Verde Valley Sanctuary

About Us

Our mission is to provide safety, services, and comfort to survivors of domestic and sexual violence.

The Verde Valley Sanctuary (VVS) began more than three decades ago as a grassroots organization of women who were concerned about domestic violence in our community. The original group of volunteers began taking crisis calls in their homes and transporting victims of abuse to the nearest shelters 50-plus miles away in Flagstaff, Prescott, and Phoenix.

Thanks to generous donations from the community, VVS opened the first domestic violence shelter in the Verde Valley region in 1993 with a leased modular home that slept six. Since then, VVS has strategically expanded and now offers comprehensive services for survivors of domestic and sexual violence in both residential and community-based formats.

Our Free Services:

Pet-friendly emergency shelter 24/7/365
Crisis hotline 24/7/365
Transitional housing with a match savings program
Lay legal advocacy
Community based advocacy
Youth violence prevention education
Public outreach and awareness