Protection Orders
Advocacy Services
Community Partners
Meet the Advocates
On-Call Advocates
100
What a protection order prevents the respondent from doing
What is : imposing any restraint on you, threatening, assaulting, attacking you, or distrubing your peace, or contacting you in any way.
100
This free program is offered to people who are planning to move or have recently relocated due to domestic violenc, sexual assault, or stalking. This program has been in effect since August 31, 2003.
What is: the Address Confientiality Program
100
Orange is always the hottest color here.
What is The Douglas County Department of Corrections
100
This advocate loves the Green Bay Packers
Who is: Amy
100
The three types of calls an on-call advocate may recieve
What are: hospital calls, hotline calls, and Omaha Police Calls
200
Three things that protection orders do not do
What are: Property, putting a certian amount of distance that a person has to stay away from, call the police for the victim.
200
This scholarship program is available for survivors of domestic violence, wanting ot further thier education. it is also open to counselors, advocates and support staff that work in domestic violence programs.
What is the WISP, or Women's Independent Scholarship Program
200
This community partner is located next to the Juan Diego Center
What is: The Latina Resource Center
200
This advocate was an accessory to a felonious act (but was never caught).
Who is: Emily
200
Name the hospital and the program we work with when we work with victims of sexual assault.
What is Methodist hospital and the SANE/SART program
300
Three things you need in order to obtain a protection order
What are: an ID, address of the person you are serving and at least 3 incidents of domestic violence or harassment
300
To qualify for this free program, the client MUST have an active protection order and a land line.
What is: the ADT AWARE program
300
This agency houses the Omaha Police, therapists, forensic interviewers, case managers, and one of our advocates all in one building
What is Project Harmony
300
This advocate was a girl scout through her sophomore year of high school.
Who is Sakura
300
What does SANE/SART mean?
What is: Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner and Sexual Assault Response Team
400
How is he protection order enforced?
What is: the victim calling the police
400
This fund helps clients fleeing abusive situations, with transportation costs, gas vouchers, and other basic financial needs.
What is: the HELP Fund
400
How many domestic violence shelters are there and what are thier names?
What is: 3 shelters (The Shelter, Safe Haven and The Phoenix House)
400
This advocate has the longest name out of all of the advocates
Who is Teresita de Jeus de Rodriguez de Perez
400
The on-call staff work what hours during the week and on the weekends?
What is: 8pm to 8 am Monday through Thursday and 4 p.m. Friday to 8 am on Monday
500
What does a domestic abuse protection order do that a harassment order does not do (3 things)
What is granting temporary custody (up to 90 days), have someone removed from the home, list specific addresses for the respondent to stay away from.
500
This program is set-up for survivors of domestic violence by an intimate partner that are needing dental repairs as a result of assault. They must be out of the abusive relationship a minimum of 1 year and there is not limitation on when the injury occured.
What is: Give Back a Smile Program
500
This community partner is getting a TV for the first time (w/ cable) to entertain children while their parents are in the office
What is the protection order office
500
This advocate won the star bartender award for her flair and drink knowledge
Who is: Jill
500
How many on-call advocates are on staff?
What are: 6 weekend staff (Loni, Ashley, Mary, Martha, Rochelle and Danw) and 1overnight on call staff (Shawna)
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