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JJ Safehouse's Mission

Our two-fold mission:

1. Provide emergency shelter in hotels for families seeking safety from domestic violence.

2. Provide long-term rehabilitation for victims of domestic violence helping them establish independence and become contributing members of the community.

In 2015 Jennifer Panczyszyn set forth on her goal to build a shelter to give Fulton County families a chance for safety and a fresh start. Once removed from the violent environment, the families are able to begin working with The Fulton County Sheriff and other agencies to get counseling, training, and coaching. “The safe house is a missing piece in the puzzle to help more people in Fulton County,” says Panczyszyn.

The outpouring of support helped move the launch of the rehabilitation facility up three years to 2017. Eventually, JJ SafeHouse hopes to have three safehouses in Fulton County: Archbold, Delta/Swanton, and Wauseon.

The shelters will house 2-3 women and their children through rehabilitation. This long-term strategy will allow the best odds for the families to successfully break the cycle of violence. When they move out of the safe house to begin their new lives, they will be self-sufficient.

FULTON COUNTY spans more than 400 square miles and includes the towns of Archbold, Delta, Assumption, Fulton Township, Fayette, Lyons, Metamora, Swanton, Pettisville and Wauseon Ohio. In 2015, the county had 362 calls to 911 for domestic violence but has no facility to house these battered women and their children.