SPAN’s Shelter Celebrates 10 Years
SPAN celebrates the shelter’s 10 year anniversary. SPAN Shelter opened in 2008, with 27 beds and increased the organization’s capacity to house survivors for up to six weeks by 60%. Since opening its doors, the shelter facility has provided 92,802 night stays to 2,711 adults and 985 children. Hundreds of
SPAN celebrates 3rd Year of the JUL-IPA Festival
SPAN partners with West End Tavern to celebrate the third year of the JUL-IPA Festival. In 2015, JUL-IPA was held at The Millennium Harvest House and was the start of a great fundraising tradition and partnership between SPAN and The West End Tavern. To this day, we continue to celebrate
SPAN Legal Advocacy Director Presents Law Enforcement Appreciation Award
SPAN legal advocacy director Veronica Horn presents the Boulder Police Department with the Annual Law Enforcement Appreciation Award. This appreciation is awarded to law enforcement officers that have demonstrated outstanding support and service to survivors of domestic violence in the community.
SPAN Holds Bully Prevention at an Elementary School
Elizabeth De Money, former SPAN education specialist, holding an elementary school bully-prevention curriculum that SPAN created.
SPAN Receives United Way Check to Support Building of Shelter
SPAN receives a check from Foothills United Way to support the new shelter relocation project (the new shelter was completed in 2008).
SPAN Celebrates 8th Annual 5K Pledge Walk
SPAN celebrates 8th Annual 5K Pledge Walk, Walk The Talk, an annual pledge walk to take steps towards ending violence in the Boulder community. SPAN partnered with El Centro, AMISTAD, Boulder Asian Pacific Alliance and Colorado Indian Education Association to raise money for each organization.
Colorado Legislature Passes First Laws to Provide State Funding for DV Programs
The Colorado legislature passes the first laws to provide state funding for domestic violence programs. Similar legislation was first introduced in the early 1980s. As a result of the legislation, SPAN applied for and received a grant to create a part-time Crisis Line Support position at the shelter.
Anne Tapp becomes new SPAN Executive Director
Anne Tapp, Boulder County Safehouse shelter program director from 1991-1997, becomes the new executive director.
SPAN and the Boulder County Rape Crisis Team Create a Peer Education Program for Teens
Safehouse collaborates with the Boulder County Rape Crisis Team to create a Peer Education Program for educating teens about dating violence, sexual assault and sexual harassment. This is now the Peers Building Justice (PBJ) program with MESA.
SPAN breaks ground on the SPAN Outreach Center
SPAN breaks ground on the SPAN Outreach Center. The Outreach Center was built from the ground up with the intent of serving domestic violence survivors on an outreach basis. One of the first public domestic violence outreach centers in the state, the center’s architect, Steven Walsh, designed the building with
Boulder County Safehouse celebrates 10 years
Boulder County Safehouse celebrates 10 years of service to the community.
First Chocolate Lover’s Fling Held
400 people attend the 1st Chocolate Lovers’ Fling at Hilton Harvest House.
Shelter named Boulder County Safehouse
Shelter named Boulder County Safehouse.
Safehouse Facility is Fully Operational
Safehouse facility is fully operational, offering 24-hour services. In its first year, safehouse has a staff of three and 25 volunteers.
Boulder County Women’s Resource Center becomes the official owner of ‘Safehouse,’
Boulder County Women’s Resource Center becomes the official owner of ‘Safehouse,’ a home for women and children in crisis situations.
Boulder County Women’s Resource Center begins a Volunteer-based Program
Boulder County Women’s Resource Center begins a volunteer-based program of emergency housing for women. After five months, the 10-12 emergency providers were exhausted by the high volume of requests for shelter, serving 800 women in just one year.
