Content Warning: This article discusses domestic violence. If you are in distress and need someone to talk to, pleasecall the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or text START to 88788.
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Domestic violence shelters in Texas and the U.S. can’t always meet the demand they face nightly. Often, this means survivors are turned away, either back to a dangerous home or just onto the streets.
According to Austin’s The SAFE Alliance, as many as 100 people are turned away on any given night.
SAFE Alliance in Austin talks challenges, resources for domestic violence survivor support
However, an Austin survivor has built a new tool that domestic violence shelters can use instead when they reach capacity. Called Sanctuary, it’s a SaaS (software as a service) platform that offers hotel capacity within a certain radius of the shelter…