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Harbor House of Central Florida is a non-profit state-certified domestic violence shelter near Orlando, in Orange County, Florida. Harbour House operates a 24 hour crisis hotline,〔("New hotline could be game changer for domestic violence victims" ). ''Orlando Sentinel'' Oct 2, 2015〕 and provides counseling and a 110 bed safe shelter for men, women, and children. Its activities include community outreach,〔("Harbor House domestic-abuse program turns 'victim' into 'survivor'" ). December 27, 2013 By George Diaz, ''Orlando Sentinel''〕 legal advocacy services, and community and professional education. Harbour House receives funding from public and private grants,〔(" Magic hand out $1M to charities" ). Kate Santich ''Orlando Sentinel''〕 special events, and individual contributions by supporters. In 2015 the organization includes 45 full-time staff members, 10 part-time staff members, and over a thousand volunteers. == History == Harbor House was founded in 1977 by a group of domestic abuse survivors. They were first established as Spouse Abuse, Inc., a shelter and hotline, and operated unofficially before the formal organization was established by Susan Pins. In the mid-1980s, the land for the current Harbor House was donated, and the shelter buildings were constructed. In 1990, Harbor House opened an outreach center and office in the Orange County Courthouse to provide additional support services. From 1992 to 2004, Harbor House operated a small on-site public school, licensed within the Orange County Public School System. Also in 1992, Harbor House renovated the shelter to add thirty beds to their capacity.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Drive Will Expand Harbor House For Battered Women And Children )〕 In 2007, the shelter capacity at Harbor House grew from 52 beds to 110 beds. The next year, in 2008, construction began on the Dr. Phillips Children’s Center.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Orange domestic-violence shelter Harbor House set to break ground on day-care/school )〕 The center opened in 2011 as a fully licensed day care and after-school care facility.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Domestic violence shelter: Domestic violence shelter in Orange County opens $2.2 million children's center )〕 Harbor House launched Project Courage in 2010, an educational program aimed at first responders and religious leaders. According to a study published in the Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health, the program successfully improved the recognition and responsiveness of trainees to different types of domestic abuse.〔Navarro, J.N., Jasinski, J.L., & Wick, C. (“Working for Change: Empowering Employees and Employers to “Recognize, Respond, and Refer” for Intimate Partner Abuse.” ) ''The Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health''Volume 29, Issue 3, 2014.〕〔(“Promoting Courage: An Evaluation of Harbor House of Central Florida’s Domestic Violence Primary Prevention Initiative Project Courage,” ) by Jordana Nicole Navarro, M.S. University of Central Florida, 〕 In December 2012, Harbor House opened the Paws for Peace Kennel to house the pets of domestic violence survivors who may postpone leaving out of fear that the animal would be abused.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Domestic violence animal shelter: A unique animal shelter for pets of fleeing domestic violence victims will soon be open in Central Florida )〕 Harbor House has developed the Paws for Peace program into a replicable model, introducing it into other domestic violence shelters in Florida and nationwide. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Harbor House of Central Florida」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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