About Peace at Home
SERVICES // FACTS // BOARD // PRIVACY + SAFETY // EMPLOYMENT // DEI
OUR MISSION
We are dedicated to a community free from family violence, sexual assault, stalking and/or human trafficking through empowerment, support and education.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
Our core philosophy is to provide options, resources and information about how to increase safety and build a life free of violence.
Peace at Home Advocacy Center is a community-based non-profit agency serving Douglas County since 1978.
WHAT WE DO
Strong + Vital
Peace at Home is a strong and vital organization with a long local history.
YOUR DOLLAR COUNTS
A LOCAL NEED
A BIG IMPACT
Emergency Services
Shelter & Housing Services
Sexual Assault Services
Legal Advocacy Services
Emergency shelter
We provide safe emergency shelter when it is needed most.
- 54% shelter residents are adults over 18
- 81% of those were 25-59 years old
- 46% of shelter residents are children under 18
- 88% of events were perpetrated by an intimate or formerly intimate partner
- 18% identified as having a disability
- 90+% identified as experiencing more than one type of abuse
OUR BOARD
All board members volunteer their time and 100% of our board members donate financially to our organization.
Our organization is governed by a group of dedicated board members.
We meet the Better Business Bureau’s standards of charity accountability. We evaluate our services, our administrative practices and the impact of your dollar on a regular basis.
We currently have 20 staff members, over 62 active volunteers and an annual budget of around $1.6 million.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Jordan Jungwirth
Board Chair
Lee Ann Grogan
Vice Board Chair
Sarah Knudsen
Treasurer
Erica Kimrey
Board Secretary
BOARD MEMBERS
Gina Stewart
Board Member
Tricia Swallow
Board Member
Debbie Boswell
Board Member
Rick Long
Board Member
Charley Thompson
Board Member
Celeste Huffaker
Board Member
We take client confidentiality very seriously. In most cases, we only release information about a client if that client signs our release of information form, the form is only good for 30 days and can be changed and/or revoked by the client at any time.
Your privacy is important to us and we respect it. Peace at Home does not collect any information from your access of this site. We do not use any data collection techniques that would lead us to you.
- If you are in danger, please try to use a safer computer that someone abusive does not have direct or remote (hacking) access to.
- If you think your internet activities are being monitored, they probably are. Abusive people are often controlling and want to know your every move.
- You don’t need to be a computer programmer or have special skills to monitor someone’s computer and Internet activities – anyone can do it and there are many ways to monitor with programs like Spyware, keystroke loggers and hacking tools.
- It is not possible to delete or clear all the “footprints” of your computer or online activities. If you are being monitored, it may be dangerous to change your computer behaviors such as suddenly deleting your entire Internet history if that is not your regular habit.
- If you think you may be monitored on your home computer, be careful how you use your computer since an abuser might become suspicious.
- You may want to keep using the monitored computer for innocuous activities, like looking up the weather. Use a safer computer to research an escape plan, look for new jobs or apartments, bus tickets, or ask for help.
- Email and Instant/Text Messaging (IM) are not safe or confidential ways to talk to someone about the danger or abuse in your life. If possible, please call a hotline instead. If you use email or IM, please use a safer computer and an account your abuser does not know about.
- Computers can store a lot of private information about what you look at via the Internet, the emails and instant messages you send, internet-based phone and IP-TTY calls you make, web-based purchases and banking, and many other activities.
- It might be safer to use a computer in a public library, at a trusted friend’s house, or an internet café.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Statement
Peace at Home believes in the right of all persons to live their lives without fear, abuse, oppression and violence. We embrace the diversity of our community's residents and honor our intersecting identities, which include race, ethnicity, gender identity, ancestry, place of origin, color, citizenship, religion/spirituality, sexual orientation, age, marital status, family status, economic status, political affiliation, and ability. We are committed to end racism and oppression, and will dedicate ourselves to lifelong learning and commit to work together to challenge the power structures that perpetuate racism, oppression, and injustice. We affirm the power of community, recognizing our differences, resilience and our shared humanity.
Peace at Home values diversity in the workplace and values the importance of addressing issues of racism, homophobia, able-bodyism, and other issues of oppression in order to make services accessible to all individuals regardless of race; color, sex, gender identity or expression; sexual orientation; national origin; religion; age; ethnic background. Survivors and people from historically marginalized communities are encouraged to apply for volunteer, staff and board positions.
NOTICE of NONDISCRIMINATION RIGHTS and PROTECTIONS to BENEFICIARIES
Peace at Home operates its program, services and activities in compliance with federal nondiscrimination laws. No person shall, on the basis of race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency), disability, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or age, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any of our programs.
To file a complaint of discrimination, write Office of Civil Rights, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice (OCR), 810 7thStreet, NW, Washington, DC 20531 or call 202-307-0690 (Voice) or 202-307-2027 (TDD/TTY). Individuals who are hearing impaired or have speech disabilities may also contact OCR through the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339 (TTY), 877-877-8982 (Speech) or 800-845-6136 (Spanish)
