SafeNest’s One Safe Place opened Monday, Oct. 19, at the organization’s Meadows Lane campus. It is Nevada’s first affiliated family justice center and includes space for more than 20 community organizations and service providers.

The center brings together groups including the Clark County District Attorney’s Office, Clark County Family Services, the Children’s Advocacy Center Foundation, Hope Christian Health Center, Signs of Hope, Three Square Food Bank, UNLV’s Survivor Representation and Advocacy Clinic, and the Immigrant Home Foundation.

For Becky Bird, the support could have made a difference when she was trying to rebuild her life after leaving an abusive relationship. Six months after moving back to Las Vegas, she was still dealing with stalking and harassment and searching online for information about getting a restraining order. SafeNest helped her obtain a temporary protective order in 2024. She now volunteers as a court advocate for other survivors.

Bird said leaving the relationship did not end her efforts to find safety. A single place to hear about options, connect with legal help and receive guidance, she said, could have made that process less isolating.

SafeNest officials said clients have often had to take multiple buses to reach different agencies, costing them work hours and adding childcare expenses. Bringing services together is intended to reduce those burdens and spare survivors from having to repeat their stories as they move between providers.

The remodeled campus includes a food pantry, childcare center, private rooms for meetings with caseworkers, group workshop areas and staff meeting rooms. SafeNest said a security system will protect the site. The organization expects the center to help survivors obtain documents, join housing waitlists and find job opportunities more quickly.

SafeNest CEO Liz Ortenburger said the organization began considering an expansion of its Meadows Lane office in 2019. The state provided $9 million for the complex, and SafeNest is seeking another $6.7 million to cover loan costs, she said.

SafeNest serves about 16,000 survivors each year and expects that number to double with the new facility. The approach is part of a national network of roughly 200 family justice or family peace centers that bring professionals from fields such as law, health care and counseling together to support survivors.

The opening comes amid continued concern about domestic violence in Nevada. State data cited at the center’s ribbon-cutting showed 45 domestic-violence deaths in the state last year, including five cases in which a child was present. Most of the homicides occurred in Clark County, and 24 of the victims were women. Nevada reported 14,359 domestic-violence cases in 2026, with cases down 34% year over year, according to Nevada Crime Statistics.

At the ribbon-cutting, Clark County Commissioner William McCurdy II said the county could not treat domestic-violence deaths as inevitable and called the center a commitment to protecting lives and strengthening families. Sheriff Kevin McMahill has also identified domestic violence as a leading driver of homicide and a focus for Metro Police in 2026.

SafeNest, founded in 1977, operates a 24-hour crisis hotline, emergency shelter, transitional housing, counseling and court advocacy across 10 Clark County locations. One Safe Place is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.