Hope you can join us. You can make a difference in a local family's life by helping Empowerhouse; supporting survivors of domestic violence since 1978.

Over the past 11 years, your donations have added up. We have raised over $111,5000 for Empowerhouse.

Empowerhouse is a nonprofit, 501(C)3 Virginia accredited domestic violence program serving Fredericksburg, Caroline, King George, Spotsylvania, and Stafford. We have provided services to the community for 47 years. We continue to have many helping and educational programs offered throughout the community including our secret shelter, a 24-hour hotline (540-373-9373), victim advocacy, children’s services, support groups for victims, teens and children, Spanish language and culturally relevant services, transition in-place housing assistance, court advocacy, accompaniment to court and healthcare visits, teen dating violence prevention, as well as batterer intervention programs.

Did you know:
• Nationally, 1 in 4 women have experienced severe physical violence by an intimate partner?
• Every 5 days a Virginian is killed as a result of family violence?
• In this area, law enforcement responds to over 6,500 domestic related calls for service in one year?
• Empowerhouse shelters as many children as we do adults, over 100 adults and 100 children each year?

LAST YEAR, EMPOWERHOUSE:

Helped more than 4,100 people make a new start.
Provided shelter and housing to over 330 people; over
half were children.
Responded to more than 1,900 people through our 24-
hour hotline.
Supported more than 300 children and teens with
trauma-informed advocacy, housing, activities, and
group programs, plus an additional 3,900 youth with
Healthy Relationship Classroom Presentations.
Assisted nearly 900 individuals with court advocacy and
hospital accompaniment.
Provided bi-cultural, bi-lingual support to 179 individuals
with our Latina services.
Reached 5,500 people at over 300 community
engagements.

With you by our sides, we have the Power to Make Things Better!

If you, or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, please call Empowerhouse’s free, confidential 24-hour Hotline at (540) 373-9373.

15th Annual Super Bowl Party (2026)

By Empowerhouse

15th Annual Super Bowl Party (2026)

Hosted by Linda Sherman, Wendy Rogers, Bernadine Hayes, Vicki Crowder, Sarah Connell, Kathy Anderson, Lupe Sigman, and Sharon Westerlund