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Empowering individuals and families to end the cycle of domestic abuse
Your safety is essential. We’re here to help you get safe and to provide support and encouragement to help you rebuild your life, free of abuse.
The many ways in which you contribute your time, talents and financial support are deeply appreciated. We are truly grateful for all that you do!
Forbes House is the only domestic violence shelter located in Lake County, Ohio. Our private location provides an ideal place for survivors in Northeast Ohio to heal from the trauma of abuse and rebuild their lives.
No one deserves to be in an unhealthy relationship. Help and support are available through counseling, support groups, advocacy, safety planning and crisis intervention. All services are provide free of charge. We believe that limited resources should not be a barrier for anyone who needs help. Our resources will help you begin your journey to healing and wholeness.
Forbes House is here to listen and help you regain control of your life and achieve independence.
We provide a safe haven for anyone seeking an abuse free life. The shelter is secure and staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Peer support and coordination of community resources to help survivors rebuild their lives.
Support comes in many forms at Forbes House. The most common, emotional support is provided through peer and licensed counseling.
Our team of trained professional are here to make sure that you get the help you need.
The holiday season typically brings warmth, peace, and joy! For most, it is a time to celebrate with friends and family. But for some, it means another not-so-silent night marked by hurtful words, violence and fear. Domestic violence forces many families to leave their homes to seek refuge and safety at the most “wonderful” time of year. For one in three women and one in four men it is not so “wonderful”.
This holiday season, Forbes House is providing that refuge—a safe haven where survivors can rest, heal, and dream of a brighter, abuse-free future. For some, it’s a sense of relief; for others, the fear of the unknown still lingers. Yet here, they are supported, secure, and never alone.
Your generous support keeps our 24-hour crisis line answered year-round and provides safe shelter, essentials, and compassionate care. Your gift helps us turn nights of fear into silent nights of peace, hope and calm.
Please won’t you help us this holiday season, to give the gift of a silent night of safe shelter and a peace-filled new year.
Lake County’s ONLY domestic violence shelter is the ideal place for survivors from across Northeast Ohio to heal from the trauma of abuse and rebuild their lives.
Forbes House is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
This publication or item was supported by grant number 2020-CA-003-430 awarded by the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, through the Ohio Attorney General’s Office.
