Gateway Battered Women's Services is the only agency specifically serving victims of family violence in the city of Aurora and Arapahoe County Colorado, including all of the rural cities. Gateway also serves women and children from the surrounding counties who may need our services.

The problem of domestic violence is widespread and affects families of all races, religions and economic lifestyles. It is estimated that half of all families are touched by violence in their homes.

Many women are killed each year by an intimate partner. The trauma suffered by children who witness family violence can result in their becoming the victims and batterers of the next generation.

The cycle must be broken. No one should live in fear of abuse in their own home.