Family Tree Women In Crisis
Confidential location
24-hour crisis line: 303-420-6752
TDD: 303-420-6752
Administration: 303-420-0412
Fax: 303-420-0516
Managing Director: Jane Pemberton

"I was treated. . . like a woman, not an abused person, but with respect and kindness. Thanks for being here for us."
- Client, Women In Crisis

As Jefferson County's only domestic violence shelter and the first in Colorado, the mission of Women In Crisis is to assist women and children in developing options as they re-establish their lives free of abuse through shelter, counseling, advocacy and education.

• Residential Services
  
• Emergency shelter, food and clothing
  
• Legal advocacy
  
• On-site health clinic
  
• Individual and group counseling
  
• Children's program
  
• Housing referrals and advocacy
  
• Outreach Services
  
• 24-hour crisis and information line
  
• Daily protection (restraining) order clinics:
  Jefferson County Courthouse, 9:15 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
  
• Free Legal Clinics:
  1st & 3rd Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. at 3805 Marshall St. in Wheat Ridge
  
• Community education on domestic violence
  
• Weekly support programs and educational presentations in the mountain areas
  

July 2007 - June 2008 Accomplishments:

• Provided 8,187 nights of shelter and supportive services to 207 women and 163 children.
  
• Responded to 7,136 total calls (including crisis calls and 3,485 calls for legal advocacy).
  
• Had to deny shelter to 413 families because the shelter was full.
  
• Provided "How to Help" workshops to 37 friends and family members of domestic violence victims.
  
• Assisted 1,037 victims (188 residential and 849 non-residential) of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking through the Legal Advocacy Program.
  

Links:

• IF YOU ARE IN DANGER -we encourage you to use a safe computer that cannot be directly accessed by an abuser. Click here for more Internet Safety Tips.
  
• Take a virtual tour
  
• Learn more about domestic violence