Services

Referrals
The Beginning Over Foundation provides referrals to national hotlines, local shelters, advocacy groups and legal services.

Victim Assistance Fund
For individuals and families entering or leaving a shelter environment, the Victim Assistance Fund can provide short-term support for services such as day care, as well as daily living expenses.

Peaceful Places - Transitional Housing Assistance
The Beginning Over Foundation partners with local social service agencies and individual landlords to provide safe, transitional housing for individuals and families in crisis. Each transitional housing unit is equipped with a security system. Through the Peaceful Places program, we will place a minimum of 12 families in transitional housing during 2008. Each donation of $2,000 helps us to place one more family in a peaceful place.

Legislative Initiatives
In addition to educating the public about domestic violence, The Beginning Over Foundation is dedicated to protecting the rights of abuse victims through legislative efforts.

Current projects include Robin's Law, which would make habitual violent
offenders part of a searchable, state-wide registry to protect Pennsylvania residents; and Kimberlee's Law, which would protect the children of violent offenders convicted of homicide by preventing them from contacting their children while incarcerated.

Healing Through Action Program
A program designed to help victims and survivors find healing by taking action. We have found that most victims and survivors want to make a difference, not only for themselve's but for other victims as well. This program is offered on a weekly basis, programs last for three consecutive months. Beginning in May 2008, we will begin our weekly yoga classes, instructed by our very own certified yoga instructor. Then in August 2008, we will move onto weight training with our very own certified fitness instructor. Before each session we will have a 15 minute empowerment seminar; each week we will discuss a different topic. Interested in joining us? Send us your contact information.