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I SOJOURNER PROJEQ INC <br />S ‘sprvinn Rnttprpd Women ond Their ChildrenServing Battered Women <br />Business Shelter Cominunity <br />P.O. Box 272 <br />Hopkins. MN 55343 <br />June 7. 1995 <br />Val Hessburg <br />3490 Lythrum Way <br />Mound. M.\ 55364 <br />612 933-7433 612-933-7422 <br />Voice/1UD <br />Advocacy <br />612 >>35-1004 <br />fT ^ w'‘.TY CF 1 <br />! ZrO\0 J <br />lu'^L <br />JUN 18 1995 <br />Intervention <br />612 935-7007 <br />Dear Val. <br />This letter is in response to some misinformation that may have resulted from a <br />I!s?l to Lr sheujriast week by Mr. Claire Rood. Secondly. I hope to clarify so«,e <br />issues relating to the population we serve. <br />The brief conversation Mr. Rood had with our staff person took place in a staff-only <br />area separate from the living quarters of the shelter residents. He was not allowed <br />to see Iny shelter residents. .And. in no way did our staff ?hat <br />or place of origin any of the women and children who were in our shelter at that <br />time! .Any knowledge of the demographics regarding these particular shelter <br />residents he may be claiming to have is speculative only. <br />For vour information. Sojourner Project's shelter houses women children based on <br />their individual safety needs on a first come first serve basis. <br />into account a woman's geographic origin, ethnic background, or any factor other <br />tSan neT womenSo hLe other resources to meet their safety needs are supported <br />in making use of them to keep our shelter available for those without alternatives. <br />Our statistics show that most of our residents are from Minneapolis, though <br />s?Lincant nSmbe?s are from the western suburbs. Frequently we house women rom <br />other parts of the metropolitan area and from other parts of Minnesota. A , <br />less frequently, we shelter women from outside of Minnesota. <br />We serve women from a wide variety of ethnic backgrounds, of different religious <br />beliefs of differing abilities, who have been abused by women partners: Our <br />is t^provide ^propriate and sensitive services for all residents. Since we do not <br />discriminate at all with respect to requests for shelter (given that the woman is <br />immediate danger and has no other safe housing options), we have no ^ . <br />believe we turn away disproportionate numbers from any particular segment of the <br />population. <br />United WiV <br />w