programs

RAVE-I/M, Inc. programs are offered throughout both Ionia and Montcalm counties and can be
utilized by contacting any of our offices.

Ionia I.M. Hope Safehouse – 26 Bed Tier I Emergency Safehouse
Designed to protect women and children from abusive living situations and assist homeless women and their
children. Safehouse access is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week and provides counseling and
advocacy opportunities for residents. Some of the services available to residents include:

Crisis Intervention
Case Management
Children’s Program
Support Groups

Montcalm Homeward Bound Shelter – 8 Bed Tier II Shelter
Homeward Bound is designed to provide next-step housing for families leaving Tier I emergency shelter. This
program offers a 45-90 day shelter stay, counseling, advocacy and comprehensive case management leading to:

Self Sufficient Living
Permanent Housing

Non-Residential Domestic & Sexual Violence Services
Non-residential services are designed to provide both adult and child victims and their families counseling and
advocacy services. Participants are provided services at various locations throughout Ionia and Montcalm
counties. Services offered are much the same as resident services and include:

Adult & Child Counseling
Case Management
Crisis Intervention
Secondary Counseling

24-hour Crisis Line (800)720-SAFE(7233)
The crisis line is connected to both the National Domestic Violence Hotline as well as the National Sexual Assault
Hotline and is designed to provide 24-hour immediate information, assistance and referrals to individuals in need.

Crisis Support
Safety Planning

Adult Counseling Program
Designed to provide adult victims of sexual or domestic violence with confidential opportunities to talk, express their
feelings and emotions, reflect and ask questions on the issues surrounding their situation. Counselor/advocates
meet with victims, survivors and or loved ones of survivors at any stage of the crisis or healing process. Many
topics are discussed or offered in counseling, some of them are as follows:

Supportive Listening
Available Resources
Physical Violence
Effects of Sexual Assault
Drug Facilitated Rape

Children’s Empowerment Program
Designed to provide children who experience and/or witness domestic and sexual violence an opportunity for
healing. This program is designed for children from 4 to 17 years of age. Counselor/advocates specializing in
either domestic violence or sexual assault meet with children and provide counseling or therapy that may include:

Supportive Listening
Positive Coping Mechanisms
Communication Techniques
Age Appropriate Activities

Domestic Assault Response Advocacy Team (DARA)
The DARA team is a crisis response team designed to provide volunteer advocates who respond to the secured
scene of a domestic or sexual assault. This project is a joint effort between RAVE-I/M, Inc., the Ionia and Montcalm
County Prosecutors and the Ionia and Montcalm County Sheriff Departments. The advocates are dispatched
through law enforcement officers and trained to provide on the scene emergency crisis response and intervention
to victims of assault. DARA advocates provide an array of services that include:

Crisis Counseling
Safety Planning
Emergency Transport
Prosecution Assistance

Speakers Bureau
The community education and prevention Speakers Bureau is designed to provide presentations and trainings
throughout both counties. These speaking engagements are provided to various audiences which include
numerous middle and high schools, local service groups, law enforcement agencies, human service agencies as
well as the general public. Presentations or trainings range from very brief to all day. Topics include but are not
limited to: