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Services for ALL Crime Victims
Sarah's Friends is a non-profit organization dedicated in the mission to empower victims of domestic violence and crime to heal emotionally, physically, and spiritually.
Sarah's Friends offers compassionate aid and nonjudgmental support so that no victim is alone.
20+ YEARS PROVIDING SERVICES TO THOSE HARMED BY CRIME IN WILLIAMS COUNTY, OHIO
Founded in 1991, Sarah's Friends, Inc. is the leading crime victim services organization in Williams County, Ohio, serving more than 175 individuals each year through trauma-informed advocacy, case management services, supportive transitional and permanent housing, emergency financial assistance, peer-to-peer group support, and community education and training. Sarah's Friends strives to provide a continuum of care, from initial crisis contact to long-term supportive housing, in a manner that promotes individual and family safety, autonomy, and dignity.
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FROM CRISIS TO COMMUNITY
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Sarah's Friends' continuum of programs, from emergency to aftercare services, protects and guides survivors and their families from the chaos of crisis back to the stability of community.
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Our Support To Those In Need
FISCAL YEAR 2022
183
INDIVIDUALS ASSISTED
57
FAMILIES RELOCATED THROUGH RAPID REHOUSING ASSISTANCE
1,172
NIGHT-STAYS OF TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROVIDED TO FAMILIES BUILDING ECONOMIC STABILITY
136
UNITS OF EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED FOR IMMEDIATE HEALTH & SAFETY NEEDS
"They helped me out of a situation I felt helpless in. I started my new life thanks to Sarah's Friends. every day since then has been a blessing."
-Anonymous survivor
SARAH'S FRIENDS SUPPORTERS
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MARION ISAAC FUND
WOOLACE ELECTRIC
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BLACK SWAMP EQUIPMENT
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL-HOWARD AREND
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AMY SMITH
ANDERSON & VREELAND, INC.
ANONYMOUS INDIVIDUALS (26)
BRYAN FORD LINCOLN
CRIME VICTIMS FUND
CURRENT OFFICE SOLUTIONS
DAVE & HEATHER REISER
F&M STATE BANK
FRATERNAL ORDER OF THE EAGLES #2233
GRIFF & NIKI MOSIER
IN HONOR OF SCOTT SMITH
MIDWEST COMMUNITY FED. CREDIT UNION
STARK'S PLUMBING & HEATING
THIEL CONSTRUCTION CO
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ABL ELECTRIC & INNOVATIONS, LLC
ALEX & NATALIE SMITH
ANDREW ELDER
ANDY & CHRISTINA KELLER FUND
AUSTIN BAILEY
BOB & BECKY KIMBLE
BRYAN DENTAL GROUP
BSE OWNERS (LARRY & KAREN BURKHOLDER / KYLE & STACY SAPP)
CHAD & JODI TINKEL
CHARLES NICHOLS
COPPER TOP LLC
CWU THRIFT SHOP
D&M TIRE & SERVICE CENTER
DESIREE DUNKLE
DRS. RANDY & DIANE PETERS
ELEANOR WEBB
ELLIANN'S BOUTIQUE/MAD OX
FIRST INSURANCE GROUP
FOUNTAIN CITY VETERINARY HOSPITAL
GEORGE & JULIE BROWN
KANNEL INSURANCE
KEVIN MCDOUGALL
NEWLYN QUEST CLUB
NORTH WESTERN ELECTRIC TRUST GRANT 2022
ROBERT YOUNG
RYAN & AMY MILLER
STATE BANK
UNIVERSAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS
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ALICIA WITTENMYER
ALLISSA & BARBARA CRAMER
ANDY BRIGLE
ANONYMOUS (FEMININE CARE DRIVE)
ASHLEY MICHAEL
AUSTIN MARTIN
BILL & PAM STEEL
BJ & KELSEY MCDADE
BRITTANY COFFMAN
BRYAN FIRST ASSEMBLY CHURCH
CHAD HAVER
CHWC CARDIOLOGY STAFF
COLDWELL BANKER CLASSIC PROPERTIES
DAVID & NANCY SCHAIRBAUM
DEIA HUTCHINSON
DERRICK FRIEND
EVERGREEN HEALTHCARE CENTER
FRATERNAL ORDER OF THE EAGLES #2246
GREG ALLING
GREG SPANGLER
HAL KENETY
HELEN SEILER
IN MEMORY OF SANDRA ANDERSON
JACOB &TERI SCHLEGEL
JIM & KATHY FUNDERBURG
JUSTIN DESOTO
KILEY COFFMAN
KRYSTAL MILLER
LUKE COLLINS
MAIN STOP
MANN'S INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC
MARIE CAMPBELL
MATT & MISTY KING
MATT & SUZANNE BORTON
NATHEN HENRICKS
NETWORK FOR GOOD
NICKI COGSWELL
PAMELA LEDYARD
PAT BURKHOLDER
PENROD & GEORGE
PETERS FAMILY EYECARE
ROGER & TAMARA THORP
SHAWN & MARGIE STARK
SHAWN CANALES
STACY SAPP
STEVE KIMPEL
TASHA THOMPSON
THE CENTER FOR CHILD & FAMILY ADVOCACY
TITAN TIRE
TOM & ANGIE CRAMER
TONY & CAROLINE GRETICK
TRILOGY WEALTH ADVISORS
WESLEY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
WILLIAM & DEBORAH DAUGHERTY