Peace House

Frank Lynch

8 months ago

Just did a service visit with some of my co workers and am just grateful that there is a place in our community that supports this very critical need.

Traci D. Love (totga2025)

8 months ago

Bed Bugs.🤮 It was awesome at first. Then the facade faded & masks slipped. A lot of the Staff were great but many were completely unqualified for such a mature & heavy situation/subject matter like Domestic Violence, Human Trafficking Survivors etc. They didn't seemed skilled at that at all. Or even Counseling really. Not sure if they have degrees in Counseling or Nursing? I left early, without a single counseling session & WITHOUT Housing like they advertise. The TOOK my Service Dog & kept her through the Thanksgiving holiday, based on threats & ridiculous LIES & actually what another woman has just done. I needed her with me! They kept her away for 10 days as I watched other Clients' pet dogs pee on the carpets & their owners totally disregarding any of the rules! Only a couple of nights after my Service Dog was taken away for no reason, I absolutely believe someone broke into my keypad-locked bedroom, drugged me - possibly from the common kitchen food (?) ... & physically assaulted me. I woke up around 3am in excruciating pain & could barely stand or walk on my left leg. I spent the next 4 days limping, in severe pain, trying to muster through. And no Staff talked to me about it as they saw me limp by??? Oddly silent. I had serious problems with Stalkers going in, 1 in particular, and to think that person was able to get into my numerically locked private room, while INSIDE a "Women's Domestic Violence Shelter" that is a fortress with locks on every door & cameras everywhere AND gated, locked fences etc., is terrifying. I & my dog were/are traumatized because of what happened to us at "Peace House". I keep hearing similar stories of other women who have stayed there. They need to absolutely change their advertising from a "Woman's Domestic Violence Shelter" because it is not. Not qualified. More of a halfway house for druggies & alcoholics. I absolutely do NOT recommend sending any loved one here.

Sylvan Nemo

a year ago

Peace House (PH) is a nice building, which is why I will give it one star. The definition of PH is “the road to Hell is paved with good intentions.” This is probably being charitable. PH caused more trauma for me than it helped me. PH is based on a model of fear and assumptions that survivors- those who trust PH by leaving everything they have to to make a better life for themselves and their children- are somehow doing this because they want handouts. From the moment you enter, it’s explicitly and every day held over your head that you must soon leave. Yet, they do NOTHING to set you up for leaving. I left PH with no protective order- their legal team is “nice” and then absolutely inept. I left with no housing- I came to realize this was actually the rule, not the exception. I left with no job, no money, and with more trauma than I started, mainly due to the so-called “advocates.” The advocates at PH are glorified babysitters. They are paid as such and to my understanding have little to no training. I spent more of my time cleaning up the emotional and interpersonal messes they created among residents, as well as comforting them for their ridiculous mistakes!, than I ever got help from them. I’m lucky that their mistakes and immaturity didn’t cause any serious ramifications for my personal situation or legal case, but I was a lucky one. They are advocates in name only, not advocates trained by OVW as you see at other shelters. I didn’t write this review for a long time because I don’t want to ever deter people from leaving a dangerous situation. But there are at least three other DV shelters within a couple hours of PH- I really recommend looking into them first. Good luck and stay strong anyone who is reading this. Xo

AnnaConda

a year ago

At first it seemed wonderful compared to the Geraldine Ford Women's Center in Salt Lake City. The rooms are large and you have a kitchen to cook your own food. I came to realize a few weeks later after staying there that it's just a nice prison cell with no transportation to SLC or anywhere directly from the shelter. They discharge you from the shelter for no reason once your time is up at the emergency shelter, which is supposed to be 30 days. They did extend it for a few weeks but did nothing to help me get into housing. PH uses an extension called Net Nanny on the computers they give survivors to use that blocks all job applications and legal research but allows in porn. Employees drive take vacations to Disney Land and drive to the shelter in Porsches but are prohibited by contract from giving you rides to find a safe place to live. The full time legal representative won't refer you to attorneys to hold abusers accountable for "legal reasons." A fancy holding cell that protects you from frostbite but is designed to keep you from moving forward. I have a video on pinned to my highlights on X @AnnaConda4u documenting Net Nanny blocking legal research and job applications. Unconscionable!

Luis Sosa

5 years ago

This place is way over the head of any expectations that anybody can have, it is a superb place to stay in those circumstances of aggressive behavior at home that tragically a few people experiences. What it makes this spot so exceptional is the great individuals that works there. Continuously prepared to help on any need you may have, a major grin, a warm welcome, no judgements, consistently there for you all day, every day. It's a non profit organization, donations are always welcome as also well needed. If you are in a situation of domestic violence in need of a safe shelter to stay don't hesitate and call them.