City officials, community leaders and crime survivors gathered on May 9, 2025, in Oklahoma City to break ground on the MAPS 4 Family Justice Center, the future home of Palomar, according to freepressokc.com.
The new location at 1135 N. Hudson Ave., directly across from the current location, will be a three-story, 72,884-sq.-ft. facility. It will triple Palomar's space and double its capacity. It is expected to open in 2027.
The facility was designed by Alford Hall Monaghan Morris, and Crossland Construction is the general contractor, according to velocityokc.com.
Palomar was launched within the Oklahoma City Police Department to improve public safety by supporting survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, elder abuse and childhood trauma. It works with 45 partner agencies, serving more than 29,000 individuals and families and delivering more than 300,000 services., according to freepressokc.com.
"This isn't just another building," Palomar's founder and Chief Visionary Officer Kim Garrett-Funk said. "It is a message to every survivor in our city that you are seen, heard and valued."
The facility was designed over two years in collaboration with the MAPS 4 team and the architecture firms Allford Hall Monaghan Morris and ADG Blatt. It is guided by trauma-informed design principles and shaped by the lived experience of survivors and will include private rooms for clients, therapeutic offices, group rooms, a sensory space, a pet kennel, medical and forensic care and a 24-hour children's sanctuary with an outdoor playground, freepressokc.com reported.
Survivors will have access to a virtual courtroom, a spiritual room, a client shop stocked with fresh food and essentials and eventually a café. There will be a public event space and training wing for hosting community education and university classes.
Steps toward a new facility began in 2019, when staff shared their vision during Oklahoma City's MAPS 4 planning process. That voter-approved measure created a temporary penny sales tax dedicated to community improvements without creating public debt. MAPS 4 originally generated $38 million toward the expanded facility, but higher-than-expected revenues pushed the total to $42 million, according to freepressokc.com.
When inflation pushed up construction costs, the facility, originally planned at 80,000 sq. ft. was reduced to 72,884 sq. ft. Some features, such as a day care and medical components, were eliminated, and elements like the third floor and a planned café will remain unfinished for now.
