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Advocates Against Family Violence reports 2024 service figures to Caldwell council, cites city funding for shelter needs
Summary
Advocates Against Family Violence told councilors on March 17 that city funds supported emergency shelter stays, case management, and infrastructure repairs at its Hope Shelter, and the agency provided counts for outreach and shelter stays in 2024.
Tricia (Bridal) Lofton, operations director, and Michelle Stimmel, finance director, of Advocates Against Family Violence presented the nonprofit’s annual report to the Caldwell City Council on March 17.
Stimmel told councilors that Advocates provided 7,728 direct outreach services in Caldwell in 2024. Of those outreach contacts the agency reported 1,730 were women and 742 were males. Stimmel said the agency also provided emergency shelter: 77 women and 64 children used the agency’s emergency shelter services during the period referenced, and 245 individuals were housed in apartments at the agency’s Hope Plaza campus.
Lofton and Stimmel described how the city’s funding supported client services and shelter upkeep. They said city funds helped pay for emergency shelter stays, case management, counseling, youth and adult healthy-relationship classes, court advocacy and other support groups. Stimmel listed items purchased or supported with city funds: fuel cards to address transportation barriers, naloxone (Narcan) for opioid overdoses, drug-testing kits, emergency food supplies and large-scale food-box distributions for families.
The presenters also told councilors that city support helped replace the shelter’s aging roof and enabled installation of gutters; painting of the shelter interior was under way to protect the building. Lofton said Advocates is the only emergency domestic-violence shelter serving Canyon County, and both presenters thanked the council for ongoing support.
Ending: Councilor Williams and others thanked agency staff. Councilors asked one brief operational question about the roof replacement and accepted the update; no council action was requested or taken.
