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| TWO 24-HOUR CRISIS LINES | |||||||||
*You can also dial (270) 843-1183 to get in touch with our advocates. United Way, saving lives one call at a time. Our crisis lines are a United Way of Southern Kentucky funded program. |
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| COUNSELING SERVICES | |||||||||
BRASS, Inc. provides group and individual counseling to all shelter residents and outreach clients. Counseling is also provided for the children of domestic violence victims. |
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| CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES | |||||||||
Our advocates work one-on-one with all our clients to establish important goals. Advocates then pool all available resources to help domestic violence victims achieve their goals. |
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| Our Housing Advocates work with the Kentucky Housing Corporation, local housing authorities, and rental property owners to find safe, suitable housing for our clients. BRASS, Inc. provides transitional and permanent housing opportunities for qualified individuals and families. BRASS, Inc. is also involved in an innovative new program called the PEACE Housing Program. This program is a "housing-first" program designed to meet the needs of homeless and battered women. | |||||||||
| ECONOMIC LITERACY | |||||||||
| To ensure that our clients have the best chance of maintaining a stable household, BRASS, Inc. offers financial literacy classes. We provide information and training to individuals on topics such as budgeting, homeownership, opening checking/savings accounts, opening Individual Development Accounts (IDA), and other important issues that families face when trying to rebuild financial stability and increase assets. For the second year, BRASS, Inc. will be offering FREE tax preparation services to qualifying low/moderate income taxpayers. | |||||||||
| LEGAL ADVOCACY | |||||||||
For more information or to schedule a free presentation call (270) 781-9334.
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| ASSET BUILDING AND TAX PREPARATION | |||||||||
In 2005, BRASS, Inc. was approached by the Inernal Revenue Service and asked to champion a new anti-poverty initiative in the region. This was the VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) program. Recognizing the positive impact that the VITA program would have on our clients and the entire community, BRASS, Inc. decided to spearhead this initiative and asked for the support of other non-profit agencies and local businesses, creating the Barren River Asset Building Coalition. In the past two years, the Barren River Asset Building Coalition has been growing and gaining new support from the community and has helped thousands of low/moderate income tax payers file their income taxes for free. In addition to offering free tax preparation, each customer receives a packet that contains information on financial opportunities that they may qualified for. For more information on the BRABC, please visit their web-site, www.brabc.com, or for information on the VITA program, visit www.irs.gov. |
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