Alexis Kenny, left, and Jessie Schartung, right, with New Beginning Sexual Assault Support Services, officially cut the ribbon in a ceremony provided by the Ohio County Chamber of Commerce at the grand opening of the New Beginnings office Friday in downtown Hartford. (Photo by Dustin Bratcher/OC Monitor)
HARTFORD, Ky. — The Ohio County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony at the grand opening and open house of New Beginnings Sexual Assault Support Services office Friday in Hartford.
New Beginnings has been providing services to the Green River region since 1978 and has offices in Owensboro, Henderson, and now Ohio County with therapists traveling to all seven counties of the GRADD district.
“New Beginnings strives to reach each survivor of sexual assault. An important part of our mission is to educate the community, from professionals to K-12 students about sexual assault and prevention. The term ‘sexual assault’ can include sexual abuse, rape, incest, sexual harassment, and many other sexually related offenses.”
New Beginnings Sexual Assault Support Services office for Ohio County is at 226 South Main Street in Hartford. (Photo by Dustin Bratcher/OC Monitor)
Their services include:
- 24-hour sexual assault crisis line
- Counseling for individuals, couples, family, and friends
- Family support and group services
- Legal, medical, and law enforcement information
- Advocacy for victims by accompanying them to the hospital, police station, and court
- Case consultation
- VINE and victim compensation information
They also provide free community education programs covering:
- Good Touch/Bad Touch Curriculum
- Internet Safety Programs
- Healthy Relationships
- Bullying
- Girl Power
- Sexual assault awareness, safety and risk reduction
- Date, acquaintance, stranger rape, sexual harassment, incest, and child sexual abuse
- Green Dot (Bystander prevention)
- In-Service training for professionals
The New Beginnings office at 226 South Main in Hartford and can be reached at 270-504-0048. They also have a 24-hour crisis line at 800-226-7273.
You can also find the New Beginnings website at: nbowensboro.org and you can like their Facebook page.
Several people attended the ribbon cutting and open house for New Beginnings Sexual Assault Support Services’ new office in Hartford Friday, May 4. (Photo by Dustin Bratcher/OC Monitor)