Building Safety Together: Featuring Jim Schmidt of the Gabby Petito Foundation

Crossroads Safehouse and Jim Schmidt with the Gabby Petito Foundation invite you to join us for a special evening at High Country Beverage celebrating the future of domestic violence response in our community.

This event will highlight the Family Justice Center, a collaborative, research-based model that brings essential services together under one roof to better support survivors and their families. By uniting law enforcement, advocacy, legal, and social services in one accessible location, the Family Justice Center represents a groundbreaking step forward in how Northern Colorado responds to domestic violence and interpersonal abuse.

Together, we’ll celebrate how far we’ve come—raising the funds to make construction a reality—and rally support to bring the finishing touches to life, including the furniture, décor, and supplies that will fill our therapeutic rooms, children’s play areas, and client spaces with comfort, warmth, and dignity.

About Jim:

Jim is a nationally certified fire officer and instructor from Long Island, NY, with over 25 years of experience in fire service, EMS, dispatch, hazmat, technical rescue, and leadership roles. Jim’s family faced unimaginable loss when their daughter, Gabby Petito, was murdered by her partner. Since then, his family has dedicated their lives to advocating for missing persons and survivors of domestic violence. Jim now focuses on bridging gaps in prevention and bringing domestic violence training to first responders, because together, we can be the change.