About Safe Passage
Safe Passage is committed to ending domestic violence and oppression in women’s lives. All Safe Passage programs are free, accessible and confidential. Our comprehensive services include shelter, peer-support, counseling, education, advocacy, legal support and community education. We primarily serve women and children in Hampshire County.
Safe Passage provides women with the support and information that they need in order to make their own choices to keep themselves and their children safe and to rebuild their lives in the wake of domestic violence. We believe that empowerment is crucial to ending domestic violence and that through the empowerment of individuals, we can effectively work to change the whole of society.
We believe that violence is learned, violence is a choice, and that violence is preventable. We believe that domestic violence is not about loss of control; it is about exerting control over another person. While we recognize that domestic violence is primarily men’s violence against women, we believe that all people are entitled to safe and healthy relationships. Given this, we offer services to anyone who has experienced domestic violence, regardless of the person's gender, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
All of our services are free, confidential, accessible to people with disabilities, and available in English, Spanish, and other languages. Click here for information about Safe Passage’s services.
OUR SHELTER
Safe Passage’s shelter program houses up to six families at a time. One of the bedrooms is designated specifically for women/families with disabilities. Each bedroom houses a woman and up to four children; two of the bedrooms are connected to form a suite for larger families. The entire house is accessible to people with disabilities; accessible features include a chair lift to the second floor and a wheelchair ramp. Not pictured are several bedrooms and a children’s playroom.
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