About Us
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Introducing Our Board Members.
Name: Ms. Gray Conway Current City/State of Residence: Cave Junction/Oregon Job Title/Career Specialty: Rogue Community College Facility Coordinator/Communications How did you get involved with the Illinois Valley Safe House Alliance? I was invited to become a board member. What makes the Safe House Alliance unique? The organization is unique in serving a remote rural community within a county that is primarily served by another organization. Before the Safe House Alliance existed, our community was under served by the other organization due to the geographic challenges facing survivors in crisis. One thing you are excited to help improve or develop at the Alliance: I am excited about the development of a…
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2013 Year-End Update
The Alliance survived 2013 thanks to a dedicated staff, board, volunteers and you, our donor supporters. With full staffing in 2012 we served 739 individual survivors — a 30% increase from the year before. In 2013, with reduced hours and only a part-time advocate we will have served over 300 survivors. It was a lean year and we had the time to reflect on what is core for achieving our mission — ending violence against women The Illinois Valley is a remote rural area (more than 60 minutes from a population center of 50,000). Evidence indicates that survivors in remote rural areas face additional barriers that prevent them from accessing…