Sheltering Hands

At Sheltering Hands (formerly Parent-Child Center), our mission is to provide confidential, compassionate support for those impacted by child abuse, sexual assault, and domestic violence.

In 2024, we stood beside 140 survivors who experienced domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, dating violence, stalking, and human trafficking. We provided safe emergency shelter for 24 adults and 18 children and connected with survivors more than 1,100 times throughout the year.

In 2024, Sheltering Hands provided services to 140 survivors.

These survivors experienced domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, dating violence, stalking, and human trafficking.

Thanks to our community’s incredible generosity, we can accept donations of clothing, bedding, furniture, kitchenware, toys, and more. Our thrift store, The Purple Door, is open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 AM to 4 PM. Every purchase helps us provide emergency assistance to survivors and support our day-to-day work.

We also offer free clothing, dishes, and bedding to anyone in need—clients or community members referred by local service providers. It’s just one more way we’re helping people start over with dignity.

An emergency shelter was provided to 24 adults and 18 children in 2024.

Advocates had contact with or provided advocacy for a survivor 1,100 times.

Services provided by the Parent-Child Center include:

• 24-hour crisis line
• medical advocacy
• emergency shelter
• emergency transportation
• transitional housing
• safety planning
• legal advocacy
• personal and enhanced advocacy
• criminal justice support
• protection order assistance
• immigration information and assistance
• national, state, and local information and referrals
• community education about the issues and prevention of child abuse, sexual assault, domestic violence, and healthy relationships.

 

The Purple Door Thrift Store

Thanks to our community’s incredible generosity, we can accept donations of clothing, bedding, furniture, kitchenware, toys, and more. Our thrift store, The Purple Door, is open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 AM to 4 PM. Every purchase helps us provide emergency assistance to survivors and support our day-to-day work.

We also offer free clothing, dishes, and bedding to anyone in need—clients or community members referred by local service providers. It’s just one more way we’re helping people start over with dignity.