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Who We Serve

The issues of domestic violence and sexual assault do not discriminate based on factors like ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and age. Anyone can become a victim of domestic abuse or sexual assault, and The Fort Bend County Women’s Center serves clients from every walk of life. The following charts show who our clients are and how many we serve.

2007 Statistics


Ethnicity   Geographic Area
  • 36% Hispanic
  • 16% Anglo American         
  • 36% African American        
  • 5% Asian/Pacific Islander
  • 1% Native American
  • 6% Other (including multi-racial)
  • 40% Fort Bend County
  • 36% Harris County
  • 24% Surrounding counties/
     out of state
Gender
  • 71% Female

  • 29%Male

   

Family Violence -

Unduplicated number of clients served (total agency)

  Women Children Total
2007 Shelter 197 261 458
2007 Aftercare

556*

788 1,350
*(plus 6 men)
Age Breakdown

Annual Income Level

Ages (0-3) 24 % Under $5,000 64%
Ages (4-6) 11% 5,001 to 10,000 14%
Ages (7-12) 15% 10,001 to 25,000 14%
Ages (13-18) 8% 25,001 to 50,000 7%
Ages (19-64) 41% 50,000 and up 1%
Ages (65 and up) .4% Unknown 0%
Ages (unknown) 0%
  • 5 callers for emergency shelter referred out due to lack of space.

 Playcare

  • 677 children served in the Shelter Playcare for a total of 3,760 service days.

  • 91 children served in the Aftercare Playcare for a total of 169 service days.

 

  • Sexual Assault – 270 sexual assault survivors served in 2005.