Partners

Community Partners

Innovative partnerships are the cornerstone of a community dedicated to ending intimate partner abuse and sexual violence. The Center for Women and Families is proud to cultivate, build, and sustain these featured collaborations—and many more.

Lethality Assessment Program

In partnership with Louisville Metro Police Department, City of Hillview Police, and Bullitt County Sheriff’s Office

To help prevent intimate partner violence-related homicides, The Center works closely with local law enforcement. Through our training, officers responding to domestic violence calls use a lethality screening tool to assess the victim’s risk of being killed by their abuser. If the victim “screens in,” they are immediately connected to our counselors for shelter and safety planning services.

Louisville SAFE (Sexual Assault Forensic Exams) Clinic

In partnership with University Hospital

Located on our Joan E. Thomas, M.D. Campus, Louisville’s first community-based SAFE Clinic provides survivors of sexual assault with compassionate, confidential care in a quiet, private setting. Clinical staff from University Hospital deliver essential forensic and medical services, while our advocates offer emotional support, clarity on available options, and a steady presence throughout the process.

Safe Haven for Pets

In Partnership with the Kentucky Humane Society

For many survivors, pets are more than companions—they are sources of comfort, stability, and unconditional love. Unfortunately, abusers often exploit this bond by threatening or harming animals to maintain control. This fear can make it even harder for survivors to leave. Through the Safe Haven for Pets program, The Center provides temporary kenneling at our shelter until the Kentucky Humane Society places pets in foster homes for the duration of a survivor’s stay in our residential program.

Ride to Safety

In partnership with the Transit Authority of River City

Leaving an abusive relationship can be dangerous. Our partnership with TARC offers a discreet and secure transportation option. When a passenger tells a bus driver, “I need a ride to safety,” the driver alerts TARC headquarters, triggering a coordinated response to ensure the individual reaches our shelter safely.

Meeting People Where They Are

We are grateful to the following organizations for helping us serve the Kentuckiana region through our offices in Hillview, KY; Shelbyville, KY; and Jeffersonville, IN:

We also maintain dedicated spaces at local universities to support students and expand our prevention and education efforts:

Funding Partners

Thank you to our major Corporate and Organizational Supporters 
Fiscal year 2024-2025 

Coalition Partners 

  • Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs 

  • ZeroV  

  • Indiana Coalition to End Sexual Assault

  • Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Corporate and Organizational ($10,000 or more) 

  • Advanz Credit Union 

  • Brown-Forman Foundation 

  • Caesars Foundation 

  • The Gheens Foundation 

  • Indiana Criminal Justice Institute 

  • Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet 

  • Legacy Foundation of Kentuckiana 

  • MAC Construction 

  • Metro Government Office of Resilience and Community Service 

  • Metro Government Office for Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods 

  • PNC Foundation 

  • Republic Bank Foundation 

  • Walsh Corporation  

Thanks to the thousands more organizations and individuals, including private and family foundations, whose support helps The Center to fulfill its mission of disrupting the cycle of intimate partner and sexual violence.

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