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For more than 25 years
House of Grace has been a trusted place of safety for survivors of domestic violence in Northwest Mississippi. What began as one shelter meeting an urgent need has grown into a multi-county organization serving 11 counties with a full range of support services. Over the years, thousands of survivors have found safety, healing, and hope through our programs.
Every year, we welcome more than 80 survivors and their children into our shelter, provide crisis intervention and advocacy to over 1,200 survivors, and help at least 25 families with housing support like rental deposits, utilities, transportation, and job readiness.
At House of Grace, we go beyond emergency shelter. We partner with law enforcement, healthcare providers, and community organizations, while also helping survivors overcome everyday challenges. Whether that’s clothing, personal care products, covering essential bills, or even car repairs and fuel so they can get to court, work, or medical appointments.
None of this would be possible without the generosity of people like you. Every gift makes a real difference in the lives of survivors and their children, helping them not only find safety but also build a future full of stability and hope.
Every donation fuels and funds our mission at House of Grace. Your generosity directly supports the programs and services that help survivors find safety, healing, and the support they need to rebuild their lives.
Your monthly support helps provide life changing support and care, a 24-hour crisis line, emergency shelter, counseling, education, and everyday essentials.
Where does your money go?
A domestic violence shelter provides a safe place for survivors to heal and rebuild their lives. With the support of donor contributions, shelters offer essential services like emergency housing, food, transportation, legal assistance, and mental health counseling. Every donation directly helps survivors escape abuse, find stability, and access the support they need to move forward with strength and dignity.
When you give $15 monthly
($0.50/day)
When you give $15, you cover the cost of replacing a driver's license.
When you give $100 monthly
($3.33/day)
When you give $100, you help ensure a survivor has access to the medications they need.
When you give $25 monthly
($0.83/day)
When you give $25, you provide educational materials or cover the cost of a housing application fee.
When you give $250 monthly
($8.33/day)
When you give $250, you provide essential clothing for a family escaping domestic violence.
When you give $50 monthly
($1.65/day)
When you give $50, you help a survivor receive counseling. Essential for survivors and their children to heal and break the cycle of abuse.
When you give $500 monthly
($16.66/day)
When you give $500, you help maintain and improve our shelter facilities, ensuring a safe, comfortable, and welcoming environment.
A Message From,
Executive Director - Sarita Drake
When survivors first come in, we’ll say, "What do you practically need right now? Like right now? And usually, the mama will say, " We're hungry. We immediately start pulling stuff out of the fridge. The kids are just standing there, looking around, and usually one of the kids will say, " Do we get to stay here?
Because some of them have been living in cars. Some of them have been living outside in parks. And the mama's done all she can, but she's running for her life. She's running from the danger.
The next thing, the mama usually says, while she stands in the kitchen, looking at us, the mama says, What about clothes? And you realize in that moment, she doesn't have anything left. And the mama will say, " We had it, 'cause she might see the look on our faces, like, " What do you mean? You don't have any clothes?" The mama will say, " We had a choice. We could run for our lives. I grabbed the kids. I just grabbed them, and we ran. And sometimes we flee in the dark. We don't know where we're gonna land, but we landed here. We tell them it’s okay and that we’ll get you clothes and fed.
But their immediate need is to run for safety, food, clothes, and shelter. And they're standing in front of us, and we reassure that mom. We're gonna get you some clothes. We've got plenty of food, and mama breathes. She just breathes. And so we start there.
A survivor may say, “All my documents got thrown away by my abuser,” or “Wow, I’ll be able to get my driver’s license back?” “I haven’t been to the doctor in a year, and I need my thyroid medication.” Or simply, “I’m so anxious.” So all these funds provide a specific, tangible need. So when I look at these amounts, I look at practical, clothes on their back, medications, the child’s coughing, and needs to see a doctor.
So when I see these needs monthly, I look at love, I look at care, I look at provision. Yes, it’s so real.
