Mariposa Center For Safety

Mariposa Center For Safety, doing business as the YWCA of Pueblo, is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization registered in SAM.gov since April 2009 that provides critical services to victims of domestic violence and their families across southeastern Colorado. The organization operates as a domestic shelter and victim advocacy service provider, receiving federal grant funding primarily from the U.S. Department of Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services to support vulnerable populations affected by domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking.

The organization's federal grant portfolio demonstrates a sustained commitment to serving domestic violence survivors and enhancing systemic responses to family violence. Mariposa Center For Safety currently holds a $599,774 prime grant from the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the Justice Systems Response to Families Program (CFDA 16.021), which operates from October 2025 through September 2028 and focuses on conducting approximately 900 supervised visits and safe exchanges for families experiencing domestic violence in Pueblo, Bent, Crowley, and Otero Counties, as well as providing continuing education to at least 90 court and legal system personnel on identifying and addressing domestic violence, sexual assault, and related crimes. Previously, the organization received a $550,000 OVW Justice for Families grant (October 2021 through September 2024) for similar justice system support services. Additionally, Mariposa has been a consistent sub-grantee partner with the Colorado Department of Human Services on multiple domestic violence service contracts and with the Colorado Department of Public Safety, receiving funding to provide advocacy and shelter services to crime victims, maintain existing domestic violence programs, and assist in developing new services across Colorado. The organization has also received sub-grant funding from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families through FY2021 FVPSA ARP Act Supplemental awards, and has participated in the Department of Human Services' DVP Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Flex Funds project to provide emergency housing assistance to domestic violence survivors. This extensive sub-grant history, combined with its prime federal awards, indicates Mariposa Center For Safety's established expertise in direct victim services, crisis intervention, safety planning, shelter operations, and collaborative work with justice system and social service agencies.