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Through These Doors is feeling a collective broken heart at the death of Juliet Holmes-Smith. As many in our community know, Juliet was a visionary and a worker, an advocate who never tired of striving to make the world a better place. Her obituary tells the story of a woman with a strong sense of … Continued

Through These Doors, staff and volunteers have been busy at work since the stay-at-home orders were put in place, and the general response to COVID-19 was initiated. Remote work brings its challenges, but we were determined to be there to provide services for people living in fear of an abuser and for people living with … Continued

Through These Doors acknowledges and provides advocacy respectful of nuances in the LGBTQIA+ community. In 2019, at least 10% of the LGBTQIA+ survivors that TTD served experienced violence from a partner of a different gender. Abuse in LGBTIA+ relationships is not confined to same-sex violence. Bisexual, pansexual, and transgender individuals can be in heterosexual relationships. … Continued

Through These Doors has continued to provide shelter to survivors of domestic violence during the current pandemic. The staff at TTD have been working hard to keep survivors safe creatively! We are proud to stay that our shelter has remained free of outbreaks, which we continue to feel grateful for. During May, we sheltered a total … Continued

A big thank you to donors and supporters who contributed to our first-ever Facebook fundraising event. We exceeded our campaign goal and heard from many new people wanting to donate money or time to the effort. Thank you! We are pleased to have remained available by phone throughout the stay-at-home order, having more advocates on … Continued

Welcome to the launch of Through These Doors’ new website. Since our original website was created, we have changed our name to Through These Doors and added innovative new services, including Violence Intervention programming. The website is a primary tool for people learning about Through These Doors and reaching out to us. Our new site’s … Continued