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About Us
 
Mission Statement
To end the cycle of family violence, abuse and sexual assault...where home is a safe place.
Vision
Affirming that domestic and sexual violence is a community issue, Dawn Center envisions itself as a strong collaborator, utilizing its core competencies in both prevention and intervention, to provide clients services and build community-wide awareness, understanding and commitment which will foster progress toward the elimination of domestic and sexual violence.

Dawn Center is dedicated to providing services for those victimized by domestic sexual violence and victims of sexual assault.

We are committed to bringing strengths together in creating empowerment where domestic and sexual violence exits, to help protect victims from further violence, and to educate communities and systems about the reality of violence in the home.

To achieve this vision, Dawn Center will more effectively integrate its own prevention and intervention services internally and will refocus its core services in Hernando County.

Dawn Center will also build and maintain sufficient operating and capital reserves and have a systematic approach to allocation of both fiscal and human resources that affirm its core values.
We remain committed
To work for the major societal changes necessary to eliminate both personal and societal violence against women and their children and all victims of sexual assault

To collaborate with legal, health and professional groups in working to enlighten the media, legislators and the judiciary system about beliefs that minimize and downplay the effects of domestic and sexual violence.
 
Dawn Center Blessing
(Written By; Noreen St. Jean)

God Bless this home,
Because it is a special place;
It fills an empty heart with peace and strength,
It welcomes all, providing hope,
And heals the wounds to help victims cope;

It provides shelter, away from fear,
And empowers the women who live here;
Some gain back the innocence,
When they thought they fell from grace,
Gaining friends who will never be replaced.

God Bless the children,
And keep them safe;
Allow then to thrive,
Away from violence and hate. 

God Bless the Mothers,
Who shed countless tears,
Who suffered in silence for so many years;
This home encourages them! They do have a choice,
The silence ends! They now have a voice!

 Yes, The Dawn Center is a healing place,
So be near oh Lord,
 And surround it with your grace;
Amen….
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