NEW DIRECTIONS

New Directions is a private non-profit organization that began offering services to battered women on January 1, 1983. Run by a part-time director and 20 volunteers, our first shelter site was an efficiency apartment rented from Interchurch Social Services. An interim site was rented at the end of 1984 until the current site was renovated. We moved into our current site in October 1985 to enjoy on-site offices and safe housing... New Directions provides resources for the safety, healing, an d freedom of individuals who have experienced domestic violence, sexual assault, or human trafficking while also offering preventive education to create an inform ed and supportive community... New Directions provides prevention and education, youth leadership programs, professional development, and community-level prevention, in Knox County, OH, and the surrounding areas.