About Us

In January 1982, the Gillette Abuse Refuge Foundation, Inc. (G.A.R.F.) began providing services in Campbell County, WY. Staffed with twelve volunteers, G.A.R.F. provided advocacy and services to sixty-two adults and eighty-five children in the first four months of operation. In March 1982, G.A.R.F. received funding from the State of Wyoming. This funding allowed G.A.R.F. to expand services and in October of 1982, G.A.R.F. was able to procure a safe house/ shelter for victims of family and sexual violence. By the end of the first year, G.A.R.F. had provided services to 275 victims and housed eighty-eight women and 119 children in our shelter. Services today include shelter, community education, victim advocacy, support groups, protection order assistance, life skills groups, etc.