Programs

  • Women's Protective Services

    FOUNDED IN 1978, WOMEN'S PROTECTIVE SERVICES OF LUBBOCK (WPS) WAS ESTABLISHED AS A 501(C)(3) SHELTER PROGRAM FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HAS GROWN IN STRENGTH AND SERVICES OVER THE PAST 47 YEARS TO BECOME THE THIRD LARGEST RESIDENTIAL SHELTER IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. IN 2023-2024, WPS SERVED A TOTAL OF 2,878 ADULT VICTIMS AND THEIR CHILDREN OF WHICH 1,742 WERE UNDUPLICATED. WPS HOTLINE COORDINATOR SPECIALISTS ANSWERED 4,881 HOTLINE CALLS; ISSUED 268 PROTECTIVE ORDER REQUESTS; AND PROVIDED 3,543 SOCIAL SERVICES REFERRALS. THERE WERE 1,058 HOURS OF INDIVIDUAL THERAPY IMPLEMENTED ALONG WITH 2,151 HOURS OF GROUP THERAPY. WPS ALSO PROVIDED 3,552 HOURS OF LEGAL ADVOCACY FOR OUR LOCAL AND 12-COUNTY SERVICE AREA. WPS IS THE ONLY AGENCY THAT PROVIDES CRISIS INTERVENTION, EMERGENCY SHELTER AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO THESE ADULT VICTIMS AND THEIR CHILDREN IN A 10,500 SQUARE-MILE REGION. THE 12 WEST TEXAS COUNTIES WITHIN THE WPS SERVICE AREA INCLUDE: BAILEY, COCHRAN, CROSBY, DICKENS, GARZA, HOCKLEY, KING, LAMB, LUBBOCK, LYNN, TERRY, AND YOAKUM COUNTIES.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Nov 1, 2023 – Oct 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $3M