SAFE Shelter for Women and Children
in Cedar, Henry, Hickory and St. Clair Missouri Counties
and surrounding areas
Help for Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Abuse
24 hours a day - 7 days a week
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***Important Internet Safety Advisory***
Your Abuser May Monitor Your Internet Use and May Be Able To View Your Computer Activity.
For step-by-step instructions on how to erase your Internet history
using Internet Explorer and Netscape browsers, click here.
It is not possible to completely clear the "tracks" of where you have been on the Internet.
If you have reason to believe that your computer is not secure,
you may want to find a computer in another location that your abuser cannot access.
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Do you or someone you love
need healing or protection from the hurt of violence or abuse?
Call us today! 888-426-8443 or 417-646-8444
At the ARC of Hope, our desire is to provide a safe, secure environment that doesn't leave women feeling trapped, but provides structure for them through education and support groups to help make necessary life changes. Through programs offered, our goal is to encourage women and their children to make lasting changes that will bring them to freedom from violence and abuse. Our hope is with new skills and confidence, they will realize their great value and ability to live happy, fulfilling lives.
Our shelter has plenty of space for women and their children with on-site staff available to help meet your needs. Our facility has been recently renovated and redecorated with plenty of privacy for you and your family. We have on-site laundry facilities and a play area and special playroom just for your kids. We have limited space available for those with handicap or special needs. All of our building is protected by a state-of-the art security system with your safety in mind.
  
  
We are a non-profit, faith-based organization offering help and resources to women and children in crisis while surviving domestic and sexual abuse in the Missouri counties of Cedar, Henry, Hickory, and St. Clair, but we service women in crisis from surrounding states as well. Our hope is to break the cycle of violence and addiction in our community by providing a place of refuge, restoration and renewal through advocacy using existing resources, support and recovery groups while at the same time increasing community awareness through training and education.
Arc of Hope provides the following services
for women and children in crisis:
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Crisis Intervention
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24/7 Residential Safe House
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Case Management
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Support Groups
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Life Skills Classes
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Access to Legal Advocacy
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Emergency Food and Clothing
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Faith-Based Counseling (upon request)
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Access to Professional Counseling
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Referrals to Community Resources (as needed)
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Did You Know:
- Domestic violence is a crime. Missouri law gives legal protection to those affected.
- Battering is the single major cause of injury to women - more frequent than auto accidents, muggings and rape combined.
- Children coping with family violence frequently act out through violence at school and on the streets. They escape through truancy, teen pregnancy, sexual promiscuity, drug and alcohol abuse or running away.
- Children growing up in violent homes often grow up to be violent with their adult partners or become victims themselves.
- Battering a pregnant women is a felony.
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Do you or someone you love
need healing or protection from the hurt of violence or abuse?
Call us today! 888-426-8443 or 417-646-8444 | 
