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Sign up to our monthly e-newsletter for current news and upcoming events Name Zip Email FOLLOW OUR BLOG for current events and happenings The Caring Place is a United Way Agency Click on Donate to Donate through a secure PayPal Website	Call us to learn more: For help – Call The Caring Place 24-HOUR CRISIS LINE: Local: 219.464.2128 Toll-free Long Distance: 1.800.933.0466 Additional Assistance Numbers Lake County Victim Advocate: 219.801.1590 Starke County Victim Advocate: 574.772.2222 Porter County Victim Advocate: 219.464.0840 ext. 104 Caring Place Legal Advocate: 219.464.2128 For information regarding education programming, special events, or making a contribution to The Caring Place, please call our Community Advocacy Center at 219.464.0840.	Mark your calendars for this year's Saturday, October 19, 2013
			2012 Annual Report
	The Caring Place, Inc. provides service and shelter for victims of violence and their children. Through education and awareness, we empower all members of our community to live in peace. We provide: Safe shelter for both men and women and their dependent children who are victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. A Women’s Recovery Program in collaboration with Porter-Starke Services, providing housing and case management for women suffering from addiction. An Emergency Response Volunteer (ERV) program, where staff and volunteers assist victims of rape and violence through the initial stages of trauma at a hospital or clinic. Community educational programming on domestic violence and sexual assault, teen dating violence, and workplace violence. All services are confidential and free of charge.