 History: H.I.T. No More, Inc. (Homes In Trouble--No More) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Missouri on May 27, 1997 as a perpetual public benefit Not-For-Profit (501C3) Corporation. This corporation was formed to succeed the operations of the domestic violence education program known as “The Domestic Violence Project Learning Center” or “DVP”, which had existed since 1987 under the direction of Randy Cantrell with the assistance of Larry L. Copelin as lead facilitator.In September of 2001 we expanded our services to include classes in Branson, Mo. to include the counties of Stone and Taney.
At it’s inception, the program was eight-weeks in duration. On January 1, 2003 we extended to a twelve-week program. Then later that same year, in order to comply with the Batterers Standards from the Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence (MCADSV), we began our long-term (26 to 52wks) program that we call “Dynamics Of Violence” or (DOV).
In September of 2007 we began voluntary classes for the inmates of the Greene County Jail and are still involved as part of the training given to the police cadets at the Springfield Academy as well as Drury College.
And in February of 2008 we further expanded our program by beginning classes in West Plains, Mo. to be able to provide domestic violence/relationship classes to Howell, Wright, Ozark, Douglas, Texas, Shannon & Ripley counties.
Also beginning in September 2008 was a psycho/educational/support group for women in West Plains that will be using the H.I.T. No More/DOV material. It was to be called "HOPE" and be facilitated by Loy Webb. This program is on hold at the current time and further information will be posted when available.
In July of 2008, at the request of the Wright County Court, we agreed to begin classes for domestic violence offenders in Mountain Grove, Mo. These classes began on September 5, 2008. Classes are held on Friday afternoons from 2 to 4pm.
Primary Purpose: Our function and purpose at the start and now is to educate, support and protect the victims of domestic violence and stop partner abuse through education, support, intervention and motivation of both the victim and the batterer. It has been estimated that a victim of domestic violence will leave and return to the batterer an average of seven (7) times before they finally get free of the abuse.
Therefore, if the victim decides to stay, they will need survival skills, and if they decide to leave they will need to know how to do so in the safest possible way.
H.I.T. NO MORE, INC. MISSION STATEMENT
H.I.T. No More is and will be a perpetual public benefit not-for-profit corporation dedicated to assisting the communities of Southwest Missouri to end domestic violence through education and intervention with both the batterer and the victim. Our motto is: “A Chance For Change In Relationships”.
This mission is certainly a challenging one, because according to the Missouri Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence (MCADSV) in 2006:
For updated statewide statistics contact:
The Missouri Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence; 217 Oscar Drive; Jefferson City, Mo. 65101 (573) 634-416
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