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