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Beaman Home Takes Definitive Step Toward New Shelter Kosciusko County Shelter for Abuse, Inc. The Beaman Home October is October is October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month Domestic Violence Awareness Month Domestic Violence Awareness Month Fall 2012 Many of our Supporters Know: What Beaman Home Does Because abuse knows no time, Beaman Home’s Emergency Shelter operates 24 hours per day, 365 days a year to serve domestic violence victims in their hour of need. We offer victims, and their children, a safe secure environment in which to escape from the tumultuous life they have at the hands of their abuser. Once they’ve entered the Shelter, trained Staff and Volunteers work with the families to make sure we not only meet their basic needs (shelter, food, clothing, etc.), but more importantly, we offer them the support and encouragement they need to break the cycle of violence. Our Case Managers work with the victims to establish goals, plan action steps, and hold them accountable for completing these steps. Our Activities Coordinator fills the calendar with educational opportunities which help teach skills necessary to achieve self- sufficiency and independence. Our Shelter Advocates provide a listening ear, a supportive shoulder, and encouragement to empower each person to make their journey from DV victim to DV Survivor. Many Supporters Don’t Know: We Accomplish it in Inadequate Facilities Our current Shelter is located in a 100 year old, single family home which was donated to Beaman Home nearly 30 years ago. The shelter has 13 beds squeezed into 3 bedrooms 2 upstairs and 1 downstairs. The upstairs bedrooms require residents and staff to climb a steep, narrow staircase. The bedroom on the lower level is reserved for victims with disabilities and/or mothers with infants. Frequently throughout the year, the Shelter is full and multiple families often have to share the bedrooms. The small “eat-in” kitchen makes meal times challenging, especially when the Shelter is full. Frequently, the children crowd around the kitchen table while the adults sit in chairs with plates in their laps, or stand to eat. The living room/front room serves multiple purposes. In addition to its typical purpose for viewing television and movies, the room is used for a variety of activities and (Continued on page 2) On August 31, 2012, in a small room in Warsaw, a small group of people met around a small table to finalize one of the biggest decisions Beaman Home has made since we opened our doors in 1985. Beaman Home’s Emergency Shelter is currently located in a 100 year old single family home, which was donated to the agency nearly 30 years ago. There are 13 beds squeezed into 3 bedrooms. Frequently, multiple families are sharing not only the common living areas, but their bedroom too.

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Quarterly newsletter about domestic violence awareness in Kosciusko, Marshall & Fulton Counties in northern Indiana

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Page 1: Beaman Home Newsletter

Beaman Home Takes Definitive Step Toward New Shelter

Kosciusko County Shelter for Abuse, Inc.

The Beaman Home October is October is October is

Domestic Violence Awareness MonthDomestic Violence Awareness MonthDomestic Violence Awareness Month

Fall 2012

Many of our Supporters Know:

What Beaman Home Does

Because abuse knows no time,

Beaman Home’s

Emergency Shelter

operates 24 hours per

day, 365 days a year to

serve domestic violence

victims in their hour of

need. We offer victims,

and their children, a safe

secure environment in

which to escape from the

tumultuous life they have

at the hands of their

abuser.

Once they’ve entered the

Shelter, trained Staff and

Volunteers work with the

families to make sure we

not only meet their basic

needs (shelter, food,

clothing, etc.), but more

importantly, we offer them the

support and encouragement they

need to break the cycle of

violence.

Our Case Managers work with the

victims to establish goals, plan

action steps, and hold them

accountable for completing these

steps. Our Activities Coordinator

fills the calendar with educational

opportunities which help teach

skills necessary to achieve self-

sufficiency and independence.

Our Shelter Advocates provide a

listening ear, a supportive

shoulder, and encouragement to

empower each person to make

their journey from DV victim to DV

Survivor.

Many Supporters Don’t Know:

We Accomplish it in

Inadequate Facilities

Our current Shelter is located in a

100 year old, single family home

which was donated to Beaman

Home nearly 30 years ago. The

shelter has 13 beds squeezed into

3 bedrooms – 2 upstairs and 1

downstairs. The upstairs

bedrooms require residents and

staff to climb a steep, narrow

staircase. The bedroom on the

lower level is reserved for victims

with disabilities and/or mothers

with infants. Frequently

throughout the year, the Shelter is

full and multiple families often

have to share the

bedrooms.

The small “eat-in”

kitchen makes meal

times challenging,

especially when the

Shelter is full.

Frequently, the children

crowd around the

kitchen table while the

adults sit in chairs with

plates in their laps, or

stand to eat.

