Mt. Graham Safe House, Inc

Mt. Graham Safe House will provide compassionate, caring and confidential assistance to those impacted by domestic or sexual violence.

Mt. Graham Safe House, Inc. (MGSH) was formed in 1995 to provide short term emergency housing to victims of domestic violence and their children. The director realized that shelter alone simply wasn't enough to make a real difference. Advocacy services were quickly added, volunteers repaired donated clothing and with donations from the community the program flourished.
In 1998 services for victims of sexual assault were added. Advocates will respond to emergency rooms in the MGSH service area for both victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. Transitional Housing apartments were added in 2000 to provide help to victims over a longer period of time allowing them to better prepare for their futures. In 2007 a fund was established to provide emergency care for pets that in homes with violence. In 2009 kennels were built on property to allow pets to be sheltered and stay with their families and be free of abuse.
At this time MGSH is a 32 bed crisis shelter offering supportive service to victims of domestic violence and their children. Services directly to child witnesses to domestic violence are also provided. One transitional housing apartment is available on site.

Advocates are ready to provide services where ever that service is most convenient to the survivor! Advocates will come to any victim any time provided adequate safety can be established.

MGSH is more than a shelter, we don't have just a menu of services to choose from. We want to know what you need, then we will do our best to help you make that happen.

Testimonials

"I want to say thank you very much to all Mt. Graham Safe House staff. You have made me feel so welcome and helped me deal with matter I was going through. You all are truly a blessing. God Bless you all. Special thanks to Linda for all the hugs and ears (listening to me tell my story as I cried)" This letter was left to us by a survivor leaving our program. Stories like hers are all around us every day. She could be your neighbor, your best friend, you sister, your mother.
While she was here MGSH was able to keep her save and provide her the tools she needed to keep her family safe now and in the future. This survivor used the resources available to her to do just that and is now living a life that is violence free with her children.
Victims of domestic violence need a safe place to go. They need to be able to heal, to learn they are not alone and that the abuse was not their fault. Mt. Graham Safe House provides that place to victims of violence, both male and female. They are available 24 hours a day to meet the needs to survivors of domestic or sexual violence in our community.