PADV’s mission is to end the crime of intimate partner violence and empower its survivors. We operate the only state-certified domestic violence safe houses in Fulton and Gwinnett Counties and offer outreach to survivors in the community. PADV began as an all-volunteer agency in 1975 and incorporated in 1977. Today, the agency has more than 40 full- and part-time staff with an administrative office and two 24-hour emergency shelters in Fulton and Gwinnett counties.
