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INDIAN WELLS FUNDS ON-SITE SHELTER MEDICAL CLINIC
Shelter From The Storm has opened an on-site medical clinic at the organization’s emergency shelter, thanks to an $83,000 gift from the City of Indian Wells.
“Battered women and their children are one of the region’s most medically underserved populations,” said Lynn Moriarty, executive director at Shelter From The Storm. “This wonderful support from Indian Wells is another major step forward for our agency and the abused women and children we serve.
 The clinic, which is named for the city was developed with V. Douglas Jodoin, M.D., left, who directs and oversees the facility.
The clinic has two examination rooms; Spanish-English interpreters to facilitate physicians’ communication with monolingual Spanish-speaking women and children; staff to schedule appointments for shelter residents and maintain a full schedule for participating physicians; social workers and marriage and family counselors who provide women and children with individual and group counseling and psychosocial support; a part time staff psychiatrist to provide evaluations, consultation and medication monitoring; and case managers who link patients with support services including public assistance, job training and permanent housing.
2007 NEWSLETTER
Our annual newsletter is brimming with articles of interest, including important messages from board president Edra Blixseth and executive director Lynn Moriarty, full photo coverage of Shelter From The Storm's 2007 Annual Gala & Golf Tournament at Porcupine Creek as well as the 2007 Hats Off Luncheon, and much, much more! Click on the image to view the newsletter.
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SHELTER HONORS KAREN MOLLER, DOUGLAS L. JOHNSON
WITH 2008 AWARDS
Coachella Valley native Karen Moller, a partner in Moller's Garden Center in Palm Desert, and Morgan Stanley executive Douglas L. Johnson, have received Shelter From The Storm's 2008 "Angel Award" and "Unsung Hero Award," respectively.
 The awards, given each year, were presented during Shelter From The Storm’s seventh annual gala and golf tournament fund raising event, "Casablanca Nights," held April 25-26, at Porcupine Creek, the private Rancho Mirage residence of Edra Blixseth and her family. Blixseth is president of Shelter From The Storm’s board of directors. Moller, left, and her brother, Erik, have operated the garden center for more than 20 years, taking over for their parents, who founded the business in 1973. "Karen is so supportive of agencies that provide services to women. For years she has been a volunteer rape crisis counselor and has always been a great support to Shelter From The Storm," said Lynn Moriarty, Shelter executive director. "Among other things, she provides our women gifts of beautiful flower arrangements at holiday times and on special occasions like Valentine’s Day. This adds so much to the healing atmosphere for the women and children we serve."
 Johnson, right, is a 25-year resident of Rancho Mirage, father of two, grandfather of five, and senior vice presidents-investments in the Global Wealth Management division of Morgan Stanley in Palm Desert. He has been in the securities industry for 47 years. "Aside from being a wonderful person who has done much for the community over the years," commented Blixseth, "Doug has been a steadfast supporter of SFTS since it’s inception in 1988. He has been instrumental is helping us expand our programming by introducing us to many of the charitable foundations that he leads."
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