Local Programs

Hope’s Wings Domestic Violence Program offers services for victims of domestic violence in Madison County and surrounding areas. Services include: 24-hour hotline, a secure and confidential shelter facility, transitional housing, safety planning, advocacy services, children’s services, support groups, and other educational and community resources.

The Ion Center for Violence Prevention, formerly the Women’s Crisis Center, offers support and services to victim-survivors of power-based violence such as sexual violence, intimate partner violence, child abuse and/or stalking. Services include: 24-hour hotline, emergency shelter, pet protection, safety planning, counseling, hospital advocacy and accompaniment, court advocacy and accompaniment, law enforcement advocacy, and violence prevention education. Walk-in service available with no appointment needed. Serving Bracken, Fleming, Lewis, Mason, and Robertson counties.

The Merryman House provides service to those affected by domestic violence. Services include: 24-hour hotline, hotline chat, emergency shelter, hot meals, safety planning, assistance with protective orders, referrals, support groups, case management, mental health services, financial literacy classes, children’s services, transportation, and more. Merryman does not report the immigration status of any survivor to any government agency without the survivor’s permission. Translation services are provided as needed. Serving the Purchase Area Development District including Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Marshall, and McCracken counties.