Our Mission

More than 10 million women (and men) are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States every year, and on average more than 20,000 phone calls are placed to domestic violence hotlines each day! Those who escape an abusive household are often literally running for their lives and have nothing but the clothes on their backs when they flee. 

Helen’s Pajama Party is a non-profit organization that collects new pajamas for domestic violence shelters. The goal is to have a pair of new pajamas waiting for every person who arrives. You can help us by donating new pajamas with the store tags left on or by organizing a pajama event of your own.
What is domestic violence?
Domestic violence is a pattern of controlling behaviors, including physical, sexual and psychological that one adult intimate partner uses to intimidate and dominate another. Domestic violence happens in every part of the community to men and women of every race, ethnicity, class, age, ability or disability, education level and religion.

Domestic violence:
  • is purposeful and instrumental behavior.
  • is not an isolated incident.
  • is directed at achieving compliance from, or control over, the abused party.
  • is a progression of violent behavior which gets worse over time.
  • May appear to be directed against or involve the children, property or pets.
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You are in an abusive relationship if:
  • You are afraid of your partner.
  • You cannot express your ideas, thoughts or feelings for fear of your partner’s reaction.
  • Your partner controls what you do, who you see and where you go.
  • Your partner often uses jealousy to justify controlling and/or violent behavior.
  • Your partner puts down your accomplishments and dreams.
  • Your partner uses intimidation and threats to get his or her way.
  • Your partner uses our children and pets to manipulate and punish you.
  • Your partner shoves, punches, kicks or strangles you.
  • Your partner threatens to hurt or kill you.
  • Your partner makes you feel like there is no way out of the relationship.
Helen's Pajama Party
402 South Ankeny
​Ankeny, IA 50023
515-244-7706
800-760-7706
EMAIL US

Current needs

  • More pajamas, We get tons of PJs during the holiday season, so we are often short on summer-weight pjs.
  • Transportation of PJs to shelters.