Calhoun County still remains in the top-five Michigan counties with significant rates of domestic violence - sometimes called intimate partner violence. 

That's the word from Ellen Lassiter Collier, executive director of Battle Creek's SAFE Place, a 54-bed emergency shelter. The shelter exists for victims and survivors of domestic violence and sex trafficking.

Now, SAFE Place has opened a location in Marshall. Lassiter Collier returns to Community Matters to discuss how the second location will help the organization be more responsive to those who need them.

Episode Resources
SAFE Place website

ABOUT COMMUNITY MATTERS
Former WBCK Morning Show host Richard Piet (2014-2017) returns to host Community Matters, an interview program focused on community leaders and newsmakers in and around Battle Creek. Community Matters is heard Saturdays at 8:00 AM Eastern on WBCK-FM (95.3) and anytime at battlecreekpodcast.com.

Community Matters is sponsored by Lakeview Ford Lincoln and produced by Livemic Communications.