The living room/front

room serves multiple

purposes. In addition

to its typical purpose for

viewing television and

movies, the room is

used for a variety of activities and

(Continued on page 2)

On August 31, 2012,

in a small room in

Warsaw, a small group

of people met around

a small table to

finalize one of the

biggest decisions

Beaman Home has

made since we opened

our doors in 1985.

Beaman Home’s Emergency Shelter is currently located in a

100 year old single family home, which was donated to the

agency nearly 30 years ago. There are 13 beds squeezed into 3

bedrooms. Frequently, multiple families are sharing not only

the common living areas, but their bedroom too.

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workshops. For example, every

Wednesday evening, a parenting

class takes place in the living

room while the children are

entertained by staff and

volunteers in the kitchen. When

volunteers come into the Shelter

to facilitate a self-care activity,

they utilize the living room.

All of the staff work out of the

same office. There are 3 desks,

several chairs, multiple filing

cabinets, and miscellaneous

office equipment squeezed into

one room. This arrangement

makes maintaining resident

confidentiality difficult, as it’s

almost impossible to consult

privately with the victims.

The cramped, inefficiency of the

Shelter facility causes additional

stress and anxiety for families es-

caping abusive situations.

A New Vision for

Beaman Home Programs

For several years, The Beaman

Home Board of Directors has been

diligently laying the groundwork

and carefully planning for a new

Emergency Shelter and Outreach

Center.

Our current design includes both

residential and non-residential

programming areas. The intent is

to enlarge both areas, thereby

eliminating resident overcrowding

while providing exceptional

confidential victim assistance.

The residential area includes up to

10 private bedrooms arranged in

suites so 2 bedrooms share a

semi-private bathroom.

Community areas include a large,

commercial grade kitchen with

separate dining area, a couple of

smaller living rooms, a great room,

a children’s activities center, and

an office for the Shelter Advocate

on duty.

The non-residential area will equip

staff with efficient space and

increased training and

programming tools. Private offices

will enhance service and

confidentiality when working one-

on-one with victims. A conference

room will allow adequate space for

client workshops aimed at

improving life and self-sufficiency

skills. A resource room/library will

be a quiet refuge for clients

seeking time to learn about

domestic violence issues, recovery

and self-help.

Beaman Home has Purchased

Property to Make It Happen

On August 31, 2012, in a small

room at Center Title in Warsaw, a

small group of people met around

a small table to finalize one of the

biggest decisions Beaman Home

has made since we opened our

doors in 1985. After months of

careful planning, discussion, and

negotiations, Beaman Home

representatives signed the

documents to officially purchase

property on N Parker Street in

Warsaw.

Upon being handed the keys to the

existing building, it occurred to us

just how monumental this moment

was. With the stroke of a pen,

Beaman Home made its first

definitive step toward our dream

of having a new Emergency

Shelter and Outreach Center.

(Continued from page 1)

Page 2

The existing 4,000 sq ft building at the N Parker Street property will be renovated

and a 2-story addition will be built to house the Emergency Shelter and Outreach

services programs provided by The Beaman Home.

Artist’s rendering of Beaman Home’s new

Emergency Shelter and Outreach Center The intent is to enlarge both residential and non-residential programming areas,

thereby eliminating resident overcrowding while providing exceptional confidential

victims’ assistance.

Purchasing the Parker

Street property is just the

first step of many in our

quest for a new facility.

Please be on the lookout

for more information in

the coming months.

Page 3: Beaman Home Newsletter

We attempt to properly recognize everyone who supports The Beaman Home mission.

If you feel your name should appear on this list and it does not, or it appears inaccurately, please accept our sincere apologies.

Please contact the Administration Office at (574) 269-3044 or via email at [email protected], and we will correct the error in future publications.

Thank you January - June 2012 Donors!! When a victim of domestic violence chooses to leave her abuser, not only is she, and in many cases her children, walking away from

her home and everything familiar, but she is also challenging the power and control her abuser has over her. The challenge leads to

an increased likelihood of fatal violence as the abuser tries to regain control. It is truly a leap of faith to make the journey from DV

victim to DV Survivor. It takes COURAGE to leave, HOPE and STRENGTH to overcome challenges along the way, RESPECT for oneself

to continue toward EMPOWERMENT, until you believe in your own DIGNITY as a SURVIVOR.

Thanks to the generous support of our donors, Beaman Home’s trained staff and volunteers walk beside each

victimized family as they struggle through their personal journey to being DV Survivors.

