NEWS 9: Oklahoma ranks second in the nation for women killed by men, what Palomar is doing about it
By: Elizabeth Fitz
Date: March 12, 2025
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A $42 million expansion project funded through MAPS 4 is almost underway for Palomar’s new building, which will greatly increase its ability to serve the community, its founder told News 9 on Wednesday.
Palomar said it partners with several local agencies to provide wraparound services to survivors of domestic and sexual violence.
The new building will allow Palomar to expand its services, the organization shared.
“It will allow us to serve more clients. It will allow us to expand our hours — to provide 24-hour services because crisis and trauma doesn’t just happen 8 to 5,” said Chief Visionary Officer Kim Garrett-Funk.
Palomar said survivors will be able to receive comprehensive care with a new and robust medical forensic center.
“These spaces will have desk areas for survivors to work with cribs, so if they want to stay close to their kiddos, they have that option,” Garrett-Funk explained.
The new space will also have a café employed by survivors and a two-story children’s sanctuary, she added.
“We know that of children who grew up in violent homes without intervention, 78% of them will continue on the cycle of violence. So, within four generations, one person who used violence will have 18 people continuing that cycle.”
Palomar said Oklahoma ranks second in the nation for women killed by men.
“We have very high rates of domestic violence in our state and so we needed to come together to have better outcomes, so that’s why we exist,” Garrett-Funk stated.
There are 58 days before it will break ground on the new building, Palomar said, and the project is expected to take 22 months, with an early 2027 opening.
Renderings of Palomar’s new building can be seen below.
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