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The Albion Fellows Bacon Center opened in 1981 after a call for more housing for domestic violence victims in Evansville. The original house was purchased by the Evansville Coalition Against Domestic Violence in February. A federal government grant was awarded for $33,900 for the project. The small house had six bedrooms and two bathrooms, enough space for 27 residents. By January 1989 the Board decided to build a new facility with a Capital Funds Drive which opened in 1990 with the ability to house 36 residents. Currently the organization functions with a shelter, non-residential services, community outreach, primary abuse prevention, sexual assault help, legal advocacy, children’s, and crisis response programs.