About Us

Welcome to A Woman’s Place!  A Woman’s Place is a safe shelter for survivors of domestic violence.  We offer free and confidential services, advocacy, outreach, education, and many other services to victims of domestic violence and the community. We are located in Weld County, Colorado.

Our Mission: to shelter and help empower victims/survivors of domestic abuse to become safe, secure and self-reliant; and through education and collaboration, to mobilize our community to help prevent domestic violence.

The History of A Woman’s Place 
Prior to 1977, the local chapter of National Organization for Women (NOW) started a rape crisis line, which has since become Sexual Assault Survivors, Inc (SASI).  In 1977 NOW formed a Battered Women’s Task Force to identify and work towards solving the domestic violence issues in Greeley and the greater Weld County area.  A Battering Incident Survey conducted in the area found there were 3 incidents daily of women being abused.  It was determined that a long term comprehensive shelter was needed for abused women and children.

Although one woman in the community had a bed she kept open for battered women, this wasn’t nearly enough to meet the demands of the community.  As a result, A Woman’s Place was established as a not-for-profit organization.  Although there was no shelter in place initially, a crisis line was established (with the same phone number we have today).

In 1980, an older home and land was provided to A Woman’s Place by Greeley Urban Renewal Authority.  The home needed to be moved across town to its new location, a basement needed to be dug, the inside needed to be rebuilt and furnished.  The shelter eventually became a reality with a dedication in December of 1980, and the opening of its doors in January 1981.  The dream became a reality through many fundraisers, donations from Monfort Family Foundation, Greeley Association of Banks, Weld County, the City of Greeley, Greeley Excavation and numerous community contributions.  In 2003, a completed addition project doubled the size of our safe house so that we would not have to turn women and their children away due to lack of space.