Safe Shores provides survivor-centered services and support for children affected by abuse in DC and works to end child abuse and neglect as the DC Chapter of Prevent Child Abuse America.
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
Safe Shores is hosting a number of free events this month, from trainings to webinars. Look through all of our offered events and sign up today!
Latest News
- Child Abuse Prevention Month 2024: Video IntroductionChild abuse — two words that should never go together. Yet, child abuse is so prevalent in the United States that April has been marked as Child Abuse Prevention Month since 1983. This is Michele Booth…
- Building Blocks of Childhood: Key Lessons for GrownupsProtecting and caring about children means knowing the facts – the building blocks – about childhood and child development. The more that adults know and understand children, their behaviors, and their essential needs, the better we…
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Our Impact
In the past year, supporters helped Safe Shores serve the DC community, providing therapy, meals, emergency funds, and take-care bags.
In the past year, supporters helped Safe Shores:
Serve 1,018 Children and Adolescents
Serve 205 Meals in the Kids’ Café
Deliver 946 Therapy Sessions
Provide Emergency Victims Crisis Funds to 116 Families
Provide 270 Take-Care Bags from the Clothing Closet
Get Involved
Virtually tour our thoughtfully designed, child-friendly, victim-focused facility, meet our team, and learn more about Safe Shores.
Learn how to prevent, recognize and react responsibly to child sexual abuse.
Safe Shores’ services are available 24/7, 365 days a year. Join us and support child survivors of abuse year-round