Our Services

Grace Smith House accepts requests for help regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, orientation, age or disability.

​Crisis Intervention & High-Risk Danger Assessment 
  • 24-hour crisis hotline to help victims assess their individual situation, assist in creating a safety plan for themselves and their children, and understand options available to them.  Referrals and information about available services is available.
  • Risk assessments to help evaluate and understand the level of risk for a victim. Risk assessments can result in a referral to a team of professionals who can implement a cross-system approach to enhance victim safety and offender accountability depending on an individual's particular situation.
 
Counseling & Support Groups
  • Highly specialized individual and group counseling for victims of domestic violence.
  • Trained counselors facilitate groups for victims and survivors to help acknowledge their experiences of violence and learn non-violent methods of problem solving and communication.
 
Shelter & Transitional Housing
  • Grace Smith House operates secure emergency housing for individuals and their children, staffed and open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Assistance with meals, transportation, employment, housing, and counseling services are provided.
  • Leased apartments for those transitioning from a short-term shelter stay to an independent living environment. Emotional support and advocacy is provided on site. 

​Advocacy & Legal Services
  • Accompaniment and guidance with police, courts, social services, employment, housing and other resources.
  • Assistance in obtaining legal representation in court for child custody matters, orders of protection and in divorce proceedings.
  • Family court liaisons: Two trained liaisons (one Spanish-speaking) to help complete petitions and understand the process.
  • Legislative advocacy: We work closely with state legislators to create and support laws that protect victims and increase safety.
 
Latina Outreach
  • Spanish-speaking advocacy and counseling. 
  • Assistance with the unique issues facing the Latina community.​
 
Children & Youth
  • Children’s programs: A trauma-informed approach to serving children who have been exposed to family violence. Programs take place in our shelter and in our community programs.  
  • Child Protective Services liaisons: Two skilled liaisons located at Child Protective Services offer support to victims of domestic violence who are involved with CPS. The liaisons also provide training and support to CPS workers.
  • Community, business & school-based programs focus on bullying and relationship violence prevention and intervention.