Imagine ... living in fear
and having no place to go.

KNOW THE FACTS

•  One in every four women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime.

•  Boys who witness domestic violence are twice as likely to abuse their own partners or children when they become adults.

•  Louisiana is ranked 3rd in nation in murders of female victims by male perpetrators (reporting category where domestic violence-related murders typically appear).

 •  84% of the female victims who were murdered know their offender.

 •  Domestic violence affects all demographic groups, and domestic violence is the #1 reason women end up in emergency rooms.

 •  An estimated 1.3 million women are victims of physical assault by an intimate partner each year.

                              THERE IS HOPE

To escape and break the cycle of family violence for themselves and their children, survivors of domestic violence often need a safe place to live, as well as extra help such as counseling, job training and more.  The Providence House Domestic Violence Program offers that help.  Our program participants receive safe shelter, as well as the support and skills to choose their own paths in life, improve their job skills or earning capacity, and move to safe, affordable housing.

The Safe House is in a secure, confidential location in Shreveport, Louisiana, with Administration Offices located at 814 Cotton Street, Shreveport, Louisiana.   

For more information, to donate, to volunteer, or to get help, please contact Providence House at(318) 221-7887 or (888) 411-1333.

     The Providence House offers these services to those coping with or fleeing violent
     relationships.  All services are confidential and at no charge. 

    We offer:
    •    Telephone crisis hotline
    •    Emergency safe shelter
    •    Housing for up to 2 years for those families who qualify
    •    Safety planning
    •    Protective orders and legal advocacy
    •    Referrals for other benefits and help in your community
    •    Counseling and support groups for women and children
    •    Classes and training for jobs, life skills, and more
    •    Case management

ASK YOURSELF

Does my partner:

• Embarrass me with bad names and putdowns? 
  Act very controlling?
• Stop me from talking with family or friends?
• Take my money?  Make me ask for money or refuse to give me money?
• Tell me that I am a bad parent and threaten to take the children?
• Act like abuse is no big deal?
• Destroy my property or threaten to hurt my pets?
• Intimidate me with knives, guns, or other weapons?
• Act extremely jealous of others, especially men?
• Violently lose his temper, striking or breaking objects?
• Physically harm me?