JAG Funding Supports Ohio Domestic Violence Shelter
The emergency domestic violence shelter run by the YWCA in Lucas County, Ohio, can provide safe housing for up to 46 people. On any given day, the shelter is generally at or over capacity.
“When somebody leaves, somebody else is coming in,” according to Sandee Quarles, Coordinator of Support Services at the shelter.
For more than 37 years, the shelter has provided refuge for women who are survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. The shelter also supports men who are victims of these crimes, but the vast majority of clients are women.