The Mission of the New Day Shelter is…

To provide a safe haven and support services to victims of Family Violence

and Sexual Assault/ Abuse; and to provide Preventive Education which

will challenge the cultural beliefs and attitudes about the use of abusive and controlling behaviors in our

communities.

A Publication of New Day

Shelter—Serving domestic

violence and sexual assault

WISH LIST CASH

Paper products- toilet paper,

Kleenex, paper towels, napkins.

Laundry Products- detergent,

dryer sheets, bleach.

Cleaning supplies and garbage

bags.

Disposable plates and silver-

ware.

Any non-perishable food items-

Unexpired boxed foods (cereal,

Mac & Cheese, Hamburger

Helper, etc.) pasta, noodles,

pasta sauce, canned fruits and

vegetables, soup, coffee, coffee

creamer, juice.

Personal Products- Women’s

razors, deodorant, shampoo,

body wash, combs, brushes,

feminine hygiene supplies, over

the counter pain and cold re-

lievers.

Baby Items- diapers (sizes 4, 5,

and 6), baby wipes, baby wash

and shampoo.

Women’s Robes and Pajamas

Note: Due to limited storage

space, please call before bring-

ing large donations of clothing,

furniture, etc. to ensure we can

accept your donation.

New Day Rising

November, 2017

You Make All The Difference...

In 2016, New Day Shelter provided cri-sis intervention services to 241 people; of these, 44 women, 1 man and 28 chil-

dren received safe shelter for 1,867 shelter nights. The other 171 people

did not need shelter but received sup-portive services, e.g., assistance with

obtaining restraining orders, preparing safety plans, emotional supportive

counseling, and advocacy for housing, financial resources, medical services and pertinent legal assistance. Our 2016 client total increased approxi-

mately 23%!

*****New Day Shelter staff answered 1,311 crisis and information calls, and

presented 57 prevention education programs to students and adults in the community to help change relationship behaviors and attitudes. We are work-

ing hard to end the scourge of domestic violence and sexual assault

In this issue: Val, Voca Advocate

Jen, Children’s Program Coordinator

Adopt a Family

Cheri, Sexual Assault Intervention Coordina-tor

Local Fundraisers

Midge-Honoring years of service

October Domestic Vio-lence Awareness Month

Judge Eaton Mention

New Shelter Facility

Mike Simon Memorial

Board of Directors:

Tom Potterton, President

Dennis Zahm, Vice President

Kerry Hill, Secretary

Jean Wahlquist, Treasurer

Jennifer Douglas

Janet Hilts

Darrell Miller

Ashley Moore

Jeffery Muse

Shari Nutt

Amy O’Donahue

Kent Seldal

Kathy Roper, Ex. Director

Jen, Children’s Program Coordinator, and Hunter

Jen is our new Children’s Program Coordinator who started on September 18, 2017. She has a strong desire to work with children and their parents, and will be helping families re-store their resilience and heal the family bond damaged by the experiences of domestic violence. Also, she will provide prevention education in several school districts in Ashland and Bayfield Counties, educating children and teens about teen dating violence, healthy relationships, how to manage bullying and practicing safe boundaries. Since learning new research, which shows that early trauma is so damaging that

it can disrupt a person’s entire psychology and metabolism, she has a special interest in introducing healthy eating habits to children and teens and their families. Jen brings with her a vivid energy and excitement to enrich the lives of our client families. Here she is shown with Hunter, her six-year old chocolate Lab who is a working therapy dog. He visits the shelter from time to time to interact with in-house clients – and staff! Children and everyone love to play ball with Hunter!

