A Woman’s Place opens safehouse, outreach facilities

GREELEY — A Woman’s Place, a 48-year-old nonprofit that provides safe shelter, crisis advocacy, prevention education and support services to individuals and families experiencing domestic violence in Weld County, announced Monday the opening of two new facilities.

The organization is now $250,000 away from completing fundraising for the project. The capital campaign funded construction of a new safehouse and community outreach building designed to expand shelter capacity, strengthen prevention efforts and provide comprehensive support for survivors and their families.

The new safehouse doubles shelter capacity and increases Americans with Disability Act-compliant accessibility so more survivors can find immediate safety and fewer individuals and families are turned away.

The safehouse includes private bedrooms, dedicated spaces for children and communal areas designed to promote healing and stability. The new community-outreach building is designed to expand prevention education and crisis-advocacy services, allowing the organization to reach more individuals before violence escalates and to support survivors as they rebuild safe, healthy futures.

“Every dollar raised ensures that survivors have a safe place to get help,” Diane Heldt, executive director of A Woman’s Place, said in a prepared statement. “These buildings are places of healing, stability and new beginnings. We are so grateful for our community that made this possible.”

Although construction is complete and services are expanding, the organization continues to raise the final funds needed to fully equip and sustain the facilities.

“Completing this final phase of funding with donor support allows us to open our doors without taking on debt,” Katie Shilts, who chairs the agency’s board of directors, said in a news release. “That ensures we can direct our precious financial resources to serving survivors instead of paying for debt.”

The organization’s leaders say the project represents a significant investment in domestic-violence services in Weld County, expanding the region’s ability to provide immediate shelter, prevention education and long-term support for survivors.

Community members who wish to contribute to the final phase of the campaign can learn more or make a gift at awpdv.org/new-safehouse-campaign.

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