50th Anniversary Stayin’ Alive Celebration with Abbie Services at Wachholz College Center

Join Abbie Services for the Disco / Stayin’ Alive Celebration, celebrating 50 years of Abbie Services in Flathead County.

Support survivors of intimate partner violence and sexual assault by participating in dinner, entertainment, raffles, a disco dance party, and more!

Liven up the party by wearing disco attire or the color gold!

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Abbie Services / The Abbie Shelter was born in 1976 as a volunteer-led, 24 hour Helpline. No shelters, no court advocates… just a handful of inspired and passionate local activists working hard to give voice and support to survivors. A national study had revealed that 25% of women were experiencing sexual violence in their lifetime. Even more disturbing, 90% of survivors were not telling anyone about these abuses. Survivors were literally silent about this type of violence that was impacting an eighth of the American population. Grassroot, volunteer-lead organizations like ours were popping up all over the country to try to fill the void of services for women who were trying to escape and recover from intimate partner violence.​

The women who worked to start this organization – then called the Kalispell Rape Crisis Line – faced a social climate that was significantly “less hospitable” to their work than we do now as we pursue the mission of the Abbie Shelter. We feel a deep connection to the women of our past – the founding mothers, as we call them. They were edge walkers. Brave talkers. Movers and shakers. Dreamers and doers. Determined challengers of the status quo. They succeeded. Since that beginning, what started as our volunteer-led hotline has grown and blossomed into a leading local nonprofit organization in the Flathead. 

The Abbie Shelter opened in 1994 and is named for Abigail Frederick, a vocal and vibrant Flathead Valley peace activist. Abbie had a strong presence among peacemakers in the valley, and she dedicated much of her time to advocating for those who fell through the cracks of a non-peaceful system

The organization’s work of promoting nonviolence and justice in all its parts is done in honor of all the brave and creative women who refused to be silent about intimate partner violence and sexual assault, and in honor of the strength and courage of all survivors of violence.

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