Adopt A Family is one of New Day Shelter’s favorite projects! Individuals or groups from

the community can “adopt” a family who is being served by New Day Shelter, and buy them

gifts to support a survivor in giving their children a fun Christmas. During the entire process,

the anonymity of each family is protected. Those who are interested in adopting a family

may contact Jen at the shelter, 715-682-9566. Adopting individuals/groups will receive a form

that’s been completed by the family’s parent/guardian, listing each family member’s “wish

list”, sizes, etc. The gifts must be received by Jen at the shelter by December 18, so they can

be delivered to the families in time for Christmas. This year we have 15 families who would

like to be adopted by the extremely generous community we live in. All of these families are

in great need, and the Christmas cheer will go a long way towards making 2018 a better year

for them.

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Each October the Ashland Chamber of Commerce invites New Day Shelter to host the monthly Business After Hours event to bring attention to those who have died because of domestic violence, to celebrate those who have survived, and to connect with our community collaborating partners who also work to end domestic violence.

New Day had big news to share with the community. President Tom Potterton officially announced that New Day is going public with their location as they are moving services to 301 Ellis Avenue, Ashland. When they move into the new building, anticipated to be spring 2018, they will rename the agency “New Day Advocacy Center” to better represent the many services they offer. New Day officially closed on the property, which is located at the corner of 3rd Street West and Ellis Avenue, on September 15, 2017. New Day is working with Northern State Bank and C & S Design & Engineering on financing and building design.

Dennis Zahm, New Day Shelter Board Vice President, (left) and Tom Potterton, New Day Shelter Board President, sign the check for the down payment at the closing of New Day Shelter's purchase of the 301 Ellis build-ing.

Midge – Honored for 20 years

of New Day service

What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of

difference you want to make.- Jane Goodall

At the event, Midge, Program Director/Native American

Counselor, was recognized for 20 years of service at

New Day. She has dedicated her career to serving vic-

tims in the utmost compassionate and caring way. New

Day has received the VAWA (Violence Against Women)

grant for 20 years, and Midge is the only staff member

who has held the position of Native American Counse-

lor, which is supported by the grant. This funding helps

New Day provide culturally sensitive services to our Na-

tive American clients, and also serves people with disa-

bilities, the elderly, people in rural areas and people

identifying as LGBTQ.

Rise up. Start fresh. See the bright opportunity in each New Day.

Be sure to check us out at

ndshelter.org and on Facebook

and Twitter @ndshelter

Continued: October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

It is our tradition to publicly announce, at the Ashland Cham-ber Business After Hours event, the winners of our Passage-ways to Peace Award, which was established in 2008 in recognition of Yvonne Aronson, former Executive Director of New Day Shelter. The award gives special recognition to an individual or group who has made a significant contribution to positively impacting domestic violence and/or sexual as-sault/abuse victims and/or the movement, and has some affiliation with New Day Shelter in connection with his/her contribution.

An Advocate’s work is difficult and stressful, and requires a great deal of expertise and knowledge to successfully help victims. New Day’s work on behalf of victims is made better by collaborating with other community professionals who serve the same people but in different capacities.

Continued: October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

2017 Passageways to Peace winners are:

SCOTT MORLAND, CITY OF ASHLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATOR

Scott was nominated for his outstanding contribution and dedication to finding justice for victims of domes-tic and sexual violence. Scott has worked as an investigator for Ashland Police Department for five years and has served 17 years on the force. We have been extremely impressed with Scott’s ambition as he whole-heartedly puts in the time and effort necessary to thoroughly investigating domestic and sexual assault cas-es, regardless of the enormous work load he has waiting for him. He truly goes above and beyond and is in-spiring to all those he works with. He understands trauma and it shows when he is working with victims of domestic and sexual violence, making them feel comfortable and at ease when they are experiencing the most difficult moments in their lives. His ability to show such a high level of compassion and respect drasti-cally progresses the healing process for victims as they feel heard, believed and understood. Scott has a strong relationship with advocates and he understands the importance of New Day’s work. He encourages advocacy to be present for victims and refers victims to services and support at New Day. He is a champion for the movement in helping victims seek justice and support and we are beyond thankful to have him on our team. - Nominated by Amy O’Donahue, Ashland and Bayfield Sheriffs’ Departments’ Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Liaison Special Police Office, and Christa Grande, New Day’s Client Services/Legal Advocate

