About WPS

Women’s Protective Services of Lubbock is an innovative, battered women’s shelter designed to de-institutionalize shelter living.

In 1997, WPS began a capital campaign to build a new shelter and, by 1999, occupied the facility and expanded the facility by 21,125 square feet. WPS seeks to help families heal and grow into independence and a life free from violence by providing victimized families with a neighborhood atmosphere and their own living space. The facility is a series of quadruplex cottages, comprising 24 independent living units, each with two to three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a living room, dining room, and kitchen. The families have individual bedrooms and bathrooms and share a common cooking area and a living area.

The space includes the WPS Program Center — the administrative and gathering space for WPS support services. The WPS Program Center is a 9,225 square-foot area. It comprises counseling offices, laundry facilities, clinics, intake offices, hotline services, food storage, group counseling rooms for women and children, art therapy and education rooms, a library, community resource services, and administrative offices. The WPS shelter provides a complete healing environment for families who seek protection.