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 our community
In 2006 -
- 729 adults and children received 13,609 shelter nights of service
- 917 adults and children participated as non-shelter clients in advocacy, counseling, children's services and support groups
- Safe Place advocates responded to 1,471 hotline calls
Project ADAM, the Safe Place batterers' intervention program, provided intake and information services to 170 adults. Of the adults who were accepted into Project ADAM, 72 batterers graduated the 24-week program.
