Detectives from the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office are on-site at the Family Support Center of South Sound one day a week, offering assistance to domestic violence victims.

Detectives will be at the center, located at 201 Capitol Way N in Olympia, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesdays. The Family Support Center can be reached at 360-754-9297.

The two agencies have long been partners, working alongside the Thurston County Prosecutor’s Office in the Family Justice Center, said Trish Gregory, executive director of the Family Support Center. But having a detective on-site will make a big difference, allowing domestic violence survivors to report abuse without having to drive to the police station.

“It reduces the number of times that a survivor will have to tell their story,” Gregory said.