Our Services

Emergency Services

Our grant funding and community support revolves around ensuring that we are always able to serve those fleeing from interpersonal violence immediately. This could mean shelter, food, clothing and many other immediate needs.

Advocacy & Peer Support

Our Advocates go through 155+ hours of training in order to become certified Victims Advocates. They can assist with safety planning, peer support, and so many other services. They give one on one confidential support and will make time to serve every survivor where they are at.

Restraining Order Assistance & Court Accompaniment

Shelter from the Storm keeps information on the different kinds of restraining orders that are available to an individual in Union County. Advocates are trained to assist others in filling out these documents and offer follow through with a survivor throughout the entire process. Advocates are also able to accompany survivors to court and support them during court appearances.

Transitional Housing & Housing Assistance

We are able to provide stabilizing funding for survivors to transition from emergency services to stable housing. This service is limited and dependent on funding. Those who qualify for this program must work with a case manager.

Counseling

Our Advocacy In Response (AIR) Program provides us funding to assist a survivor with professional one on one counseling with our contracted counselor locally here in La Grande. Please contact us if you are in need of this service.

Legal Assistance

We are sometimes able to assist survivors with funds that provide a lawyer to represent them in contested restraining orders.

Co-Located Services

Shelter from the Storm currently has Advocates working at Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS), as well as Eastern Oregon University (EOU). If you find it difficult to reach our at our office location, you can find advocates in these other locations in La Grande.