Financial Support
Celebrating 20 Years of Safety, Healing, and Justice
On June 14th, 2005, the Cocoon Shelter opened its doors in Wood County. What began as a vision rooted in advocacy, compassion, and a mission to support survivors of intimate partner violence, has transformed into “The Cocoon” serving as Wood County’s only comprehensive domestic and sexual violence advocacy agency and emergency shelter. We have grown into a vital resource, beacon of hope, and trusted community partner across the region.
Your investment in our mission provides safety, healing, and justice for more than 800 individual survivors, their children, even their pets, annually.
Thank you for joining us in standing with survivors!
Jeanelle's Story
My daughter and I arrived at The Cocoon on a sweltering summer night with nothing but fear in our hearts and a small bag of belongings. When I had decided that this was the day we were leaving, we had just one hour to escape while our abuser was running an errand. That might sound like a lot of time, but when terror is pulsing through your veins, it feels like mere seconds.
Our abuser controlled every aspect of our lives, including our finances. When we walked through The Cocoon’s doors, I didn’t have a dollar to my name. The thing about financial abuse is that it is invisible to the outside world, but it’s just as crippling as a bruise. It traps you. It silences you. It makes leaving feel impossible.
When we got to The Cocoon, my daughter and I had nothing but each other. Thanks to their staff and a commitment to providing all services to survivors completely free of charge, we found everything that we needed to start over away from our abuser.
Program Support
The Cocoon exists to provide safety, healing, and justice for survivors of domestic and sexual violence, their children, and all others affected by abuse. We also provide educational outreach throughout the community. Learn more about our programs below and see how your donation can make a difference.
Safe Shelter Program
Safe housing options are essential for survivors of domestic and sexual violence. We provide emergency safe housing to more than 75 adults and children each year. Your support will help us continue to provide a safe haven.
- Monthly Program Cost: $6,500
prevention & Education
Breaking the cycle of domestic and sexual violence is critical to reducing victimization and trauma in our community. Your support will help us work with community members to create change and stop violence before it happens.
- Monthly Program Cost: $12,000
Crisis Support Services
Services for survivors are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, at NO COST to the survivor. The Cocoon responds to more than 7,000 calls annually from more than 800 survivors who need our help. Your support ensures that survivors have access to services, support, and safety planning at their most critical time of need.
- Monthly Program Cost: $5,000
- One Week 24/7 On-Call Crisis Support: $525
Legal Access Program
Access to legal remedies allows survivors to achieve safety, stability, and justice. Your support will help The Cocoon provide court advocacy and linkages to attorneys for survivors needing to navigate criminal court cases, as well as, divorce, custody, and protection order hearings.
- Monthly Program Cost: $10,000
- One Hour Legal Representation: $75
Children's Programming
We house more than 20 children in our emergency shelter each year and support more than 800 families in the community. Programs include onsite trauma counseling, healing spaces, activities, and peer support. Your support will help us reduce the effects of trauma on children who’ve been exposed to domestic or sexual violence.
- Monthly Program Cost: $2,300
- One Hour Children's Counseling: $50
transportation
The Cocoon helps coordinate more than 1,500 requests for transportation to medical, counseling, legal, and child-related appointments each and every year. Your support will help ensure that survivors and their children have access to the methods of transportation need to ensure their long-term stability and success.
- Monthly Program Cost: $500
- One Week Of Transportation: $25
safe Pets Program
Domestic violence, child abuse, and animal abuse frequently occur simultaneously in a family. Your support will provide pet-friendly spaces, food, and other necessities so that survivors won’t have to choose between fleeing abuse and the safety of their pets.
- Monthly Program Cost: $100
economic Empowerment Program
Financial abuse is often the main reason domestic violence survivors stay with or return to an abusive partner. Your support will help us provide survivors with the tools needed to create financial stability, including budgeting, credit repair, employment, and matched savings opportunities.
- Monthly Program Cost: $1,700
