Partners of DomesticShelters.org

By the Pixel has been there from the beginning with DomesticShelters.org, helping launch the site in 2014. They design and develop leading-edge digital solutions while maintaining a strong focus on our clients' unique needs and goals. From complex web applications to responsive websites, our incredible attention to detail and ability to balance emerging trends with proven practices in digital design and development empowers us to deliver the highest quality product possible.

Thread Talk™ (Charlotte, NC) makes gorgeous, super soft and eco-friendly blankets that wrap you up in confidence, serenity, love and happiness. The business exists to empower women and support victims of domestic violence. A portion of proceeds of each Thread Talk™ purchase goes to DomesticShelters.org to help provide critical wish list items for domestic violence shelters nationwide.

The Amazing Flameless Candle (Scottsdale, AZ) creates the most innovative flameless candle solutions found anywhere, working alongside both leading consumer retailers and the most recognizable brands in the hospitality industry to develop new applications for candles that have never previously been considered. It regularly engages its customer base to raise funds to support DomesticShelters.org.

Aura, the leader in intelligent safety solutions, provides all-in-one digital protection for consumers. They understand that the online safety needs of each individual are unique and require a personalized solution. By bringing together security, privacy and parental controls on an intelligent platform, Aura makes adaptive and proactive digital safety accessible to everyone. 

CAP60 is the #1 software solution for Victim Services agencies. By using their fully-encrypted system, you can easily input and access each client's sensitive information. When it comes to reporting, seamlessly export all client demographics, services, unduplicated client counts, and other key metrics to satisfy funder requirements.

Part of the IPG Health Network, Neon is a full-service healthcare agency that lights the way with innovative, creative solutions to the biggest challenges of life-saving brands. With a boutique agency feel backed by big network resources and an entrepreneurial spirit, Neon works across a number of audiences and channels – from HCP and DTC/DTP to digital engagement, patient support and more. The agency delivers a diversified offering and depth of expertise that includes strategic planning, medical strategy, health literacy, engagement planning, user experience, technology and development, branding and design.

OhanaLink Purple shines a light on domestic violence through the first in the market system that enables agencies to provide services to clients in a new way while also providing victims of domestic violence with safe, secure, non-traceable communication, resources and tools.

Personal safety is a basic human necessity. 1 in 4 women and 1 in 9 men experience intimate partner violence (source: NCADV). Nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the US, which equates to more than 10 million in a single year (source: NCADV). Humans need healthy connections. eBodyGuard Corp. is a public safety company whose mission is to create disruptive technology to bridge gaps. With a simple touch of the SOS button or by saying “eBodyGuard Now”, the audio of your scene is recorded and utilized for the court process later. No more “he said/she said” with eBodyGuard. Finally—this is the tech that provides justice enhancement and gives victims the voice they need. By partnering with DomesticShelters.org, it is our goal to bridge the safety gap within our communities, to disrupt the cycle of violence, and to reduce the number of victims in America. eBodyGuard creates safety through connection!

Did you know that 8 out of 10 domestic violence cases are dismissed because of a lack of evidence and victims too scared to testify? VictimsVoice helps survivors become more willing and credible witnesses by making sure they collect the RIGHT evidence in the RIGHT way so advocates can better serve their needs, investigators can build a better case and prosecutors can more effectively and appropriately hold abusers accountable. Victims and survivors who need to document evidence can reach out to one of their partner organizations to receive a card for a free year of use for the platform. 

Safe In Harms’ Way is a Non-Profit Organization with a mission to change the world of those who are recovering from domestic violence. It’s born of an instinct to right wrongs and create an ever-expanding web of goodness. Small steps every day. Small interactions every day. Networking. Connecting people to each other. Sharing ideas. Listening and acknowledging the truth of abuse survivors. Holding abusers accountable. Kindness. Honesty. Polite. Having a great baseline of expectations for people (and acting on “closing the door” if the baseline is not met in a kind way.) Their hope is that as we grow in our mission, more people will want to "hold our hand and change the world".

RedRover is a national animal welfare nonprofit focused on bringing animals out of crisis and strengthening the human-animal bond through emergency sheltering, disaster relief services, financial assistance and humane education. Their domestic violence assistance program allows domestic violence survivors and their pets to escape abuse together so they can begin the healing process together. RedRover’s Safe Housing program provides financial assistance, guidance and support to enable domestic violence shelters to create on- and off-site space to house beloved pets of survivors. When pet-friendly spaces are not available at a shelter, their Safe Escape program provides grants for safely boarding a survivor’s pet up to 90 days, while a survivor is in shelter.

Mary Kay Foundation (Dallas, TX) has contributed $40 million to help stop domestic violence and break the silence since 2000. The Foundation supports DomesticShelters.org financially and uses the website and it’s database of more than 2,900 domestic violence shelters to help review applicants to its Shelter Grant Program.

Academy of Forensic Nursing was created in 2018 by a group of leading forensic nursing scholar/practitioners seeking to to elevate the model and standards of their profession.  Their mission is to link research to practice through dissemination of scholarship, education and service to those affected by and responding to trauma. 

NO MORE (New York, NY) is a financial supporter of DomesticShelters.org and creates public awareness campaigns, provides tools and resources for anti-violence organizations and sparks national and international activism to inspire cultural change and advance societal progress. Search for international resources using their directory. 

FinAbility is a nonprofit building digital tools and resources to financially empower survivors of domestic abuse. Written by survivors and finance experts, FinAbility offers a free, interactive Financial Resource Guide to help you attain financial security and thrive. They also regularly conduct survivor interviews and feedback sessions to inform their product development, compensating survivors $30 an hour for their time. If you are interested in participating, email the FinAbility Team at opportunities@finabilityus.org.

The Ohio State University College of Social Work consists of students and faculty who build stronger communities, celebrate difference, and promote social and economic justice. The College readily collaborates with the social work community to improve and resolve an extensive array of contemporary social problems — making it an integral and valuable resource to the State of Ohio and the nation. Through its Bachelor of Science in Social Work (BSSW), Master’s of Social Work (MSW), and PhD degree programs, the College enables students to experience and explore the knowledge, values, and skills required for professional social work practice and research.

The University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center (UI IPRC) is one of 9 Injury Control Research Centers funded by the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Their mission is to support multidisciplinary academic and community efforts to prevent and control traumatic injuries and violence. 

COVID-19 Task Force on Domestic Violence is a collaboration of leading experts across a range of fields, from Medicine to Criminology, to promote an interdisciplinary approach to addressing domestic violence and home safety during COVID-19. The task force has support from students and faculty from University of Cambridge, Harvard University and George Washington University Law School.

The weWomen study uses the DA-I (Danger Assessment for Immigrant Women) as part of an electronic tool for safety planning and connecting to resources. The study is being led by Dr. Jacquelyn Campbell at Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, along with Dr. Bushra Sabri, Dr. Veronica Njie-Carr and others who are experienced in working with immigrant and refugee women.