CHOICES assists victims of domestic violence by providing support, counseling, shelter and educational and advocacy services.  This emergency shelter and the crisis line are available around the clock.  This is the only shelter in Manistee County that is strictly for intimate partner violence.  In order to increase public awareness of domestic violence, CHOICES also offers educational information and services to the community at large.

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CHOICES Programs Include:

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• Emergency shelter with a 12-16 bed capacity, staffed with trained personnel and open 24-hours a day, 365 days a year. The shelter is commonly at capacity. 

• A crisis phone line, also available on a 24 hour, 7 day per week basis 

• Support programs for victims who are not in the shelter from Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

• Counseling and case management 

• Support groups that meet weekly, involving those in and out of the shelter and dependent children 

• Children’s services 

• Emergency transportation 

• Legal, personal, financial, housing and medical advocacy 

• Community awareness and education services 

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