Renovate

Domestic Violence Shelter at Family Shelter Service of Metropolitan Family Services DuPage offers help and hope for survivors of domestic violence as they rebuild their lives

“There’s still help out there, let’s figure out what that help looks like.”
DEBBIE GALVEZ
SAFE HOME COORDINATOR
  • Metro office interior with toys and chairs
  • A kitchen at one of Metro's offices
  • A living room at a Metro facility
  • A kitchen table at a Metro facility

The domestic violence shelter at Family Shelter Service of Metropolitan Family Services DuPage housed residents offsite when safety guidelines prohibited our survivors and their families from living in such close quarters; but the shelter wasn’t empty.

Debbie Galvez, Safe Home Coordinator, managed a renovation project, finishing a much-needed kitchen expansion and enhancing a space families call home when at their most vulnerable.

Now as the shelter welcomes back families, they’ll live in a space better equipped to support them as they rebuild their lives and begin to thrive.

  • Playground at a Metro office

OUR mPACT

1,760 of 136,675 Lives mPowered

Beyond offering shelter, FSS of MFSD provides holistic support and referrals to additional services.