AND
AND THE
AND THE STRESS CAN BE UNBEARABLE.
UNBEARABLE. AT THE CROSSROADS SAFE HOUSE IN
FORT
FORT
FORT COLLINS, THE WORK THEY DO NOW
IS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT
IMPORTANT.
IMPORTANT. >> AT 9:00 I JUST ARRIVED AT
CROSSROADS SAFE
CROSSROADS SAFE HOUSE.
HOUSE.
HOUSE. I
HOUSE. I WILL JUST SIGN IN AND START
THE DAY.
THE DAY.
THE DAY. >> MY NAME IS ERICA.
AND THE SHELTER AND OUTREACH
MANAGER OF CROSSROADS SAFE
HOUSE IN FORT COLLINS.
>> 9:47 A.M., I GOT AN E-MAIL
FROM ONE OF MY
TEAMMATES THAT SHE NEEDS A
FORM.
FORM.
FORM. WITH COVID-19, A
LOT OF THE PROGRAMS HAVE HAD TO
CHANGE A LITTLE BIT.
THEY ALL STILL EXIST.
BUT AS PART OF THE PREVENTION
EFFORTS AND KEEP EVERYONE SAFE,
BOTH VICTIMS AND
VOLUNTEERS ON THE STAFF, WE ARE
NO LONGER RESPONDING
TO THE SCENE AS WE WOULD HAVE
IN THE PAST AND NOW WE
ARE CONTACTING THE VICTIMS VIA
PHONE TO REACH OUT
FOR SUPPORT AND TALK ABOUT THE
NEXT STEPS.
NEXT STEPS. >> IT IS 12:00 A.M.
I THOUGHT I WOULD SHOW YOU
SOME OF THE INCREASED SIGNAGE
AMONG THE STAY-AT-HOME
ORDER AND HOW TO STAY SAFE.
>> IT IS 11:48.
I'M GOING TO REMOVE ALL THE
DIRTY
DIRTY
DIRTY LINENS AND OTHER THINGS AND
TRASH SO THAT WE CAN
DISINFECT THE ROOM AND OPEN
THAT UP FOR SOMEBODY
ELSE HERE SOON.
>> PEOPLE SHOULD ONLY BE GOING
OUT FOR ESSENTIAL
ACTIVITIES.
ACTIVITIES. WE DO HAVE RESIDENTS THAT HAVE
ESSENTIAL ACTIVITIES.
ESSENTIAL ACTIVITIES. IN PARTICULAR, THERE IS ONE
RESIDENT WHO NEEDS TO GO TO
COURT TODAY TO BE THERE
FOR FILING FOR HER PROTECTION
ORDER. IT ISN'T
SOMETHING SHE CAN CHOOSE NOT TO
DO.
DO.
DO. >>
DO. >> SUCCESS.
>> SUCCESS. WE WERE ABLE TO HELP SHOVEL THE
RESIDENT OUT SO THAT SHE CAN GO
TO COURT.
TO COURT.
TO COURT. >> 1:14.
>> 1:14.
>> 1:14. JUST CAME IN FROM SHOVELING A
FEW
FEW
FEW RESIDENTS OUT OF THE SNOW.
4:52.
4:52.
4:52. THE
4:52. THE PHONES
THE PHONES RECENTLY WITH THE PANDEMIC HAVE
JUST BEEN RINGING
OFF THE HOOK.
>> WE ARE SEEING AN INCREASE
FOR SURE AND DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE AND INTIMATE PARTNER
ABUSE BECAUSE PEOPLE
ARE NOT WORKING AND THEY ARE
STUCK AT HOME AND THE
ABUSIVE PARTNER HAS A
RELATIONSHIP THAT IS ALL ABOUT
CONTROL.
CONTROL.
CONTROL. SO THERE IS THIS HUGE ASPECT
NOW OF THIS
ABUSIVE PERSON'S LIFE WHICH IS
COMPLETELY OUT OF
CONTROL.
CONTROL.
CONTROL. OF COURSE WE WILL START TO SEE
THEM TRYING
THEM TRYING TO EXERT CONTROL OVER A VICTIM.
>> IN ADDITION TO THAT, I HAVE
BEEN GETTING A LOT
OF CALLS FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE
JUST SEEKING SHELTER
BECAUSE THERE ARE NOT A LOT OF
SAFE PLACES TO GO
RIGHT NOW WITH SPACE FOR THE
HOMELESS POPULATION.
HOMELESS POPULATION. >> THE OTHER THING WE ARE
SEEING IS AN INCREASE IN
REALLY HIGH RISK CASES OR CASES
WHERE PEOPLE ARE
POTENTIALLY AT RISK OF BEING
KILLED BY THEIR ABUSIVE
PARTNER.
PARTNER.
PARTNER. WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE SPACE TO
TAKE ALL
TAKE ALL
TAKE ALL THE PEOPLE WHO NEED US RIGHT NOW
.
.
. >>
. >> 7:03
. >> 7:03 P.M.
OUR RESIDENT WHO WENT TO COURT
TODAY
TODAY
TODAY WHO
TODAY WHO WE HELPED DIG OUT OF THE
SNOW SO THAT SHE COULD
GET HER CAR OUT AND GO TO COURT
WAS GRANTED HER
PERMANENT PROTECTION ORDER.
HER ABUSIVE PARTNER DID
NOT SHOW UP.
>> 7:41 P.M.
I THOUGHT I WAS DONE BUT FORGOT
THERE IS ACTUALLY A COUCH
CONCERT TONIGHT.
CONCERT TONIGHT. WE JUST
WE JUST
WE JUST HIT $3000 IN DONATIONS.
SO THANK YOU EVERYBODY.
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪.
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪.
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪. >> CROSSROADS HAS ANOTHER
COUCH CONCERT TOMORROW
NIGHT FROM 6:00 UNTIL 8:00 AND
YOU CAN FIND IT MUCH
MORE ON OUR WEBSITE.
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