EST. 2017 · MESQUITE, TEXAS

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Stopping Domestic Violence · Program 03 of 05

Shelter & Safety

DFW Area · Statewide

450 safe shelter nights funded for families

Direct support to family and women's shelters — rent-relief funds, welcome kits, and safe-night sponsorships for survivors. Quiet money, moved quickly, with dignity at the door.

For some families, the most dangerous night of the year is the one they decide to leave. Getting out takes money most survivors don't control: a tank of gas, a few nights somewhere the address can't be found, a week until the first paycheck lands.

We fund safe nights and welcome kits through partner shelters, and we do it quietly. No logos, no cameras, no names on any list. The shelter staff knows what their families need; we wire the funds and stay out of the room.

A welcome kit is a small thing that matters enormously — toiletries, bedding, a phone charger, and a handwritten note from a volunteer. The first normal morning starts with clean socks and a working phone.

“I didn't leave with a suitcase. I left with a phone charger and my kids. That kit bought us the first normal week.”

— Program participant, Pflugerville
02Direct impact

What your gift buys here.

Real prices, real partners, real receipts. These figures come straight from our program budgets — not marketing slides.

one safe shelter night for a mother and child

$50

a full welcome kit plus first nights

$150

a week of safe nights, phone and all

$300

a rent-relief bridge that keeps a family housed

$1,000

Support this programMonthly donors fund 40% of this program

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