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REPORT
A LETTER FROM OUR CEO
A LETTER FROM OUR PRESIDENT AND CEO
As I reflect on 2025, I do not think first about programs, events, or growth.
I think about people.
I think about the survivor standing in the wreckage of what violence has taken,
trying to imagine what safety could look like now. I think about the advocate
answering the phone, walking into the hospital, showing up on scene, stepping into court,
and sitting beside someone in the hardest hour of their life to say: you do not have to go through this alone.
That is the work of Women Helping Women. And this year, we did that work at extraordinary scale.
We served more survivors across Southwest Ohio than ever before. Women Helping Women grew to serve the most adult survivors of gender-based violence in the entire State of Ohio. And WHW operates the largest 24/7 Hotline for survivors in the State of Ohio. We expanded prevention. We answered more calls for help. We kept showing up across five counties, 365 days a year, because violence does not wait, and neither do we. Scale and mindfulness matter and they must always be paired together.
But numbers only tell part of the story.
What they cannot capture is the courage it takes to ask for help. The trust it takes to accept it.
Or what becomes possible when a community chooses to invest in survivors.
Because of you, a survivor did not have to face a courtroom alone. Because of you, a young person learned what healthy love looks like before harm had the chance to define it. Because of you, a hotline call was answered, a safety plan was made, and a next step became possible.
Because of you, our mission did not simply continue. It moved.
At Women Helping Women, we are not here only to help people survive broken systems. We are here to build something better: a community where safety is real, dignity is nonnegotiable, and survivors are met not with delay or disbelief, but with action, investment, and the conditions they need to heal and rebuild.
That future does not happen by accident. It is built by people who refuse to look away. People who understand that believing survivors must be matched by resources, partnership, and courage.
That is what you have done.
Thank you for standing with us.
Thank you for believing in survivors.
Thank you for investing in survivors.
With Gratitude,
Kristin Shrimplin
President and CEO, Women Helping Women
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SNAPSHOT
Grew to the largest survivor-response impact in the State of Ohio
In 2025, Women Helping Women provided
43,000
+
Rapid Response Crisis Intervention Services
9,300
+
Survivors
WHW also amplified prevention by educating
4,250
Youth
20,000
Classroom Sessions
On prevention of dating violence/sexual violence
6 Campuses
5 Counties
150+ Collaborative Partners
21,000
+
Hotline Calls
1,700
Hospital Reponses Hours
Court Services
6,500
+
1,900
+
On-Scene Domestic Violence Responses
Intervention
Safety cannot wait. WHW shows up.
Crisis intervention services help plan for safety, answer legal questions,
connect people with housing, and are advocates for survivors as they
heal from the impact of gender-based violence. Overall Intervention makes up the largest service of the agency, with 75% of staff providing comprehensive wraparound services.
Court
An advocate helps survivors
navigate the court system
Relocation
Finding a survivor a safe place to live
Safety Planning
A unique plan for every survivor ensuring that individuals are empowered to do what is best for their situation
Support Groups
Advocates manage groups
of survivors offering comfort
Referrals
Ensuring survivors have access
to services outside of our scope
Hotline
Hospital
DVERT
Court
An advocate helps survivors
navigate the court system
Relocation
Finding a survivor a safe place to live
Safety Planning
A unique plan for every survivor ensuring that individuals are empowered to do what is best for their situation
Support Groups
Advocates manage groups
of survivors offering comfort
Referrals
Ensuring survivors have access
to services outside of our scope
Court
An advocate helps survivors navigate the court system
Relocation
Finding a survivor a safe place to live
Safety Planning
A unique plan for every survivor ensuring that individuals are empowered to do what is best for their situation
Support Groups
Advocates manage groups of survivors offering comfort
Referrals
Ensuring survivors have access to services outside of our scope
BY THE NUMBERS
Legal Advocacy:
Supporting survivors in civil court, criminal hearings, and other proceedings.
5,500+ total services
Campus Services:
Crisis interventions support survivors and help with Title IX reporting in on-site campus offices.
6 colleges or universities
Group and Individual Support:
Ongoing services offered throughout the 5-County region.
9 different forms of support groups provided virtually and in-person
Safety Plan
- hotel stays
- relocation
- rent
- utilities
Housing Stability
- eviction prevention
- lock changes
- storage
- moving expenses
Basic Needs
- groceries
- hygiene products
- clothing
- baby supplies
- transporation
empower
Francie Garber Pepper Survivor Equity Fund
Survivors don't just need support.
They need money.
LEARN MORE ABOUT INTERVENTION
Prevention Programs
We do not only respond to violence.
We work to prevent it.
Violence prevention is not secondary to crisis response. It is part of the same public health mission. If we want a safer region, we must do more than respond after trauma occurs. We must equip young people and communities with the investment of prevention.
WHW provides a comprehensive range of innovative, evidence-based programs to educate youth and community members on healthy relationships, consent, boundary setting, warning signs of violence and more.
Provided in 38 schools to 4,250 students across 246 days in each county
97% of students report feeling confident in identifying signs of a healthy or unhealthy relationship
94% of students report feeling confident setting boundaries with a dating partner
94% of students report feeling confident using bystander intervention strategies to intervene in a potentially harmful situation
Creating Community
Growing an ecosystem that stands with survivors.
We continue to cultivate community not only through advocating for survivors,
but through raising awareness and leveraging partnerships in the region.
The People's House - Honoring Survivors
The People's House - Honoring Survivors
Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi
Statewide Agency of the Year Award
Statewide Agency of the Year Award
NASW, Ohio Chapter
Statewide Agency of the Year Award
Statewide Agency of the Year Award
Hotline Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Hotline Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
The People's House - Honoring Survivors
The People's House - Honoring Survivors
An unforgettable event
The People's House - Honoring Survivors
The People's House - Honoring Survivors
Moderated by Jennie Rosenthal
The People's House - Honoring Survivors
The People's House - Honoring Survivors
The power of communities coming together
Hotline Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Hotline Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
2025 Finance
Sustaining a regional safety net
$
8,200,000
Total Revenue
$
7,530,000
Total Expenses
Government Grants
Foundations and United Way
Individual Contributions
Program Fees & Other
For a complete list of 2025
contributors, please download
the donor list pdf.
We could not have served over 9,300
survivors without incredible people by our side.
