Hubbard House :: Newsroom :: Press Release

11/14/2008

HUBBARD HOUSE TO HOST RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY FOR NEW OUTREACH CENTER AND THRIFT STORE

Hubbard House will celebrate a milestone with the official opening of its new Outreach Center and Thrift Store Monday, Nov. 17, 2008. A ribbon cutting ceremony will take place at the entrance of the new Outreach Center and Thrift Store located at 6629 Beach Blvd., at 1 p.m., followed by an open house until 6 p.m.

Recognizing the importance of effective outreach services to Hubbard House’s mission, Every Relationship Violence-Free, the need for an outreach center that would dramatically improve client accessibility to services was identified several years ago. Thanks to the generosity of Terry Ward and Michael Ward, the Outreach Center has become a reality.

“A majority of the clients Hubbard House serves do not come into shelter but are helped through our outreach services,” said Hubbard House Outreach Services Manager Karen Williams. In 2007-2008 Hubbard House provided services to over 5,300 victims of domestic violence and their children. Out of the 5,300 clients served more than 4,500 were provided services through outreach.

The new Hubbard House Outreach Center will offer comprehensive services at a safe, central location. Some of the services available at the new Outreach Center include drop-in crisis intervention, individual counseling for adults and children, case management, advocacy, support groups for adult victims, and the HARK (Helping At Risk Kids) Program. “The new Outreach Center will provide a safe place for victims of domestic violence to work toward building a violence-free life,” Williams said.

Additionally, the Hubbard House Thrift Store, established in 1985, relocated from its previous location to the new Outreach Center and Thrift Store at 6629 Beach Blvd. One-hundred percent of net proceeds of sales go to funding the agency’s programs and services. The Thrift Store also provides free clothing, furniture and household items to Hubbard House clients and their children to help them in their transition to a peaceful life. In 2007-2008, goods valued at $57,549 were donated to Hubbard House clients.

“Terry Ward and Michael Ward have made our dreams come true,” said Hubbard House CEO Ellen Siler. “The new Outreach Center is going to make our services more accessible, and the money we used to pay in rent for the Thrift Store can now be used to help victims.”

ABOUT HUBBARD HOUSE
Hubbard House is a nationally recognized leader in domestic violence intervention. Founded as the first domestic violence shelter in Florida in 1976, Hubbard House is a certified, comprehensive domestic violence center providing programs and services to more than 5,000 women, children, and men annually in Duval and Baker counties. While Hubbard House is most known for its emergency shelter, the agency also provides extensive adult and youth outreach services, school-based education, nationally accredited therapeutic childcare, batterers’ intervention programs, court advocacy and volunteer and community education opportunities.

©2009 Hubbard House. Email: hubbardhouse@hubbardhouse.org Site developed by the Dream Marketing Communication Co.

If you need immediate assistance, dial 911. If you need safe shelter or want to talk to someone, call our 24-hour hotline at (800) 500-1119 or (904) 354-3114.

A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION (CH928) AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE FLORIDA DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE (1-800-435-7352) WITHIN THE STATE. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL, OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE. HUBBARD HOUSE, INC. RETAINS 100 PERCENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED.

Your gift is tax deductible as allowed by law; Hubbard House is registered with the state under the Solicitation of Contributions Act, 1992 under Federal Tax Identification Number 59-1814635.