Home - Helpmate Domestic Violence Services Helpmate’s trained Court Advocates and volunteers assist victims in both civil and criminal court systems and have an office located on the second floor of the courthouse Helpmate offers a crisis shelter for survivors who are actively fleeing intimate partner violence relationships
Services - Helpmate Domestic Violence Services Helpmate offers a crisis shelter for survivors who are actively fleeing intimate partner violence relationships Once survivors are successful in seeking safety with us, they are provided with emergency food, clothing and toiletry assistance on site
About - Helpmate Domestic Violence Services Helpmate began as a task force of the Buncombe County Commission on the Status of Women in 1978 Our mission and goals have been consistent ever since; to support survivors, educate our community about healthy relationships and to create systems that are responsive to survivors’ needs
Staff - Helpmate Domestic Violence Services Martha Bennett Shelter Case Manager Extension 133 mbennett@helpmateonline org Cristina Botero Court Advocacy Coordinator Extension 130 cbotero@helpmateonline org Millicent Brown LRT CTRS Child and Family Advocate mbrown@helpmateonline org April Burgess-Johnson Executive Director Extension 113 abjohnson@helpmateonline org Cynthia DeVerger Community Case Manager Extension 124 cdeverger
Donate - Helpmate Domestic Violence Services It means a lot to Helpmate to have the support of our local community, and we thank you Annual Campaign gifts keep the organization running on a day to day basis They supplement where grants may fall short, and they provide the local funding required by many grant funders
Volunteer - Helpmate Domestic Violence Services Hotline Advocates assist survivors of domestic violence by answering calls on Helpmate’s 24-hour hotline These advocates provide emotional support, safety planning strategies, community resource referrals, and information about Helpmate’s free services
Helpmate - Emergency Shelter Campaign | Domestic Violence Agency for . . . If you could provide a bed for a survivor knowing that it could save a life, would you do it? Helpmate is poised to take a giant leap forward toward protecting the heart of our community by expanding the safe, emergency shelter that is urgently needed to save and support victims of domestic violence Get Involved Donate
New Shelter Groundbreaking - Helpmate Domestic Violence Services Helpmate, the nonprofit organization that has provided safety, shelter, and support to survivors of domestic violence in Buncombe County since 1978, broke ground for a new, larger emergency shelter at a ceremony on April 16
Why Build New Shelter | Helpmate - Emergency Shelter Campaign Helpmate provide 5,000 nights of emergency shelter last year alone—but another 300 families could not be served because we did not have enough space Now, when our shelter is full, Helpmate works with survivors to find safe shelter, often in a nearby county
Home | Helpmate - Emergency Shelter Campaign Is your partner violent, threatening, critical or controlling? Helpmate provides free emergency shelter, counseling, and support for you and your children We will help you explore your options