Cleveland | Social Services
Petrina Patterson With the help of her NLDP experience, Petrina will be equipped to open and manage the Demerara Hope Project – Cultivating Hope for Women of all Generations, a sheltered living facility for battered women and their children. Lengths of stays will range from 90 days to six months. In addition to case-management, protective services and court advocacy, on-site classes will include G.E.D. preparation, parenting, behavior health, grief counseling and “Dress for Success.” Not wanting to operate a “run of the mill” shelter, Petrina will make use of data from interviews with shelter owners and operators in Cleveland and Columbus. More importantly, she will go directly to the source and utilize the experiences of former victims of abuse and shelter residents to provide a different perspective and outlook on “what a shelter should look like” in order to best meet the needs of those who will be served.
