Celebrating Over 40 years of Project Sage (cont’d)

2011

• The Peers Educating Peers programs begins, and services are extended to every school in Region One.

• WSS develops new partnerships with the Sand Road the Little Guild of St. Francis to shelter pets while victims are in transit.

• The capacity to shelter clients in need doubles.

2014

WSS partners with Connecticut State Police Troop B in North Canaan and Troop L in Litchfield on the Lethality Assessment Program.

2015

The Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence (CCADV) launches the first statewide male speakers’ bureau on domestic violence.

2016

• Betsey Mauro is named as Executive Director.

• WSS responds to 515 hotline calls, provides shelter for 3 adults and 5 children, and reaches hundreds of children across the region through its program in local schools, daycare centers and camps.

2017

• Certified volunteers complete 20 hours of training.

• WSS serves 877 clients, responds to 450 hotline calls and shelters 11 people.

2018

• Education programs are expanded to help children understand the difference between healthy and unhealthy relationships.

• WSS serves 684 clients, responds to 763 hotline calls, supports 287 clients at court and provides over 200 prevention education workshops.

2019

• The first male employee, Robert Kuhn, is hired to develop local partnerships.

• WSS responds to 941 hotline calls, supports 472 clients at court, shelters 35 individuals and delivers 230 prevention education workshops.

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