History

2000 - Establishment of Crisis Center "Hope" - The founders initially organized training for volunteers to work on this issue in Arzamas - Russia, where they learned the experiences of the functioning of several crisis centers of Russia.

10/28/2000 - The first call was received on the Telephone of confidence 02/3173-424, operating within Crisis Center “Hope”. The call was made by a woman victim of domestic violence. The working hours of the Telephone of confidence in the begging were 9 – 17h.

18^th of November, 2000 - The first woman victim of domestic violence was sheltered in the Crisis Center “Hope” premises.

24^th of December, 2000 - Crisis Center trained staff provided the first education for women of domestic violence. The woman was in need of support and empowering.

2001 - Registration of Crises Center “Hope” as a legal entity.

2002 - Opened second line of the Telephone of confidence 02/3175-516.

2004 - Crisis Center "Hope" increases the working hours. The two Telephones of confidence are available from 9 to 21h.

2004 - The first workshop on domestic violence was held, as a beginning of the preventive work of the center.

2007 - A volunteer from the team of Crises Center “Hope” was elected for a volunteer of the year.

2010 - Within CC "Hope" is opened the National SOS line 15 – 315 which is available for the entire country 24/7. 

2010/2011 - Crisis Center "Hope" begins with trainings for local SOS lines for victims of domestic violence.

2012 - Crisis Center "Hope" gets involved in a program for standardization of NGOs which provide free legal aid to victims of domestic violence.