The People Behind the Mission
Board of Directors
Board Chairman, Kenneth Pitlick
Board Vice Chairwoman, Milinda Wineteer
Board Treasurer, Joanna Akers
Board Secretary, Deb Smith
Member-at-Large, Barry Peterson
Member-at-Large, Sharon Strickland
Member-at-Large, Carla Edwards
Staff
Executive Director, Amy Natchke
DV/SA Coordinator, Christine Beardsley
FOCUS proudly serves all of Weston County, including the towns of Newcastle, Upton, and Osage. Services we provide include:
Civil Legal Advocacy
Criminal Justice Advocacy
Crisis Counseling
Crisis Intervention
Emergency Financial Assistance
Emergency Medical Intervention
Emergency Shelter
Financial Assistance
Followup
Group Counseling
Hospital Response
Housing Advocacy
Individual Counseling Referral
Law Enforcement Intervention
Personal Advocacy
Protection Orders (Temporary and Final)
Social Service Advocacy
Stalking Orders (Temporary and Final)
Transportation
Victim Advocacy
Victim Witness Notification
Other
Calendar Year 2008
Total Victims Served: 106
Calendar Year 2009
Total Victims Served: 121
Calendar Year 2010
Total Victims Served: 100
On-Call Volunteer Hours: Average as of 7/2011 is 540 per month
This is time that is donated to FOCUS by our trained advocates. Hours on-call are 8 am to 8am except during regular office hours. FOCUS cannot thank the generous folks that help man our 24/7 crisis line enough!