Crossroads and the Board of Directors are committed to replacing this Safehouse with an adequately-sized, secure, energy-efficient, and functional facility that will last the community for decades. After many months of research and planning by staff and volunteers, a facility was donated by a generous community member. The building is a 28,860 square-foot nursing home, originally constructed in the late 1950’s and expanded in the 1960’s and 1970’s. The building’s appraised value is $2.5 million. While it needs renovation, this facility is ideal for Crossroads’ needs.

Once this facility is remodeled for Crossroads’ requirements and brought up to current City of Fort Collins’ standards, Crossroads can face the future knowing it has adequate rooms to properly safehouse all residents in imminent danger from their abusers; the appropriate services for these residents, including the children; and a cost-effective facility for the agency.

future facility

With the generous donation of an abandoned nursing home, Crossroads has an ideal location for its new Safehouse. The facility will be redesigned and updated to meet the requirements of the City of Fort Collins’ code, including new wiring, insulation, energy-efficient windows, and security.

The design of the facility is based on extensive research conducted over two years by Crossroads’ staff and volunteers. From surveys, site visits to other safehouses, focus groups, staff and resident feedback, and information from state and national organizations, a picture emerged of a facility that will be an asset to the community and life-saving to some of her most traumatized and endangered residents, now and well into the future.

The new Safehouse design meets the needs of the residents, the staff and the agency. Residents need functional living space that allows them to rebuild their lives in safety. Since nearly one-half of our residents are children, areas were specifically designated as indoor and outdoor facilities where they can safely play. Women have kitchens where they can prepare their family’s food; computers so they can look for jobs, childcare, and permanent living arrangements; and medical facilities and a chapel/meditation room so they can rejuvenate body and soul.

The facility has been separated into groups of bedrooms that share living space and kitchens. Each group of rooms has two advocates’ offices so they can effectively lead the families through the recovery process. Agency administrative and legal offices are concentrated in one wing for easy access and efficiency.

As time goes on and our community grows, the new facility will have the necessary space to grow with it.

Since nearly one-half of our residents are children, areas were specifically designated as indoor and outdoor facilities where they can safely play.