Adelante Familia Joins House Of Ruth Maryland

(Baltimore, Maryland)  St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore and House Of Ruth Maryland announce the transfer of Adelante Familia, a domestic violence intervention and prevention program for Latino families from St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore to the House Of Ruth Maryland, effective November 1, 2010. 

Sandi Timmins, Executive Director of the House Of Ruth Maryland stated, “Isolation is one tactic that abusers use to control their victims – a tactic made even easier when you’re talking about a community already isolated by linguistics and culture. By bringing Adelante Familia into the fold of the House Of Ruth Maryland, we can strengthen our ability to reach more victims in need, provide them with the services they need and get one step closer to our shared vision that, one day, every woman will be safe in her own home.”

“This move makes strategic sense for both St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore and House of Ruth Maryland,” stated John Schiavone, Executive Director of St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore. “While we are very proud of our work in founding Adelante Familia and developing its services over the past eight years, we recognize that, for Adelante Familia to continue to develop, it will be best served by an agency whose sole focus is domestic violence intervention and prevention. We believe that Adelante Familia will continue to thrive as a program of the House Of Ruth Maryland, the leading provider of domestic violence services in this region.”

Under the House Of Ruth Maryland, current staff of Adelante Familia will be retained, and all of the current services of Adelante Familia will be continued as a part of House Of Ruth Maryland. Adelante Familia will continue to operate from its main location on Eastern Avenue in East Baltimore, as well its satellite sites in Baltimore County. The program will be known as “Adelante Familia at House Of Ruth Maryland.”

About Adelante Familia:

Adelante Familia is a domestic violence intervention and prevention program that offers linguistically specific and culturally sensitive services to Latino families in Baltimore City and County. Adelante Familia’s domestic violence services were initiated in 2002 by St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore to address high rates of domestic violence in the Latino community. It has received wide recognition for its work in offering innovative strategies in crisis intervention, victim’s advocacy, women’s support groups, life skills classes, and abuser intervention services. Adelante Familia has also been effective in raising awareness in the Latino Community about domestic violence with its “Stopping Violence Against Women Depends on Me” campaign.

About House Of Ruth Maryland

House Of Ruth Maryland provides the most comprehensive services for victims of domestic violence in the state of Maryland. House Of Ruth Maryland leads the fight to end domestic violence against women and their children by confronting attitudes, behaviors and systems that perpetuate it, and by providing victims with the services necessary to rebuild their lives safely and free of fear. Since its founding in 1977, House Of Ruth Maryland has helped more than 100,000 victims through its shelter, 24-hour hotline, counseling, outreach, training and legal services.

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Resources:  www.hruth.org and www.vincentbaltimore.org

CONTACTS:        

Cheri Parlaman 

House Of Ruth Maryland

410-554-8446

cparlaman@hruthmd.org  

Teresa Eaton

St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore

410-662-0500, ext. 216

teresa.eaton@vincentbaltimore.org