Our Impact.

DAWN is a 501(c)(3) organization. Our Tax ID is # 91-1176122.

Since 1980, DAWN has been one of the leading domestic violence agencies in south King County. Our agency began as a phone line set up in one woman’s kitchen, and has since expanded with resources and advocacy that supports, empowers, and shelters survivors and their children. Inclusivity and empowerment are unwavering pillars within our agency, and we are proud to serve such a diverse community. With the support of great community partners and donors, DAWN is excited about the upcoming exponential growth that awaits our agency.

As the largest provider of comprehensive domestic abuse services in south King County, we offer an immediate refuge from violence, expert guidance so survivors can set goals and solve problems to find a permanent escape from danger, and hope for families to build a new future.

Your role in our impact.

Thanks to the generosity of our donors, in 2019 DAWN was able to provide:

 

  • Over 5,100 calls were answered on our crisis line

  • We had 132 clients at shelter, 67 children and 65 women. 8 of those children were infants

  • From June-December when we began collecting data for Marketplace, 184 different clients utilized the program 868 times

  • 9,701 duplicated clients were connected with an advocate (approximately 5070.05 hours in advocacy based counseling)

  • 121 unduplicated clients accessed support groups (a total of 1,202.75 hours spent hosting support groups)

  • DAWN offered 28,642 total services in 2019, including the crisis line

  • The three services most utilized at DAWN were advocacy based counseling, Children’s Domestic Violence Response Team, and legal.

  • Our goal at DAWN is to ensure that 80% of our clients leave to stable, transitional housing

 

 DAWN believes that the people who come to us for help deserve to chart their own course for the future, so we do everything possible to guide them toward success. Our advocates don’t judge, scold or dictate. We respect each survivor’s unique strengths and individual experiences, DAWN operates on a survivor-based empowerment model.

No barrier is too high for DAWN to serve someone in need. We have the expertise, patience and conviction to work with people affected by violence who do not speak English, who have mental health or substance abuse issues or whose devastating experiences with violence cause them to act out in angry or disruptive ways.

Our advocates and staff are trained in the neurobiological effects of chronic stress and trauma. This “trauma-informed” approach to our work increases our effectiveness in helping people safely leave abusive situations and find the emotional and tangible support they need to maintain their resolve.

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