What We Do

Immediate Services

• We offer at 24 hour, 7 days a week Hotline

• We provide FREE confidential services.

• We will listen and support you in your decision making and personal choices.

• We offer individual or group counseling for you and your children.

• We offer emergency transportation and supplies.

• We offer emergency shelter for you and your minor children.

• We help you file a protection order, divorce and custody paperwork and accompany you to court appearances.

• We provide educational materials and presentations.

• We refer you to and assist with other shelters, social services, medical services and law enforcement.

• If you are a victim who feel you have been wrongfully arrested for domestic violence or that you acted in self-defense, you can contact Tu Casa for support.

• Remember, Domestic Violence is a crime. You have rights as a victim under the Victims Rights Act and can apply for Crime Victims Compensation.  We can help you obtain and file applications through the District Attorney’s office.  The sooner you are able to begin stepping out of denial to face your own issues and asking for help, the sooner you can step out of the pain and anger.  Thinking of Leaving?

 If you, or someone you know, is a victim of the crime of domestic violence, please get help before the following statistics increase:

•  A woman is beaten every 9 seconds in the United States.

• 3 to 4 million women are beaten each year by their partners or spouses.

• Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women, causing more injuries than car accidents, muggings, and rapes combined.

• At least 25% of women who are victims of domestic violence are beaten while they are pregnant.

• More than 3 million children witness acts of domestic violence each year.

• In 1991, 28% of all female murder victims were slain by their husbands or partners.

Current programs, activities and accomplishments. 

Today in two small offices, three counseling rooms, a play therapy room, and other locations, i.e. schools, churches, and social service agencies, Tu Casa provides 24-hour crisis intervention, client and child advocacy, short and long term counseling, and prevention education.  We receive referrals from all over the San Luis Valley and even from across the surrounding mountain ranges.  Our services are provided in both Spanish and English twenty-four hours a day.  Law enforcement officers, court personnel, and other social service agencies work with Tu Casa as partners.  School counselors and teachers call Tu Casa to schedule prevention education for in-services and their students.

Our accomplishments are demonstrated in the lives of the victims, children, and community that we serve.

• In 2005, Tu Casa provided 1,228 victims and children with crisis intervention, advocacy, and counseling.

• In 2005, Tu Casa staff assisted with 50 protection orders and assisted 71 domestic violence victims with criminal justice support.

• In 2005, 153 domestic violence victims were referred by law enforcements and other professionals providing victim assistance.

• In 2005, Tu Casa referred 160 victims to Colorado Rural Legal Services.

• In 2005, 957 adults were presented with education materials.

• In 2005, 2,735 children were presented with educational materials.