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Mary & Martha House provides emergency and transitional housing to homeless women and domestic violence survivors, helping them secure employment and permanent housing. Since 2017, we’ve built and maintained a website designed around their reality – a clean, reassuring digital front door for women in crisis, and an easy way in for donors, volunteers, and the community that keeps the mission funded.

A site designed around what safety actually requires.

CLIENT
Mary & Martha House
INDUSTRY
Nonprofit & Mission-Driven
ENGAGEMENT
Website Redesign, Multi-Page Intake Forms & Ongoing Hosting
RELATIONSHIP
Since 2017, ongoing

Built to be a safe place before it's anything else

For a client base defined by crisis, the site had to do more than look good – it had to feel safe. We built a clean, modern design with visuals chosen to speak to a predominantly female client base, separated clearly into sections that inform, encourage, and reassure. An emergency escape button lets a visitor instantly leave the site and clear their visit history – a critical safety feature for anyone browsing while not alone. Multi-page intake forms let women apply for shelter directly through the site, while clear donate and volunteer pathways keep the community engaged in the mission.

What We Discovered

A mission that needed a site as reassuring as it is functional:

  • A predominantly female client base in crisis, needing clarity, reassurance, and privacy above all
  • Two distinct audiences to serve - women seeking shelter, and the donors/volunteers who fund the work
  • A need for a seamless, cross-platform experience accessible from any device, at any moment - safely
What Changed

A site rebuilt around trust, access, and safety.

  • Custom WordPress design in a clean, bright, modern style, with a one-click emergency escape button to instantly exit and clear visit history
  • Built multi-page intake forms so women could apply for shelter directly online
  • Organized clear sections to inform, encourage, and reassure clients, with dedicated volunteer and donation pathways
The Outcome

A digital front door built for someone in crisis:

  • A user-friendly, safety-first design that speaks to the organization's client base
  • A direct, accessible path to apply for shelter, remotely and privately
  • Strategically placed contact options driving donor and volunteer engagement

"Nine years of trust, still going strong."

Dynamo Directive has been great to work with. The team ensures our website is running smoothly and our monthly newsletter is going out to our followers. They recently updated our website and we couldn't be happier with the upgrades. Thank you, Dynamo Directive!
Bill Chini

Executive Director, Mary & Martha House

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