Your tax-deductible gift ensures 24/7 services for more than 900 survivors annually.

The Cocoon has served as a beacon of hope to survivors of domestic and sexual violence since 2005. After four back-to-back domestic violence related homicides occurred in our community, all of which took place in front of children, the community came together and The Cocoon opened on June 14, 2005. By that afternoon, the first survivor and her child were moving into emergency safe shelter.

Since then, with on-going support from the community and friends like you, The Cocoon has evolved into Wood County's only comprehensive and holistic domestic and sexual violence agency. More than 700 survivors of domestic and sexual violence, their children, and even family pets, seek support and refuge within our doors each year. Whether a survivor needs help at 9am on a Tuesday or at 3am on Christmas Day, trained advocates are there to answer their call, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, always at no cost to the survivor.

The Cocoon provides:

*Emergency safe shelter for up to 24 individuals

*24/7 crisis support

*In-person support to survivors when they present an assault at an area hospital

*Extensive short and long-term safety and goal planning

*Economic empowerment opportunities

*Legal and medical advocacy

*Prevention Programming for the community at large

*Access to professional counseling services for both adults and children

*Safe Pets Program because no one should be left behind

*And much, much more

Your support ensures that these services remain available, always at no charge, to survivors of domestic and sexual violence regardless of gender, gender identity, race, religion, age, or socio-economic status.