Hope's Safe Haven

09/03/2026

Kids are never "just" witnesses.

Research finds child abuse and partner abuse overlap in 30 to 60% of families. Where one is happening, look for the other — and when a child is living in it, they're living in it whether or not anyone lays a hand on them.

If that's your house, or a house you're worried about, call us. Free, confidential, any hour.

24/7 Hotline · Polk 417.399.6744 · Dallas 417.383.5023

08/31/2026

Congratulations to Hope's Safe Haven for receiving an FHLB Member Impact Fund grant! 🎉 As a 24/7 crisis hotline and emergency shelter for survivors of domestic and sexual violence, Hope’s Safe Haven provides a vital lifeline in our community. This grant will help complete unrenovated areas of their new building, creating dedicated space for on-site support groups and programming, while updating the exterior to ensure a welcoming, dignified entry for survivors arriving in crisis.

We are proud to partner with Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines to support nonprofits doing such important work in our community!

08/20/2026

🌟⚾️Bolivar, MO Hope's Safe Haven (HSH) to coincide with National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, will be hosting their First Annual Coed Softball Tournament, Saturday, October 17. With games starting at 8am. ✨

Cost per team $250. This will be a 6x4 (men/women) format. 1-1 count, with no courtesy.
💫Please, no senior or altered bats. Four homeruns per game.
Homerun bands $10. Women's bands $10 (a single turns into a double, double to a triple, etc.). Homerun Derby $20. Team winners will receive rings. Homerun Derby winner will receive a trophy.

For more information, and /or questions, please contact Drew Perry, event coordinator.

HSH provides immediate and long-term safety to victims of domestic and sexual violence and their children through a hotline, victims' services, emergency shelter and placement in a safe facility, and connection to community resources.

08/06/2026

Know a good gate installer?

We're gathering quotes to turn this manual gate into a motorized sliding gate — better security for the property, and easier access for delivery trucks.

Send us a message or tag someone who does this kind of work. Local recommendations welcome.

Office: (417) 777-3229

07/30/2026

A small ask, and we don't make them often.

If you have a minute, would you invite your friends to follow this page?

Go to our page → tap the three dots → tap "Invite friends" → invite everyone you can.

That's it. It takes about a minute.

We're not chasing numbers. We're trying to make sure that when someone in Polk County needs this number, it's already sitting in their feed. If this gets our hotline in front of one person who needs it, it was worth the minute.

24/7 Hotline: (417) 399-6744

07/29/2026

Some news from us.

We've partnered with VisualWorks Design to help us reach more of the people who need us. Here's what's coming:
→ A new website
→ Updated outreach across our community
→ New ways for you to get involved

We're also pursuing funding to expand what we're able to offer in Polk County.

Make sure you're following us so you don't miss what's coming.

Every survivor deserves a place to land. Thank you for helping us be that place.

24/7 Hotline: (417) 399-6744

07/19/2026

THANK GOODNESS!! After over a month and a half missing, our shelter cat Tito has made his way back to us. We owe a huge thank you to Nikki Wise who answered his cries of distress and took the time to post on FB and reach out to us while keeping him safely contained last night until he was picked up and delivered home! We are so grateful!

06/23/2026

What is Domestic Violence?

06/08/2026

04/29/2026

Hope's Safe Haven participated in the 2026 Denim Day by wearing denim, an international campaign to protest victim-blaming in sexual assault cases and support survivors.

Denim Day 2026 is observed on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. It is a global campaign held during Sexual Assault Awareness Month where people wear denim to protest victim-blaming and support survivors of sexual violence. The movement began after a 1992 Italian Supreme Court ruling overturned a r**e conviction because the victim wore tight jeans.