About Options
Options is the domestic violence, rape and sexual assault shelter, education and advocacy center in Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina.
Options Mission Statement
Options empowers victims and survivors of domestic and sexual violence through advocacy, shelter, support and community education.
Options Vision Statement
The vision of Options is to effect societal and systemic change resulting in a significant reduction of family violence, to promote family sanctuary, to provide a program reaching and educating all segments of society and to provide a setting where people enter broken and leave whole, empowered to never go back.
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Community Education
Raising awareness about domestic and sexual violence is central to Options’ mission. Our community education campaign is an important tool that we use to empower victims to come forward, and to empower Burke County citizens with knowledge. Our community education curriculum is varied and may be amended to fit the need of any local group, organization, or classroom.
Options provides community trainings to educate local service providers, educators and law enforcement about responding to sexual and domestic violence. Options’ school programs are “Good Touch, Bad Touch” for preschool to second grade, “Conflict Resolution” for third to fifth grade, and “Dating Violence” for sixth to twelfth grade.
If you are in Burke County and would like to arrange a time for an Options’ advocate to come speak to your church or civic group, club, business, or classroom in Burke County, call Options at (828)438-9444.