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DOVES provides a 24/7 emergency safe shelter and assists with Emergency and Interpersonal Protective Orders after hours to victims of abuse in our community.
Call Our Crisis Line: (800) 221-4361

We provide safe shelter for those fleeing from intimate partner violence and help them transition back into society.

DOVES serves victims in Bath, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan and Rowan Counties. Our staff is trained to provide guidance, information and compassionate support in a way that helps vulnerable individuals take control of their lives.

Our commitment to victims of intimate partner violence is not limited to the families in our shelter. We also have a variety of outreach services for individuals in need of help.

DOVES also is committed to preventing future incidents of intimate partner violence through public awareness and education efforts.

Support Survivors

Our Full-Time Team

Jamie Bowman
Economic Empowerment Specialist
Mary Caudill
House Manager/ESG Specialist
Kristi Bauer
House Manager
Tammy Boggs
Grants & Contract Administrator
Jackie Demmon
Child Advocate
Meghan Baird
Case Manager
Tiffany Fannin
Victim Advocate
Sienna O’Neal
Legal Advocate
Natasha Cherosky
Night Manager, Statistician
Kelli Petronella
Executive Director
Andrea Withrow
Case Manager, Outreach Coordinator
Melissa Cooper
Assistant Director

Our Part-Time Victim Advocates

Victim Advocates provide a vital support role for survivors as they leave an abusive home and navigate their new lives.

Madison Teegarden
Victim Advocate
Logan Adkins
Victim Advocate
Elizabeth Bowman
Victim Advocate
Olyvia Conn
Victim Advocate
Sabrina Shafer Evans
Victim Advocate
Hanna Mills
Victim Advocate
Derek McClain
Victim Advocate
Cassie Kinney
Victim Advocate
Kristen James
Victim Advocate
Sarah Back
Victim Advocate

Our Board of Directors

Royia Manley
President
Rhonda Sloan
Vice President
Ashley Adkins
Secretary
Tonya Thoroughman
Treasurer
Charlotte Mullins
Board Member
Elizabeth Reynolds
Board Member
Jenny Ison
Board Member
Benjamin Hayes, DO
Board Member

Partners / Funders

Victim Advocates provide a vital support role for survivors as they leave an abusive home and navigate their new lives.

ESG
Kentucky Colonels
Legal Aid of the Bluegrass
Kentucky Housing Corporation
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
United Way of the Bluegrass
ZEROV

Join Our Team!

Dedicated community members are always welcome to join the effort to help victims of domestic violence. Whether you would like to volunteer, donate or are looking for a position with our agency, we would love to hear from you
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Find a shelter near you.

DOVES of Gateway provides services to the Gateway counties of Rowan, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan and Bath.

All Kentucky counties are covered by one of the 15 sister shelters of ZeroV, Kentucky’s coalition of domestic violence shelters and services.