Sponsor of SURVIVOR

$10,000 & Up Dr. Dane and Mary Louise Miller

Foundation

IN Criminal Justice Institute

IN Housing & Community

Development

K21 Health Foundation

United Way of Kosciusko County

Sponsor of EMPOWERMENT

$2,000 - $4,999.99

Kids Market

Sponsor of STRENGTH

$1,000 - $1,499.99

Church of the Good Shepherd

Karen Fisher

Johnson & Johnson Matching Gift

Program

Lake City Bank

Paragon Medical

United Way of Marshall County

Sponsor of HOPE

$500 - $999.99

Bart’s Water Ski Center, Inc.

Bowen Center

DePuy African American

Leadership Council

DJ Construction, Inc.

Gary Eastlund

Max Gross

Erin & Jerrad Jones

Medtronic Spinal & Biologics

Midwest Poultry Services

Chuck & Lois Niemier

Shoop Sports and Youth Federation

Sponsor of Courage

$1 - $499.99

1st Source Bank

ABC Industries

Kent & Nancy Adams

Willis & Peggy Alt

American Legion Post #253

American Legion Post 49 Auxiliary

Applied thermal Technologies

Associated Surgeons and

Physicians, LLC

B.P.O. Elks Lodge No 802

Bartel Printing Company, Inc.

Jay & Debra Baumgartner

Lindsay Beasley

Bethlehem Baptist Ruth Circle

Chris Bidwell

Terry & Jeanne Bowen

Sheila Burner

Donyel Byrd

Karen Byrer

Calvary United Methodist Church

Verna Carlin

Gordon Clemens

Patrick & Mary Cole

Mary Ann Cox

Mr. & Mrs. Howard Cox

Sponsor of Courage (Cont.)

William & Deborah Cox

Steve & Sue Creighton

Creighton Brothers/Crystal Farms

Becki & Steve Davis

Lois Decloedt

Linda Doran

Nicholas & Karen Drury

Ervin Bolt Construction, Inc.

First United Methodist Church

Sherman & Karen Goldenberg

Paul & Mary Jane Grossnickle

Grossnickle Eye Center

Hall & Marose Insurance

Hal & Jennifer Harting

Jane Hathaway

Janene Hudson

Instrumental Machine &

Development

Joyce’s Pet Pantry, Inc.

Lynn Kerber

Kerlin Motor Company

Eloise Kintzel

Dr. Anita Kishan

Kosciusko Community Hospital

Kosciusko County REMC

Dr. John Kratzer

Dana Krull

Michael & Rebecca Kubacki

Lake City Bank

Vern & Sara Landis

Jon & Amy Lippe

Living Hope Ministries

Mary K Lee Trust

Lori McAlister

Merry Tones Extension

Homemakers Club

Barbara Michael

Midwest Rake Company, LLC

Darrin & Caryn Miller

Mary Louise Miller

Miller’s Merry Manor

Brenda Mishler

Doris Moody

MutualBank

Christy Myers

Nelson Beverage

New Hope Free Will Baptist Church

Hope Niemier

Michael Niles

Ormsby, LLC

Otterbein United Methodist Church

Taia Paine

Penguin Point Systems

Mark & Leslie Piazza

Plummer and Company, Inc.

Ranger Materials Corporation

Max & Jean Reed

Michael & Kathee Reed

Fred & Karen Rowland

Susan Scheuer

Michael & Jasmine Schlitt

Matthew & Jane Schori

Melvin & Valerie Secor

Sponsor of Courage (Cont.)

Jay & Pamela Shively

Lillian Smaluk

Ralph Smith

Phillip & Laura Smith

Stafford’s Solid Waste Service, Inc.

Symmetry Medical, Inc.

Teghtmeyer Ace Hardware

The Olive Branch

Tiger Fellowship

Tower Bank & Trust

Terry & Sandra Tucker

U-Haul

United Way—Mile High

United Way of Elkhart County, Inc.

Dennis & Beth Walther

Warehouse Warriors

Warsaw Bowl

Warsaw Community High School

Warsaw Optimist Club

Rick & Susan Weed

Sally Welborn

Wildman Uniform & Linen

Ted & Jami Wright

Richard & Dot Wysong

Ziebart

Zimmer

In-Kind Donors

AAUW

Suzanne Abel

Brigitta Adkins

Brenda Allbritten

American Red Cross

Heather Batalis

Bath & Body Works

Bob Evans Restaurant

Kathy Boggs

Wendy Bolt

Boutique Exchange

Sheila Burner

Kay Byer

Tonya Carl

Amy Li Chon

Ann Chubb

Combined Community Services

Connie Crawford

Roy & Mary Crowe

Rhonda Davis

DePuy

Lynn Desjardins

Theresa DeVincent

Ellie Draper

Jeff Draper

Jean Drummond

Mody Eads

Vivian Eidemiller

Julie Ekholm

Kay Eller

Shirley Enck

Encore Consignment—Nappanee

Encore Consignment—Plymouth

Judy Enyeart

Bea Ferveda

In-Kind Donors (Cont.)

