07/28/2026
๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐โ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ธโ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐โ๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐๐ผ ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ.
Since 1966, Family Counseling and Shelter Services has supported individuals and families during some of the most difficult moments of their lives.
๐๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ, ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ:
โข ๐ฏ,๐ด๐ด๐ญ ๐ป๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ฟ
โข ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ฌ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐น๐
โข ๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ณ ๐ป๐ผ๐ป๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฐ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐
Today, our agency is facing serious financial and staffing challenges that require immediate action. State and federal funding for these essential services has declined, and collectively, that funding is projected to decrease by an additional **25% this year**.
Our counseling services have been paused, and our counseling office will officially close on August 15 following the end of its lease. The conclusion of the lease presented an opportunity to reduce expenses, reevaluate our operations and begin building a more sustainable path forward.
Our domestic violence shelter, Sunrise House, is also temporarily unable to accept residents while we address staffing shortages and ensure shelter staff receive the training required by our funding partners.
๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐ฐ/๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ผ๐๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.
Our highest priority is reopening and preserving Sunrise House. It is the only domestic violence shelter in Monroe County, and the need for emergency safety, support and advocacy has not gone away.
The organizationโs executive director recently retired, and an interim executive director has been appointed. The interim director and board are conducting a comprehensive review of the agencyโs finances, funding, staffing and operations. We are committed to sharing verified information and communicating transparently as this work continues.
To help build a more sustainable future for Sunrise House, we are also launching the Sunrise Society, a new community of monthly donors committed to keeping shelter and support available in Monroe County.
Monthly giving provides dependable support we can plan around as we work to rebuild staffing, maintain our 24/7 hotline and reopen the shelter responsibly.
Community members may join the Sunrise Society or make a one-time donation through our secure Zeffy campaign:
๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ท๐ผ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/become-a-sunrise-society-member
We will also hold a community liquidation sale at our counseling office on August 10 and 11 from noon to 6 p.m. Furniture, office supplies and other items will be available for purchase. Proceeds will support our efforts to stabilize the organization and preserve essential domestic violence services.
For nearly 60 years, Family Counseling and Shelter Services has existed because Monroe County believed survivors deserved somewhere safe to turn. We still believe thatโand we are asking our community to stand with us again.
Please donate, attend the sale, share this message and help us keep safety here in Monroe County.
**Community Liquidation Sale**
August 10โ11
12โ6 p.m.
14930 Laplaisance Road, Suite 106
24/7 Domestic Violence Hotline:
(734) 242-7233 (SAFE)
๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ท๐ผ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/become-a-sunrise-society-member
Anyone experiencing immediate danger should call 911.
