Mission Zone
Zone 20 - Michigan & Ohio
Mission Category
Education, Peace and Justice, Women and Children
Contact Info
Spiritual Support and Client Advocacy Project
915 N. Reynolds Road
Toledo OH 43615
Phone: 419-536-9351
Fax: 419-536-9351
www.scec-cpe.org
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Presbytery: Presbytery of Detroit
Committee/Congregation: Justice and Peacemaking
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Position: Office Manager, SCEC
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Provide telephone answering, filling, and QuickBook accounting
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The Office Manger would work at the office of Spiritual Care and Education Center, 915 N. Reynolds Road, Toledo, OH 43615. The office is located in Epiphany Lutheran Church.
Telephone and Fax: 419-536-9351
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Mission Statement:
The Spiritual Support and Client Advocacy Project (hereafter, “Project”) is a domestic violence and sexual assault prevention and treatment collaborative initiative, which is designed to (a) train faith-based advocates and (b) offer spiritually empowering support groups and individual client support services to survivors. The Project supports the following:
1. Employment of a CPE Resident, who will be (a) named Client Advocate at First Step, and (b) supervised and evaluated by both the Spiritual Care and Education Center (SCEC) and First Step
2. Recruitment and enrollment of survivors in culturally relevant and spiritually sensitive support groups guided by the Client Advocate
3. Individual spiritual care sessions with clients (survivors of domestic violence and/or sexual assault) implemented by t he Client Advocate
4. Design and execution of a full complement of in-service seminars targeting the faith-based community, and addressing domestic violence and sexual assault prevention and intervention strategies
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Statement of Need:
National research indicates that one in four women have been physically assaulted or raped by an intimate partner compared to one in 14 men. In addition poor women, young women aged 16 to 24 experience high rates of intimate partner violence. One of the key needs for faith-based leaders, who address domestic violence and sexual assault, is training in clinical settings. Informed clergy and other faith-based leaders can be extremely effective in helping both victims and abusers. Faith leaders, trained to intervene appropriately, can proceed proactively to prevent violence before it begins and become a resource for those suffering from violence before it occurs. It is only through education and support that we can begin to build healthy and loving families.
A second need has to do with inclusion; for it continues to be a thorny issue and can no longer afford to go unresolved. According to a recent report prepared by the National Domestic Violence Hotline, “many victims of domestic violence report turning to their religious and spiritual leaders for guidance and assistance with the violence in their lives. For this reason collaborations with religious communities are encouraged by local, regional, national, and international domestic violence funding agencies. However, faith leaders have the challenge of trusting domestic violence service providers to respect the spiritual beliefs of the victims they serve. Domestic violence advocates have the challenge of trusting faith leaders to serve as an appropriate bridge to their services. Ultimately, both faith leaders and domestic violence advocates can no longer afford to exclude each other.
Our History:
In the Summer of 2010, First Step agreed to fund a clergy person as a Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) student for eleven weeks. This was the first time that this, the largest agency for intervention in domestic violence and sexual assault in southeast Michigan, had included spiritual care support for its clients. From this beginning the current one year Residency position was envisioned.
The summer CPE student had spoken at the 219th General Assembly about domestic violence and sexual assault leading to a positive vote of support for Presbyterian Church, USA action in addressing this crisis.
Out of that connection at GA, we heard about a documentary that the American Broadcasting Company was videotaping for a January, 2011, viewing. CPE students from center across northern Ohio and southeast Michigan participated. Some told their painful stories of abuse. Please view this broadcast in January
Partner Organizations:
Presbytery of Detroit
Presbytery of Maumee Valley
Synod of the Covenant
First Step
Oakwood Health System
Spiritual Care and Education Center
Past or current grants:
Presbytery of Detroit, Peacemaking, ,000.
Synod of the Covenant, Peacemaking, ,000.
Collingwood Presbyterian Church, Toledo, quarterly mission giving (0 per quarter).
First Step, in kind office and other support
Oakwood Health System, in kind support
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