Domestic Violence Solutions

Thanks to donors like you, last year DVS was able to:

give emergency shelter to more than 500 women and children
answer nearly 3,000 crisis calls
respond with law enforcement to 830 domestic violence 9-1-1 calls
educate more than 8,000 teens about healthy relationships
and provide counseling to more than 500 unduplicated individuals

Your support is not only helping us save lives now, it's helping us prevent domestic violence in the future.

Thank you for being part of the solution!

Donations

are critical support!

$50 allows 10 teens to attend a Workshop on Healthy Relationships in a Junior High or High School
$100 buys one day of food, shelter, and support for a mother and her two children
$250 provides one woman with domestic violence counselign for 3 months
$500 allows a Shelter Advocate to respond with police to all 9-1-1 domestic violence calls for a week
$750 provides 3 months of outings and activities for 10 children living at the shelter
$1,000 keeps our Hotline Service running 24-hours a day for one month

Lifesaver
$2,500 provides food, shelter, and support for a woman and two children for one month

Guardian Angel
$5,000 houses a family in our Second Stage Program for 18 months

Remember Domestic Violence Solutions in your will or trust
with Planned Giving

DVS serves thousands of local families each year and is literally a lifesaver for many of them. Some have left their homes with only the clothes on their backs. They may have to obtain custody and restraining orders. They may not be able to access joint bank accounts. They frequently must find work and childcare, in addition to a new place to live, new schools for their children, and a new network of support. They may have to start their lives all over again. In addition, they must heal¾and help their children to heal¾from the trauma they have experienced and the damage it has done to their confidence and ability to trust. Domestic Violence Solutions is pleased to help these women with all of these issues and is continuously amazed by our clients’ strength and resolve. Yet we never could do as much for them without the help of generous people like you!

Donations for our work in Santa Barbara, Lompoc, and Santa Maria can be mailed to our administrative office:

Domestic Violence Solutions for Santa Barbara County
PO Box 1536
Santa Barbara, CA 93102

or call 805-963-4458 x11 (Visa and Mastercard accepted)