Investigator Scott Morland With family members

Val, VOCA Advocate (Victims of Crime)

Val is our VOCA Advocate, providing much-needed support to

victims of crime throughout their experience with the criminal

justice system and as they work towards recovery, gain resili-

ence and strength, and build a safe new life away from vio-

lence. This process can take a few years. She works with both

domestic and sexual assault victims, and has much strength

and inner joy to pass on to both clients and staff.

Continued: October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

HONORABLE ROBERT EATON, CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE, ASHLAND COUNTY

Nominated by Nancy Thyberg, Victim Witness Coordinator, Ashland County – Judge Eaton has the utmost respect for victims of all crimes, but especially to vic-tims of domestic violence and/or sexual assault. Through the court system, he has implemented procedures to ensure the safety of victims and provide opportunities for rehabilitation of offenders. Judge Eaton takes into account the perspective of the victim as well as their desires in an attempt to maintain their safety, but also recognizing their independence. His patience and understanding when it comes to victims and the way in which he treats them in court is demonstrative of how much he wants to help people to overcome their victimization He always explains why he is making the decisions he is making in a way in which the victim can un-derstand and appreciate. Victims are very fortunate to have him as our Judge.

Judge Robert Eaton commented on the historical journey of some of the ways our community has responded to the needs of domestic violence and sexual assault victims since the 1970’s. He said part of the next step forward in dealing with this difficult problem is New Day’s larger building which will better accommodate its expanding services and ex-pertise to better help victims.

Both winners received a Flame Award, which read “Honoring ____ for his dedication to igniting progress in ending domestic and sexual violence in our community.”

Tom Potterton, New Day Board Presi-dent; Judge Robert Eaton; Midge-New Day Advocate; Scott Morland, City of Ashland Police Detective; Kathy Roper, Executive Director (Photo-Ashland Daily Press, Sara M. Chase)

Services Available include: 24-hour emergency assistance to victims of family violence and/or sexual assault *

Temporary food and housing * 24 -hour tol l free crisis l ine * Supportive Counseling * Support Groups for women

and children * Advocacy for Housing, Financial Resources and Medical * Culturally Sensitive Native American

Services * Self Sufficiency Program * Children's Program * Legal advocacy *Restraining Order Assistance * Judi-

care application assistance * Restraining order assistance * Information and Referral * Community Education *

Audio/Visual Resources * Emergency Transportation * Rural Outreach for victims of family violence and/or sexu-

al assault * Under served populations; rural victims, elderly, those w/ disabil i t ies, LGBTQ * Victim of Crime As-

sistance Program (VOCA)

Continued: October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

About the Larger Facility:

New Day has come a long way in our movement to end domestic and sexual violence, and a lot of our pro-gress is due to a greater community acceptance and understanding that domestic and sexual violence is a community issue. Without that, we would not have been able to get to where we are today. There is a high need for our services in this community. The Ellis Avenue building will accommodate an increased number of clients needing shelter, and gives New Day the ability to expand its services. The need for both new and con-tinuing services grows each year.

About our Name Change:

Only a quarter of our clients need emergency shelter, with the majority receiving out-based services only. Beyond providing emergency shelter, some other services include advocating for clients in obtaining hous-ing, economic support, medical care, and connecting them with jobs and schooling. We support clients as they go through the criminal justice system by providing legal advocacy, transportation and accompaniment to court hearings, support with applying for restraining orders, acquainting victims with their rights as a vic-tim of crime and assisting them with applying for Crime Victim Compensation Assistance. We provide 24 hours a day in-person support at the emergency room when sexual assault or domestic violence victims come for medical care. We provide individual and group emotional supportive counseling. We help victims and their children heal from the damage to the family bond caused by family violence. Recently New Day has become more involved with providing services in connection with the human sex trafficking which exists in our community.

