Mission statement
The mission of Safe Place is to end domestic violence, provide education, counseling, and shelter, present alternatives, and promote hope and dignity.
Summary of services
Safe Place of the Permian Basin provides 24-hour emergency shelter to families affected by domestic violence. Safe Place operates a 24-hour crisis hotline that can answer your questions about family and intimate partner violence and how to get help. Other services available at Safe Place include personal and legal advocacy, individual counseling, support groups, and an intervention program for abusers. Click on the Services & Programs tab for more information.
Our history
Safe Place of the Permian Basin began in 1978 when a group of concerned citizens came together to provide help and shelter to victims of domestic violence living in and around Midland, Texas. In 1980 the agency received its designation as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization and raised the funds to purchase an old two-story house that served as a shelter and administrative offices. After a successful capital campaign, a state-of-the-art shelter facility was built in 1987. The Safe Place shelter was expanded in 1996, enlarging the children's area, adding a second dining room, a library, and a handicap accessible bedroom, as well as additional advocates' offices and administrative offices.
Today Safe Place operates the residential shelter and full-time advocacy and counseling services in Midland, Texas, a full-time advocacy and counseling office in Odessa, Texas, and two part time offices with advocacy services in Andrews and Lamesa, Texas. The Safe Place service area covers 15 counties and 16,003 square miles. Emergency transportation to the shelter is available from anywhere in the service area. Clients do not need to live at the shelter to receive any of the advocacy, counseling, or support group services.
The facts in the Permian Basin
In 2009 -
- 733 adults and children received 14,403 individual nights of shelter
- 1,078 adults and children participated as non-shelter clients and received counseling, legal advocacy, support group services, and children’s program services
- Safe Place advocates answered 2,436 calls to the 24-hour hot line
- 95 participants graduated from Project ADAM – the 24-week batterers’ intervention program sponsored by Safe Place
In 2008, the most recent year available, 4,240 incidents of domestic violence were reported to law enforcement in the 15-county Safe Place service area. This represents an increase of 9% over the number of reported incidents in 2007.
