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Confidential Emergency Domestic Violence Shelter offered by DAWN

Confidential Emergency Domestic Violence Shelter offered by DAWN

Offers safe, confidential, short-term communal housing for survivors of domestic violence at our 13-room emergency shelter. The shelter is for individuals and families experiencing intimate partner abuse who are in high risk of danger from their abuser and who need to escape into a safe confidential setting. The shelter offers trauma informed comprehensive advocacy and support focused on safety planning, stable housing, and acquiring the necessary resources so that individuals and families can live free of domestic violence. When there is an opening, an advocate will screen the survivor by phone. As openings happen at various times, we do not have a waitlist.

Physical Address

Hours

Shelter intake: 24 hours daily.

Application process

Call for screening. Long distance callers may call collect.

Fee

None.

Eligibility

Anyone who identifies as female with or without children, who are actively fleeing domestic violence (DV) with an intimate partner and are in high lethality situations. Priority given to those in greatest danger. Can accept clients with teenage boys.   Accepts those with criminal history on a case-by-case basis. Cannot serve anyone with a warrant for child abduction or charges related to child abuse. Service animals and pets accepted. No ID or documentation of DV required.

Languages

Interpreter services

Spanish

Service area

Pierce, WA King, WA

Agency info

DAWN (Domestic Abuse Women's Network)

Provides a full service domestic violence agency that offers holistic support for survivors of domestic violence and their children. DAWN provides a 24 hour advocacy support line, a confidential emergency shelter, mobile advocacy, legal advocacy, support for immigrant survivors of abuse, various support groups, domestic violence informed therapy, the Children's Domestic Violence Response Team (CDVRT), children's programming, systems-based advocacy and education and prevention support for the community.