Prevention work is also part of our mission statement. We teach adults, youth and children how to personal-ly deal with, help prevent, and hopefully end domestic violence, sexual assault, bullying, teen dating violence and other abusive behaviors damaging to the culture of our community. Prevention work is our hope put to action for a violence-free community.

New Day feels going public with the announcement of our new facility location is largely attributed to the strong community support we have experienced, indicating the community recognizes that domestic and sexual violence is a community issue and responsibility. New Day feels the recognition and support from the public will increase the safety for both staff and clients. Only through knowledge and understanding of the issues, and knowing where resources can be received, can we work towards stopping this violence. Just like violence grows in silence, it is time for New Day to become a visible presence, breaking down barriers for vic-tims as they take a step out into the light of the community that supports them.

In October, Christa attended the Ashland Police De-partment’s “Heroes Among Us” Award Ceremony where Jessica Grahn, a local resident, was recog-nized for her fast thinking and actions that saved the life of a domestic violence victim as she was fleeing from her boyfriend who was trying to kill

her. Thank you, Jessica, for your courage and care which saved the life of one of our community mem-

bers.

City of Ashland Mayor Deb Lewis, Christa-New Day Advocate, Jessica Grahn, City of Ashland Chief of Police Jim Gregoire

Cheri, Sexual Assault Intervention Coordinator

Cheri is our new Sexual Assault Intervention Coordinator who started on August 2, 2017. She comes to us with a great passion to help vic-tims and families who have been affected by domestic or sexual vio-lence. Cheri is the facilitator of the Ashland and Bayfield County SART (Sexual Assault Response Team)**. Cheri helps people of all ages, but she is focusing on collaborations with the WITC Gerontology – Aging Services Professional Services Committee to develop a strong partner-ship with them which will provide enhanced services to elder sexual assault victims. Cheri’s passion shines through every day in one way or another, and the clients of New Day will greatly benefit from her care and gentleness. Welcome, Cheri!!

**The SART is a multidisciplinary response team that provides direct intervention to sexual assault victims as they interact with the criminal justice system. In April 2017, New Day was named as a recipient of a SART Strengthening and Enhancement Project (SART SEP Project) by the Wisconsin Department of Justice, one of five sites chosen in Wisconsin. The SART SEP will receive intense training, technical assistance and support September 30, 2019. The priority training areas are: 1) lack of manpower and resources; 2) expedited prose-cution; 3) mental health crisis care; 4) enhance SANE education and support; 5) Education and awareness; 6) collaboration efforts and enhancement. At the end of this process, New Day Shelter as a pilot site will be as-sisting in developing best practice tools and training modules for the rest of Wisconsin.

Local Fundraisers for New Day – Thank you for thinking of New Day’s clients who need your help!

“Stock the Box” was sponsored by Associated Bank in Ashland. Their colleagues and customers very generously stuffed a dozen or more

boxes with much needed supplies for our clients. Thank you to all who participated, and to Associated Bank for putting it on.

Artists of Bayfield Summer Fundraiser – $473.20 was raised! Thank you to Donalee Designs, Cashman Custom Leather & Repair, Helen

Downs Wang, Janice Wise and Silver Waves Jewelry. Each contributed 10% of their sales to New Day. They hope their table at the art event brought more awareness about domestic and sexual violence to the

community. Their 2018 summer art fundraiser will be held on August 9th, in Bayfield.

Mike Simon Memorial

Mike Simon was a remarkable man, and we were fortunate to have him serve on the New Day Shelter Board of Directors. When Mike passed away this summer, his fami-ly asked that memorials be made to New Day Shelter or the Roger Lapenter Chequamegon Bay Fund. We greatly appreciate this support from his family. We thank each and every one of you who showed your support and generosity through your contributions to the Mike Simon Memorial fund, which raised over $6,000.