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purpose and history
MISSION
Crossroads advocates for and provides a safe environment for victims of domestic and interpersonal abuse and violence in Colorado, while promoting positive change through education, awareness and intervention.
VISION
The purpose of this organization shall include, but not be limited to, creating alternatives that address the spectrum of domestic and interpersonal abuse and violence, from prevention to intervention.
HISTORY
1977
Ruth Edwards of the district attorney's office and Linda Miller from Colorado Mental Health (LCMH) develop a task force of law enforcement, community agencies, and women's organizations providing more inter-agency coordination and continuity of service provisions to battered women. Police officers distribute a card promoting the task force to victims of domestic violence, and posters and radio campaigns draw women seeking help. It becomes apparent that the primary need of battered women is a safe refuge for their children and themselves.
1979
The City of Fort Collins awards $100,000 in block grants to secure a shelter facility. The Battered Women's Task Force is incorporated and elects a board of directors.
August: The United Way admits the Battered Women's Task Force as a first-year agency.
August: The United Way admits the Battered Women's Task Force as a first-year agency.
1980
January: A house is purchased for use as a battered women's shelter.
May: Renovations begin on the house. At a meeting, the board chooses Crossroads as the name of the shelter.
July 2: An open house is held and donors and community members view the new four-bedroom facility, which could house as many as 13 people.
August 12: The doors of the Safehouse open. Within two hours the shelter is at capacity.
December: Crossroads holds its first fundraising event. The Las Vegas Night fundraiser at the Northern Hotel nets $2,500.
May: Renovations begin on the house. At a meeting, the board chooses Crossroads as the name of the shelter.
July 2: An open house is held and donors and community members view the new four-bedroom facility, which could house as many as 13 people.
August 12: The doors of the Safehouse open. Within two hours the shelter is at capacity.
December: Crossroads holds its first fundraising event. The Las Vegas Night fundraiser at the Northern Hotel nets $2,500.
1982
In July, the first annual Fabric of Legacies Quilt Fundraiser is held. Over twenty-five years later, it continues to be an important event for Crossroads, netting thousands of dollars each year.
1986
The City of Fort Collins purchases and renovates a second facility to add three bedrooms, office space, and a connecting children's playroom.
1995
Crossroads completes a major addition, adding over 4,000 square feet of residential and office space and increasing accessibility to women with disabilities.
2005
Crossroads is awarded a federal transitional housing grant that allows the agency to open nine transitional housing units to women who have completed their six-week stay at the shelter.
Crossroads receives a federal grant to create Bringing Justice Home, which provides free legal representation to domestic violence and sexual assault survivors in the five northwest counties of Colorado, including Larimer.
In December, an outreach facility is made possible due to the generosity of Wendy and Mark Cohen, who lost their daughter two years earlier when she was killed by a police impersonator. The new facility is named The Lacy Miller Outreach Center of Crossroads Safehouse, or Lacy's Place.
Crossroads receives a federal grant to create Bringing Justice Home, which provides free legal representation to domestic violence and sexual assault survivors in the five northwest counties of Colorado, including Larimer.
In December, an outreach facility is made possible due to the generosity of Wendy and Mark Cohen, who lost their daughter two years earlier when she was killed by a police impersonator. The new facility is named The Lacy Miller Outreach Center of Crossroads Safehouse, or Lacy's Place.
2007
With the continued support of Wendy and Mark Cohen, Crossroads expands Lacy's Place and changes the name to Crossroads Safehouse Outreach Center.
Over the past thirty years, Crossroads has added a variety of services to the surrounding community in addition to the Safehouse. These services forward Crossroads' mission of promoting positive change through education, awareness and intervention.
Over the past thirty years, Crossroads has added a variety of services to the surrounding community in addition to the Safehouse. These services forward Crossroads' mission of promoting positive change through education, awareness and intervention.
