Confidential Emergency Domestic Violence Shelter offered by DAWN
Eligibility
Anyone who identifies as female with or without children, who are actively fleeing domestic violence (DV) with an intimate partner and are in high lethality situations.
Priority given to those in greatest danger.
Can accept clients with teenage boys.
Accepts those with criminal history on a case-by-case basis.
Cannot serve anyone with a warrant for child abduction or charges related to child abuse.
Service animals and pets accepted.
No ID or documentation of DV required.
Hours
24 hours daily
(425) 656-7867
Voice·
Shelter Intake V/TTY
Website
https://dawnrising.org/Application process
Call for screening. Long distance callers may call collect.
Fees
None.
Service area
Pierce, WA
King, WA
Other Information
Focus Population
- Formerly Incarcerated
- Single Parent Families Headed by Mothers
- Single Women
- Sex Offenders
- Fleeing DV
Languages
- Spanish
- Interpreter services
Offers safe, confidential, short-term communal housing for survivors of domestic violence at our 13-room emergency shelter.
The shelter is for individuals and families experiencing intimate partner abuse who are in high risk of danger from their abuser and who need to escape into a safe confidential setting.
The shelter offers trauma informed comprehensive advocacy and support focused on safety planning, stable housing, and acquiring the necessary resources so that individuals and families can live free of domestic violence.
When there is an opening, an advocate will screen the survivor by phone.
As openings happen at various times, we do not have a waitlist.
Data provided by
Washington 211
What's Here
Providing organization
DAWN (Domestic Abuse Women's Network)
Offers holistic support for survivors of domestic violence and their children.