SHELTER FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
The Women’s Lodge provides shelter for women and families suffering from domestic abuse and or sexual assault. In addition to shelter and food, services include: rape advocacy, support groups, legal advocacy, and referrals to other service agencies. The Women’s Lodge can sleep 18 women and children before anyone has to sleep on the floor. Two-thirds of our residents are children, since most women bring their children to protect them from the abuser’s violence. The Women’s Lodge crisis hotline can be reached 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at (605) 487-7130.
For emergencies call Law Enforcement at (605) 487-7625 or 911.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Native Americans are raped at a rate nearly double that of rapes reported by all races annually – 3.5 per 1,000 for Natives and 2 per 1,000 for all races. Actual numbers are much higher, because 84% of rapes go unreported. Three-fourths of Native women have experienced some type of sexual assault and or domestic violence in their lives.