About Us
Our Mission Statement
Our mission at The ARK, is to provide safe shelter and comprehensive resident and non-resident services through advocacy, referrals, and education to support and empower victims of domestic abuse and sexual assault, one family at a time.
Our Goals
- To provide quality shelter and support services under the guidelines of The Ark for persons who are victims of family violence and who request these services.
- Raise awareness through community education of the issues and solutions concerning family violence.
- To be an effective advocate in the effort to strengthen laws and policies concerning family violence.
Vision Statement
Our vision for the future is to raise community awareness through the school systems, increase services, and strengthen ties with the judicial system and the religious community.
Statement of Philosophy
- We believe that every person has the right to live in an environment free of violence or fear.
- We believe that services should be available to victims of family violence regardless of race, national origin, age, physical handicap, religion, or sex.
- We believe that a working coalition of organizations who share a commitment to serving victims of family violence is necessary to maintain an effective and responsible program.
- We believe that community education is the key in reaching out to persons needing services and those willing to provide support.
- We believe that this organization will be best served through a volunteer policy-making body that is directly responsible to the community it serves.
- Always free of charge
- Available to any victim of domestic violence or sexual assault
- Confidential
- Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- No appointment necessary for IMMEDIATE face-to-face crisis intervention and advocacy services. Call our crisis line at (325) 643-2699 for more information.
The ARK is an OAG Certified Sexual Assault Training Program
- 24 Hour Crisis Line
- Emergency Shelter
- Emergency Transportation
- Emergency Food & Clothing
- Support Groups
- Public Education
- Outreach Counseling
- Referrals to Other Agencies
- Assistance in Both Short and Long Term Planning
- Legal Advocacy
- Protective Orders
- Crime Victims Compensation
- Address Confidentiality Program
- Accompaniment
- Law Enforcement
- Prosecutors
- Court
- Medical
we offer emdr as a part of our free counseling.
What is EMDR?
EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. The EMDR approach believes past emotionally-charged experiences are overly influencing your present emotions, sensations, and thoughts about yourself. EMDR processing helps you break through the emotional blocks that are keeping you from living an adaptive, emotionally healthy life.
EMDR uses rapid eye movement to help you update disturbing experiences, much like what occurs when we sleep. During sleep, we alternate between regular sleep and REM (rapid eye movement). This sleep pattern helps you process things that are troubling you.
EMDR replicates this sleep pattern by alternating between sets of eye movements and brief reports about what you are noticing. This alternating process helps you update your memories to a healthier present perspective.
