Founded by four trailblazing women, The Spring began when one of the women opened a spare bedroom in her Tampa home as a safe haven for a friend who needed to escape an abusive relationship. Word quickly spread and more women came forward needing shelter. Soon this network of community members quickly outgrew their capacity to shelter the abused inside their own homes. In 1984, their first shelter was built, with only four bedrooms and today, The Spring has grown to be one of the largest domestic violence shelters in the state of Florida with 128-beds in their emergency shelter.

For over four decades, The Spring of Tampa Bay has been a leader in our community and have been at the forefront of creating change and educating our community while protecting survivors of domestic violence.

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SPACE DONATED BY OLDER LUNDY KOCH & MARTINO