Woman Offers Free Moves to Domestic Violence Survivors Who Need a Fresh Start

A new Denver-based company is making headlines. The woman-owned business opened in summer 2026, according to owner Krystina Dowdell, who spoke with local NBC News affiliate 9News about the business.

But it’s not the fact that a new company has moved into Denver that is making the company so noteworthy. Instead, it’s the community outreach work that has left so many inspired. 

In addition to serving as a moving company, Dowdell’s business also works to provide discounted (and sometimes even free) moving services to domestic violence survivors. And that’s not all. She’s also raising money to help these people get back on their feet as well as collecting gently worn clothing items for those who need it.

“Everything that we’ve gotten goes to somebody that we’ve helped move,” she said of the donations she collects in her interview.

She Was Inspired by People She Knows

Dowdell decided to take her company in this direction due to the sheer magnitude of the problem. “I know so many people who unfortunately have been affected by domestic violence, and, unfortunately, it is such a needed service,” she said. “But I’m happy that I can contribute towards helping getting people out of those situations.” 

Loadout reports receiving between 50,000 and 60,000 items, most of which are now stored in a nearly full storage unit. She and some other volunteers organize the donations, sorting them and photographing them so that they can be posted to an online boutique. 

The Owner Wishes She Could Do More 

As her business grows, Dowdell says she’s been contacted by people who wish they had something similar in their area. “I get so many people reaching out, they’re in different states and they’re like, ‘I don’t have somebody’ or ‘this shelter has let me down,'” she said. “We’re so new I wish I could have all these fleets of trucks, multiple 100-person crews. There’s a huge need for it.”

Dowdell isn’t wrong about the need. According to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, more than 12 million people are abused every year in the U.S. One in three women and one in four men have reported experiencing physical violence, sexual assault, and/or stalking at the hands of an intimate partner, with women ages 18 to 24 and 25 to 34 experiencing the highest rates of abuse. 

Hopefully, Dowdell is able to continue growing the community outreach aspect of her business so she can fulfill her wish of being able to help even more survivors in the future.