MARIETTA — The new CEO of LiveSafe Resources provided a update on the domestic violence shelter at this week’s Marietta Area Council of the Cobb Chamber of Commerce meeting.
Lisa Mello, who has been with LiveSafe since November 2023, was joined by Kim Gresh, owner and president of S.A. White Oil Company and the longest-serving member of LiveSafe’s board.
LiveSafe, formerly the Young Women’s Christian Association of Northwest Georgia, provides emergency shelter, transitional housing, counseling and legal advocacy for those who have been impacted by domestic violence or other forms of abuse.
The organization serves as the state-funded regional protection center for sexual assault victims in Cobb, Paulding and Cherokee counties and offers 24/7 medical exams and advocacy for victims at no cost.
Mello said in 2023, the organization served 169 people of all genders. Of those, 46% were between the ages of 13-44. She said that statewide, thousands of people suffered from some form of sexual abuse last year.