A New Shelter is Born

(December 19, 2008) We are proud to announce that after years of hard work, planning and fundraising, the new SafePlace shelter is open. 

The facility will allow the agency to nearly double our capacity to house survivors. It includes ten bedrooms, 28 beds and approximately 5,500 square feet of space. “The space is bigger, but more importantly it is a space designed with those we serve in mind,” said Summer C., residential services director. “We have private bedrooms for a single person, or a mother and one child, bedrooms for three person families, and at least one bedroom for a family of six,” she explained. All rooms in the shelter are fully ADA accessible.

The new shelter also offers work space to allow staff growth and the enhancement of services. This means a new and improved play space for children, private space for support groups and individual counseling, a large common space for group activities and a double kitchen. Additionally, advocates and volunteers have a more effective space to work in, reducing stress and allowing for better service provision.