In Crisis? Call our 24-7 hotline:
567-259-9501
YWCA of Van Wert County Is Here For You
Learn More About How We Can Help You
Identify Abuse ↘
This is the first step. Ask yourself if any of these signs point to your relationship health.
Red Flags
Unhealthy Relationship Checkpoints ⏺
Does your partner…
Get jealous easily or accuse you of having an affair?
Have abuse in family history?
Throw objects at you or destroy your property?
Make you account for every moment you are away?
Restrain you?
Ridicule you?
Threaten to hurt you, your children, or your pets?
Manipulate you with lies or promises?
Threaten to or force you to have sex?
Make you feel you don’t have the right to say “no” or disagree?
Isolate you from family, friends, work?
Make all the decisions in the home for you?
Have previous contact with the justice system?
Control all of the money?
Green Flags
Healthy Relationship Checkpoints ⏺
Does your partner…
View you as an equal?
Respect you and treat you fairly?
Make you feel safe (emotionally and physically)?
Discuss disagreements peacefully?
Allow the relationship to go at your pace?
Act as a positive role model for your children?
Value your opinions?
Communicate openly and honestly?
Support your goals in life?
Make family and money decisions together with you?
Compromise?
Have a positive image of family?
Make your friends and family feel comfortable?
Contact our 24/7 hotline:
567-259-9501
The YWCA of Van Wert County provides services and housing on an emergency and long term basis for victims who contact us directly, as well as those referred by outside agencies. All services are available to men, women and children regardless of sexual orientation and services are conducted in a safe and confidential environment.
The YWCA is the primary comprehensive supportive living program serving Van Wert County and the surrounding region. We provide safe, stable, supportive housing and intensive case management for women, men and families. Our services may be accessed while living within our shelter or on an outreach basis by survivors living in other safe housing.
When a woman, man or family enters our program they are looking to make positive changes in their lives. Residents work with staff to develop program goals of self sufficiency, accountability, responsibility, emotional stability, personal growth, and economic advancement leading to permanent safe housing.
Services Include:
Complete Confidentiality
Safe And Secure Location
Child And Court Advocacy
Mental Health And AOD Services On Site
Economic Empowerment
Employment Assistance
Support And Educational Groups
Case Management
Safety Plans
Hospital response and advocacy are available to sexual assault and human trafficking victims.
Services are offered to survivors living within our facility as well as outreach survivors (those living outside the YWCA.)
How To Get Help ↘
Emergency Help
If you are in need of emergency shelter due to a domestic violence situation, contact the YWCA Domestic Violence Hot Line (567-259-9501) or call 911 for local law enforcement who will in turn contact the YWCA.
Referrals
If you are an emergency shelter or outside agency making a referral for housing, call 419-238-6639.
“I am in need of services…”
If you are need of court advocacy or case management, no matter whether you are a resident of our facility or an outreach survivor, contact the YWCA of Van Wert County at 419-238-6639.
Adult Case Coordinator 419-238-6639 ext 111
Court Advocate 419-238-6639 ext 112
Youth Case Coordinator 419-238-6639 ext 110