Overview

For over 40 years Friendship Home—with your support—has been saving lives. In fact, your support has touched thousands of victims, helping survivors and their children rebuild their lives free from abuse.

While we dream of a day when our services are no longer needed, we count it a privilege to still be here providing safe futures for adults and children. These statistics from the past year, show how you have helped us make a great impact.

  • Over 1,500 victims of domestic violence were provided with supportive services and/or shelter when they fled from their abusive partner.
  • 43,267 safe bed nights were provided for victims of domestic violence.
  • On average, we sheltered 120 women and children every day. Over 63% of those sheltered were children.
  • 1,182 victims received pre-shelter services, such as safety planning, counseling and strategizing next steps while waiting for safe shelter.
  • Friendship Home maintained 37 facilities where we provided vital services and resources for victims we served (1 communal shelter, 12 single family shelter apartments, 15 transitional apartments, 8 Housing First apartments and a service center).
  • 259 volunteers gave 2,124 hours of their time to support Friendship Home’s programs and services.