News & Events

UPCOMING EVENT: Safe Shores to be Honored by The Washington Club as Community Service Award Recipient , February 2010

Safe Shores - The D.C. Children's Advocacy Center is honored to be selected as the recipient of The Washington Club's annual Community Service Award this year. The award luncheon will take place at the beautiful, historical Washington Club on Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 11:30 a.m. This event is open to anyone with purchase of a ticket(portion of purchase is tax-deductible).

Click here to view the award luncheon invitation.

Click here to view the registration form and ticket information.

IN THE NEWS, December 2009

In its annual coverage of new Washingtonian of the Year recipients, The Washingtonian magazine featured the work of award recipient and Safe Shores' Executive Director Michele Booth Cole.

Click here to view the article.

IN THE NEWS, December 2009

The "Reforming Child Welfare" segment produced and aired on The Kojo Nnamdi Show on WAMU highlights an expert discussion on various aspects of child welfare issues between Safe Shores Executive Director Michele Booth Cole and Urban Institute fellow Olivia Golden, including:

- What happens beyond the headlines?

- How have issues in child welfare been captured accurately (or not) in media and pop culture?

- What changes in approaches to child welfare issues have occurred leading to the current state?

Click here to listen to this timely and engaging discussion.

Safe Shores' Holiday Assistance Drive, December 2008

In 2009, Safe Shores helped make the season brighter for over 150 children by matching its child clients and their siblings with individual and corporate donors from the D.C. community.

Safe Shores Launches Drive to Collect 200 New Backpacks and 200 New Duffel Bags, July/August 2009

Of the over 850 children and youth served annually by Safe Shores, approximately 300 receive foster care/take away bags filled with new clothing, toiletries and transitional items.

Click here for more information on this ongoing collection for Safe Shores' Clothing Closet.

PRESS RELEASE: A Safe Place for the District's Children Gets A New Home

Safe Shores' Board of Directors will host a special hard hat tour of Safe Shores' new home on Thursday, April 30, 2009. After five years of planning, the former Bundy School will become the new home of Safe Shores and D.C.'s Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) on Child Abuse Investigations and Prosecutions. Safe shores is conducting this tour to highlight a successful public-private partnership in fighting child abuse, show the investment in the future of D.C.'s children includes a new, inviting space, and to encourage the general public to do more to protect children from physical and sexual abuse.

Click here to view the full release.

Safe Shores Targets Free Prevention Trainings for 100 D.C. Adults in April 2009

In recognition of Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month this April, Safe Shores is offering a FREE Stewards of Children training on child sexual abuse prevention to the first 100 adult registrants. This revolutionary interactive prevention program was developed by Darkness to Light, a national child sexual abuse prevention organization. Click here for more information about the training curriculum and how to receive your FREE training.

IN THE NEWS, December 2008

In the article "64 Ways to Do Good", The Washingtonian magazine featured the good work of Safe Shores in its December 2008 issue.

Safe Shores' Holiday Assistance Drive, December 2008

In 2008, Safe Shores helped make the season brighter for almost 160 children by matching its child clients and their siblings with individual and corporate donors from the D.C. community.

IN THE NEWS, July 2008

Click here to read the article "Predators Who Can Lurk Anywhere" by Safe Shores Executive Director Michele Booth Cole published in The Washington Post's Closer To Home section on Sunday, July 13, 2008.

Safe Shores Kicks Off Annual Back To School Drive, July 2008

Each year , Safe Shores collects backpacks and school supplies for distribution to the children it serves. In 2008, over 100 children received Back To School backpacks stuffed with the specific school supplies required for a child's grade. Safe Shores is grateful for the generosity of individual and corporate donors that make the Annual Back To School Drive a success each year.

Safe Shores Releases Fiscal Year 2007 Annual Report, July 2008

Click here to download a copy of Safe Shores' most recent Annual Report.

IN THE NEWS, February 2008

It is a rare occasion that Safe Shores can share a first-hand client or caregiver perspective on the impact that the work of Safe Shores and its partner agencies has on a child victim of abuse. In this compelling story on WAMU's Metro Connection, the words of a caregiver brings to life the hope in intervention and the excerpts of a child client's interaction provides a true sense of the child-friendly approach that drives Safe Shores' work.

The interview conducted by Senior Reporter Rosiland Jordan also spotlights Executive Director Michele Booth Cole as a recent recipient of a 2007 Exponent Award from the Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation for excellence in nonprofit management.

Click here to access the interview (as available on WAMU's website in Real Audio or Windows Media).

Safe Shores' Holiday Assistance Drive Concludes, December 2007

In 2007, Safe Shores helped make the season brighter for almost 165 children by matching its child clients and their siblings with individual and corporate donors from the D.C. community.

PRESS RELEASE: Safe Shores' Executive Director Selected for Meyer Foundation Leadership Initiative Award, October 2007

To read more, click here for the press release.

Safe Shores Releases Fiscal Year 2005-2006 Annual Report, September 2007

Click here to download a copy of Safe Shores' FY2005-FY2006 Report.

Safe Shores' Back to School Drive Concludes, August 2007

Our 2007 Back to School Drive has concluded and was a huge success! On a daily basis, children are leaving the Center with backpacks filled with supplies and ready to start the new school year. A huge thank you to all who donated supplies, gift cards and monetary donations in support of our child clients!

President of Board of Directors Receives NCA Individual Volunteer Leadership Award, June 2007

Sandra L. Merin, the President of the Board of Directors for Safe Shores, was honored as the 2007 recipient of the Individual Volunteer Leadership Award, presented by the National Children's Alliance at their Annual Awards Luncheon on June 20, 2007. To read more, click here for the press release or visit NCA Online.

Executive Director Receives HHS ACF Commissioner’s Award, April 2007

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families (ACF) announced Michele Booth Cole, executive director of Safe Shores, as one of the awardees for the 2007 Commissioner’s Award in Portland, Oregon during their 16th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect.  To read more, click here.

Safe Shores Launches Stewards of Children Training, January 2007

Five Safe Shores staff members have been trained as facilitators in Darkness to Light's Stewards of Children prevention curriculum. Stewards of Children is a comprehensive, evidence-based sexual abuse prevention training program that educates adults to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse. Click here for more information about prevention education and training programs.

Safe Shores Seeks Volunteers

Safe Shores is actively recruiting volunteers for our Youth Activity Program and Clothes Closet Program. To learn more about these volunteer opportunities, click here.

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