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.
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- Resolve to Make the World Better for Children – A Letter from our Executive DirectorBack in 2003 — 2003! — when I accepted the offer to serve as the Executive Director of Safe Shores – The DC Children’s Advocacy Center, I knew very little about the Child Advocacy Center model…
- Donate to Help Kids like Sidney this YearMeet Sidney. Sidney is 12 and loves to read, hang out with her friends, and draw. She dreams of being an art teacher and exploring new places. One day at school, Sidney worked up the courage…
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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