Nearly twice as many women and children stayed in the Gateway Domestic Violence Center’s emergency shelter in 2017 compared to the year before, according to a report released by the nonprofit.
In 2016, the domestic violence center helped a combined 127 women and children with emergency shelter. In 2017, that number jumped to 225.
Gateway Center's shelter cases nearly doubled in 2017
Domestic violence agency reports crisis calls up 45 percent over 2016
