter has operated 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Opening its doors to a victim who was waiting on the porch because she’d heard the new shelter was opening, Beaman Home has never gone a night when someone did not need their services.
Last year, the Beaman Home Emergency Shelter provided safety and assistance to nearly 150 victims, with the daily average occupation of 10 women and children. In addition to sharing the living areas of the home, families often are asked to share the small bedrooms to make enough room for everyone seeking help. Self-sufficiency workshops and activities take place in the only rooms in the house – the living room and kitchen. The limited space increases the stress and anxiety of families already in crisis.
Beaman Home has embarked upon a $1.8 million capital campaign to raise funds for a new Emergency Shelter and Outreach Center. The organization plans an extensive renovation and expansion of an already purchased building on Parker Street in Warsaw.
Once completed, the shelter will have 10 resident rooms set up as suites with two rooms sharing a common restroom. It will include two living rooms and adequate staff space. The Outreach Center will include a great room, teaching kitchen, adequate meeting and staff space, as well as a children’s activity area.
“The goal of the new Emergency Shelter and Outreach Center is to eliminate resident overcrowding and provide exceptional, confidential victim assistance in a facility specifically designed to do so,” said Tracie Hodson, Beaman Home executive director. “The design is intended to empower victims by providing them with accommodating, comfortable and safe surroundings. It will also enable the Beaman Home to continue to live its mission while providing a living experience focused on quality of life, dignity, safety and independence.”
One of the first supporters of Beaman Home’s project, the K21 Health Foundation committed a cap grant of $250,000 to the $1.8 million project. This means Beaman Home is challenged to raise all but $250,000 of the total budget, and K21 will “cap off” or finish the campaign.
“It is unfortunate, but the reality is that the Beaman Home is very important to our community and the residents that are dealing with various forms of domestic violence in their lives,” said K21 President Rich Haddad. “At K21, we truly believe the community will strongly respond to the need for a new facility to enhance Beaman Home’s services, and our Cap Grant reflects our confidence in the community to support this capital campaign.”
In addition, Kosciusko County Community Foundation recently presented the board and staff of Kosciusko County Shelter for Abuse (The Beaman Home) with a $50,000 challenge grant toward the construction of the new facility.
The KCCF grant will match – dollar for dollar – individual and business donations that are raised between May 16 and July 31.
“We are so grateful to the Kosciusko County Community Foundation for their faithful support of Beaman Home’s programs and services. By matching all incoming gifts, dollar for dollar, from now until July 31st, their challenge grant is just what our campaign needs to reach our short term goal of securing $1 million by Aug. 1. We are confident our generous community will rise to the challenge and help Beaman Home raise the $50,000 needed to match the Community Foundation’s generous gift,” Hodson said.
Those interested in making a gift or organizing a fundraising event/activity to help Beaman Home meet the $50,000 challenge should contact Hodson by calling 574-372-3503 or by emailing [email protected][[In-content Ad]]
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