Women's Crisis & Family Outreach Center

The Women’s Crisis & Family Outreach Center (WCFOC) is dedicated to reducing domestic violence and family conflict through advocacy, empowerment, violence prevention and intervention, services and education.

The Women’s Crisis & Family Outreach Center (WCFOC) values the individual diversity of all employees, volunteers, clients, and supporters of our violence prevention programs. Differences and distinguishing factors provide experiences, viewpoints, and ideas that can strengthen and enrich our work. Our goal is to create an evolving environment that is inclusive, respectful, and equitable, and to welcome and be accessible to all populations of clients in order to accomplish the mission of the WCFOC.

Incorporated in 1985, the Women’s Crisis & Family Outreach Center (WCFOC) was founded by a small group of concerned neighbors who recognized the need for services for victims of domestic violence in what was then mostly rural areas of central Colorado. The WCFOC now serves the rural, suburban, and urban areas of Douglas, Elbert, Lincoln and Cheyenne Counties and the eastern plains of Colorado. We are the only shelter facility between Denver and Colorado Springs.

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The WCFOC opposes the use of violence as a means of control over others and supports equality in relationships. We strive to assist victims in assuming power over their lives and choosing options which afford them and their families a life free from violence. We recognize that violence affects the entire family, with each member requiring support and education in order to stop the cycle of violence. It is our ultimate vision to assist in ending violence in the lives of all people.

Today, the WCFOC has a staff of almost 30 and a volunteer base exceeding 100 individuals to carry out our mission. On an annual basis, we provide positive prevention and intervention, safety and hope, education and awareness to almost 15,000 people each year.