Our Service Model
Apna Ghar developed its own model of service delivery based on a research project with Loyola University’s Center for Urban Research and Learning (CURL) that analyzed Apna Ghar’s client files, and examined service delivery based on staff interviews. The results showed a holistic understanding of macro and micro level barriers faced by immigrant survivors of gender violence. Thus a socio-ecological model and framework was created.
In 2002, the Sara Lee Foundation funded a collaborative project between Apna Ghar and Loyola University Chicago’s Center for Urban Research and Learning (CURL) to investigate:
In 2002, the Sara Lee Foundation funded a collaborative project between Apna Ghar and Loyola University Chicago’s Center for Urban Research and Learning (CURL) to investigate:
- Effective models of service and outreach that are used to address the needs of domestic violence survivors with a focus on immigrant circumstances
- The current status of policies and laws impacting immigrant women who access social services; and
- The incidence and the trends of domestic violence in Metropolitan Chicago, particularly with respect to immigrant populations
Our Program Participants
Amar's Story
Amar’s story is an uplifting journey of a child survivor of family violence. Amar received services at Apna Ghar as a child with his sister and mother. We are so glad to continue to be in touch with Amar and to witness his journey. Amar narrated this animated video which was made in partnership with Ensemble Media.