Donna Fincher

John Firestone

Tom Flora

Nancy Friddle

Monica Gates

Jane Gerbert

Cheryl Gibson

Lisa Gilman

GLOBAL Employee Resource Group

@ DePuy

Good Shepherd Presbyterian

Church

Gretchen Graf

Linda Greene

V. Elaine Griffith

Ted Grumme

Sharon Haines

Lynnae Hall

Elaine Hand

Mrs. William Hand

Susan Handel

Harriet’s Closet

Hal Harting

Kendra Hester

Bev Hiatt

Cheryl Hiatt

Richard Higgins

Catherine Hill

Joanie Hively

Joe Holley

Jolene Howard

Ruth Jones

Amber Katris

Shelley Keller

Betty Kindig

Kiwanis Club of Warsaw

Sam Knight

Kosciusko County Shrine Club

Janet Krull

Ronald Lambert

Vivian Lavine

Leesburg United Methodist Church

June Leiter

Alisha Lewis

Sharon Lindzy

Amy Lippe

Vicky Long

Karen Long

Jodi Lozer

Terrie Lytle

Diana Macnak

Patricia Manich

Treva Mann

Ken Mann

Alisha Martin

Maxine McCreary

Glen McLellan

Ann Metzger

Milford Apostolic Church

Angela Miller

Ann Miller

Greg & Amy Minick

Grace Moore

In-Kind Donors (Cont.)

Brandie Morrow

Rhonda Myer

Christy Meyers

John & Dixie Nichols

North Webster United Methodist

Church

Cathy Ott-Hill

Lauren Owens

Taia Paine

Rhonda Perkins

Steve Petro

Suzanne Pletcher

Carol Plew

Bianca Prater

Pre-School of Good Shepherd

Lindsay Rapp

Isa Reber

Redeemer Lutheran Church

Kay Reyes

Louis Reyes

Richards Restaurant

Ingrid Riley

Angie Ritchey

Janet Roth

Sydney Roy

Ed & Jackie Runyan

Melissa Ryan

Ruchele Sammons

Mike & Sharon Sands

Mike Saunders

James & April Schmidt

Kristy Schmidt

Cheryl Schooley

Laura Schue

Mike Setlak

Debra Shumpert

Jan Sloan

Jill Snyder

St. Anne’s Episcopal Church

Lori Starkey

Karen Steffensmeier

Betty Stephens

Tony & Janice Sutton

Karen Tews

Theta Sigma Chap. Psi Iota Xi

Time After Time

Tim & Janice Torrence

United Methodist Church

Jeff Walters

Warsaw Evangelical Presbyterian

Church

Warsaw First Brethren Church

Warsaw Post Office

Wayne’s Power Wash

Susan Weed

Harvey & Lisa Whitaker

Paula Whitsell

Kathy Wood

Michelle Yantz

Shannon Yarger

Judy Yoder

Marilyn Yotter

Melinda Ziebart

Page 4: Beaman Home Newsletter

Non Profit Organization

US Postage

PAID

Warsaw, IN

Permit No. 164

The Beaman Home

PO Box 12

Warsaw, IN 46581

Crisis Hotline: (574) 267-7701 or (877) 725-9363

RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

October 5 First Friday, Downtown, Warsaw Beaman Home will have a booth and a presentation on Teen Dating Violence October 6 “Bikers Against Bruises” Motorcycle Ride

Registration 10:30-11:30 a.m. K21 Health Services Pavilion. The 60-mile ride will meander through all 3 counties in

Beaman Home’s service area - Kosciusko, Fulton, and Marshall - and includes lunch & a silent auction.

October 12-14 Eat to End DV at Ruby Tuesday’s*, Warsaw

October 16 Hacienda, Warsaw Gives Back*

October 18 “Bingo for Beaman” Doors open at 5:30 p.m. at Center Lake Pavilion in Warsaw, Indiana Gaming Commission License No. 127743

October 21 Mary Kay “Awareness” Tea

K21 Health Services Pavilion from 2pm to 4pm

October 22-24 Dine to Donate at Applebees*, Warsaw

October 25 Law Enforcement DV Training

Co-hosted by Beaman Home and Warsaw PD Victims Services

*Bring the appropriate donation token to the restaurant and a portion of your meal will benefit

the programs and services of Beaman Home. See inserts for details.

For more information, please contact us at 877-725-9363 or [email protected]

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