Friendship Home's vision

Vision

It is Friendship Home's vision that someday the need for our services will cease to exist, that domestic violence will not be tolerated by anyone in the community, and that homes will be places of love, support, and safety.

We envision a community that embraces any woman or child who experiences domestic violence. As neighbors and friends, we join together in our commitment to them by taking bold action to effect change. We foresee a society that courageously holds abusers accountable for the crimes they commit against battered women, and allows the victims of domestic violence to stay in their own homes and rebuild their lives free from fear.

We see Friendship Home as a haven of warmth and welcome, new beginnings and empowerment for the women and children who find shelter within our walls. Through unconditional acceptance and respect for the journey a battered woman has taken, Friendship Home supports her as she stands tall and reaches high, providing the assistance she needs to help bring her dreams to reality.

Our vision is that children, who have seen and experienced far more than their short years should demand, are able to love, laugh, and recapture the childhood that was taken from them too early. Our goal for them is to break the cycle of violence and surround them with lessons of hope, understanding, and acceptance.

As we reach toward this vision, we aspire to be known throughout the country as a successful model program, propelling domestic violence services to new heights of achievement.