Domestic Crisis Hotline:
1-800-928-3131
About Domestic Violence
Serving: Leslie, Knott, Letcher, Perry, Breathitt, Lee, Owsley and Wolfe Counties
The LKLP Domestic Violence Program provides a safe, temporary shelter for victims of domestic violence and their dependent children. It serves the counties of Leslie, Knott, Letcher, Perry, Owsley, Wolfe, Lee and Breathitt.
The Domestic Violence program provides both residential and non-residential services to victims of Spouse/Partner abuse and their dependent children.
Services provided for clients residing in the shelter is a temporary safe shelter as needed or determined on an individual basis. Longer stay can be allotted if it is necessary to keep victims safe or if they are seeking to re-locate and need additional time to find adequate housing.
The program serves mainly female victims and their dependent children. However, we are designed to serve male victims and their dependent children if the need occurs--and, it does occasionally!
Domestic Violence Residential Services
- Free Food & Clothing
- Free Local Transportation to various human services agencies and court hearings.
- Free Couseling Services
- A Planned Daily Program for children in educational games and activities.
- A twenty-four (24) hour Crisis Hotline providing counseling, information and referrals by phone: 1-800-928-3131.
- Court Advocacy
- Agency Advocacy
- Personal Advocacy
If you want more information or have questions regarding our Residential Services we offer you may contact our Business Office at (606) 439-1552 or e-mail us at safehouse@lklp.net.
If you are experiencing a medical emergency call 911, or if you need immediate Domestic Violence assistance or you feel your life is a risk call our 24-Hour hotline: 1-800-928-3131.
Domestic Violence Non-Residential Services
- Court Advocacy
- Personal Advocacy
- Public Speaking Engagements to educate the community about domestic violence.
- Free Counseling Services via the VOCA Couseling program.
- Information and Referral Services
If you want more information or have questions regarding our Residential Services we offer you may contact our Business Office at (606) 439-1552 or e-mail us at safehouse@lklp.net.
If you are experiencing a medical emergency call 911, or if you need immediate Domestic Violence assistance or you feel your life is a risk call our 24-Hour hotline: 1-800-928-3131.
Domestic Violence Program Highlights
It has been a busy and in many ways a very trying year for the LKLP Safe House Staff. We have provided shelter for seventy-three (73) women, one (1) man, and fifty-six (56) children during F Y 10 / 11. One thousand two hundred and ten (1,210) women, twenty-five (25) men, and thirty-five (35) children have received domestic violence services in a non – residential status through out the eight counties of the program’s services area, which consists of Leslie, Knott, Letcher, Perry, Breathitt, Lee, Owsley, and Wolfe.
The LKLP Safe House Domestic Violence Program employs one program director, six full time and three part time employees to implement a 24/7 residential and non-residential program providing services for victims of domestic violence.
Some of the primary services provided for domestic violence victims and their dependent children include: free 24/7 shelter for safety, legal advocacy, language advocacy/ services, other advocacy contacts, transportation services, emergency financial services, In-person individual counseling, phone individual counseling, group counseling, family counseling, child advocacy services, children individual activities and children’s group activities. Other services offered are prevention services, which consists of domestic violence education to elementary and secondary schools, colleges, civic groups, churches and to other community organizations and individuals where opportunity presents.
The clientele we serve are coming to us with more serious problems which demands more individual attention and increasing costs to help them. Affordable Housing, transportation, childcare, and employment are some major obstacles that stand in the way of assisting victims to re-locate and live a violence free life.
The staff are to be highly commended for their dedication and persistence in their efforts to assist victims meet their goals and objectives. Our job is ongoing 24/7 and requires everyone’s best effort to meet the needs of our clients.
In this difficult economic climate, challenges increase as money decreases! Still we believe we will prevail with God’s help and the help of fellow employees in the LKLP CAC Agency!