Domestic Violence Services
YWCA Dayton operates the only domestic violence shelters in Montgomery and Preble counties as well as our region’s longest-running 24-hour, year-round crisis hotline. All services are free and confidential and offer a wide variety of programming to help women and children improve their personal safety, encourage self-sufficiency, and empower women to survive, cope, and re-enter the community safely.
If you, or someone you know, is experiencing domestic violence, our 24/7 crisis and domestic violence hotline is always available:
937-222-SAFE (7233)
If you are in immediate need of assistance, call 911.
YWCA Dayton shelter services offer a wide variety of programming grounded in Trauma Informed Care that walks alongside women and children to improve their personal safety, build self-sufficiency, and re-enter the community with strength and security. We operate two domestic violence shelters, one in Montgomery County and one in Preble County.
- 24/7 emergency shelter
- Crisis intervention
- Case management
- Food, clothing, and personal care items
- Housing assistance
- Support and educational groups
- Individual advocacy
- Safety planning
- Goal setting
- After-care and follow-up services
In addition, we know that abuse affects the whole family. More than half of domestic violence victims are reluctant to leave their abusers because they’d also be abandoning their pets. Thanks to community partnerships, YWCA Dayton connects women entering our domestic violence shelters with concurrent animal shelters so the whole family can heal. Partners include:
- SICSA Pet Adoption Center
- Humane Society of Greater Dayton
- Town and Country Veterinary Clinic
- Tipp City Veterinary Hospital
Case management is a collaborative process of assessment, planning, facilitation, care coordination, evaluation, and advocacy. Each case management plan is tailored specifically to the needs of each individual and family and include:
- Housing assistance
- Transportation assistance
- Employment assistance
- Children’s activities and after-school tutoring
- Advocacy and referral services
- Appointment accompaniment
- Aftercare services
YWCA Dayton’s crisis hotline (937-222-SAFE) opened in 1977 and provides free and confidential services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and other forms of intimate partner and gender-based violence. Our hotline is always available to serve friends and family of survivors as well as community partners.
- Crisis intervention
- Supportive listening
- Safety planning
- Information
- Community referrals
YWCA Dayton’s domestic violence shelter services are accredited by the Council on Accreditation (COA). We are the only COA-accredited domestic violence services site in Montgomery and Preble counties and are one of only 61 COA-accredited domestic violence services sites nationwide. To earn this accreditation, COA reviews our agency’s work every four years in core areas:
- Access to service
- Screening and intake
- Safety assessment and plan
- Assessment
- Service planning and monitoring
- Service philosophy
- Community partnerships
- Advocacy and support services
- Promoting child well-being
- Crisis hotline
- Safety and security
- Rights of shelter clients
- Shelter facilities
- Case closing
- Aftercare and follow-up
- Record keeping
- Personnel
In partnership with our community, YWCA Dayton commits to building relationships based on mutual professional respect and inclusion to best serve survivors in the Miami Valley. Some of our community partners include:
- Family Violence Prevention Center
- Artemis Center
- CARE House
- Oasis House
- Montgomery County
- Continuum of Care
15,101 NIGHTS OF STAY
PROVIDED LAST YEAR
22,403 ONSITE MEALS
SERVED LAST YEAR
97% CLIENT SATISFACTION RATING
HELPED LAST YEAR