El Refugio (ERI) operates the Casa Carmel Shelter for battered women and their children, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Temporary shelter is provided for up to 90 days with 30 day reviews. Safety and security are provided along with case management services and educational programs.

Support El Refugio’s Healing Garden Landscaping Project.
We are creating a secured area for anyone receiving services from El Refugio. Support completion of our healing space - purchase a Brick Paver. [ Details and Payment Form PDF ]

Community Men Speaking Out Against Domestic Violence on Gila Mimbres Community Radio.
See the [ Schedule of Stories ] - twenty stories are recorded and we are starting with Judge Hall, a founding member of ERI with a long history of working to bring awareness of DV to the community.

El Refugio's Casa Carmel Shelter can be seen as a doorway to a new life without violence, a doorway to reclaiming control and restoring self-respect. We provide classes that deal with dynamics of domestic violence and ways to break the cycle.

We are able to do this work because of the dedication and work of [ VOLUNTEERS ] from the community.

Guidelines and rules set a safety structure for single women and their children. Women entering the shelter must be self-sufficient and in immediate danger. Arrangements for shelter needed by male victims can be made as needed. El Refugio's goal is to provide the doorway essential to a new life without violence and a path to taking control and restoring self-respect.