DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES OF SOUTHWESTERN PA - GREENE COUNTY OFFICE

43 North Morgan Street / Waynesburg, PA 15370
Website: www.peacefromdv.org / ​Direct Number: 724-852-2373 / Hotline Number: 724-852-2463
The mission of Domestic Violence Services of Southwestern Pennsylvania (DVSSP) is to increase awareness of domestic violence and its effect on the community, to empower those victimized by providing advocacy and safe and effective services, and to work for social change designed to eliminate domestic violence.
 
We offer:
  • Prevention efforts in the community aimed at changing knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors to prevent domestic violence from happening in the first place.
  • Temporary safe houses
  • 24-hour hotlines
  • Empowerment counseling and support groups for residents and non-residents
  • Legal advocacy programs
  • Housing and homelessness prevention services
  • Mental health assessments and therapy for residents and non-residents
  • Counseling and support services for children and youth
  • Community education and training programs
  • Formal evaluation to ensure superior services and programming
  • Information and referrals
  • Advocacy and accompaniment
  • 24-hour transportation and intake
  • Food, clothing, and personal care items for residents
 
After suffering abuse for years at the hands of her partner, Stacy* finally decided she couldn’t take it anymore, and she called the police.  
       “I told them what happened, I told them my nightmare,” Stacy said. “All I wanted was to feel secure.”
The police put her in touch with DVSSP, and she came to live at the Safe House. Staff were able to help Stacy with finding a job and home of her own.  
Today, Stacy says she is thankful to have had a safe place to go, and somewhere that could help her find peace, safety, and independence.
      “I feel secure, comfortable, and I have peace of mind,” Stacy says. “Through the help of this organization, I can say I am 100% a survivor.”
 * Name is fictitious to protect client privacy.
 
The prevention team at DVSSP offers programs to youth from kindergarten through high school. Elementary aged students learn how to identify and communicate their feelings as well as conflict resolution. Students in 8th grade and older learn about healthy relationships, warning signs of abuse in a relationship, and how to help a friend who may be experiencing abuse in a relationship. The overall goal of DVSSP's prevention programming is to prevent domestic violence from ever happening in the first place. 

Serving Washington, Greene, and Fayette counties in Pennsylvania.  In Greene County, call 724-852-2463, in Washington County, call 724-223-9190 or 800-791-4000, and in Fayette County, call 724-439-9500.

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