Back 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 and had no idea all that was to come. What I did know was that it was easy for me to say "yes!" to the offer to lead a fledgling nonprofit dedicated to ...
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Make the Season Brighter for Child Victims
Every year, we invite our community to help make the holiday season brighter for child survivors and their families. For Holiday Giving 2023, we're excited to bring back two beloved elements of Holiday Giving: individual children's wish lists and wrapping parties!That means there are three different ways you can help make the holiday season ...
Welcome and Thank You to Safe Shores Board Members
Last week, during the final board meeting of the 2023 Fiscal Year, the Safe Shores Board of Directors unanimously voted in new board member (and long-time supporter) Dian Holton. This meeting also marked the last for Board Chair Lynn J. English who has served on the board since 2016! Please join us in thanking Lynn for her dedicated service ...
Intentional Parenting: A Conversation with Dr. Stacey Patton and Destiny Bennett
The terms "gentle parenting" and “intentional parenting” are trending these days. But what do these terms even mean? What does this kind of parenting look like in practice? Does research support its effectiveness? And why does all this matter—especially for children and families of color? During Child Abuse Prevention Month, Safe Shores - ...
Let’s get Pack2It! Pack2School Drive 2023
It’s Pack2School time! Though school is out for a bit longer, at Safe Shores – The DC Children’s Advocacy Center, we’re working on making sure the children we serve have the learning tools they need for the 2023-24 school year. Together, with you and others in our community, we’ll make sure that at least 150 children whose lives have been ...
What the World Needs Now: Intentional Parenting – A Conversation with Destiny Bennett and Dr. Stacey Patton
The terms "gentle parenting" and “intentional parenting” are trending these days. But what do these terms even mean? What does this kind of parenting look like IRL (in real life)? Does research support its effectiveness? And why does all this matter—especially for children and families of color? Join us for a powerful conversation with ...
Holiday Giving 2022 – Make The Season Brighter for Young Survivors
Make the Season Special for Young Survivors Every year, Safe Shores invites our community to help make the holiday season brighter for children and families impacted by abuse and violence in DC–people they may never meet, but with whom they can help celebrate the holidays. Nearly 300 kindhearted people came together to raise over $40,000! With this ...
Help Children Heal and Bloom
This Child Abuse Prevention Month, we are growing a better tomorrow for all children, together. As any gardener knows, for plants to thrive, they need a wide variety of essentials. There’s no one thing responsible for flourishing fauna – light, water, soil, space, and nutrients all work together for a garden to bloom. For children impacted by ...
Resolve to Be Part of the Child Abuse Prevention Tipping Point
With the clock ticking ever closer to 2022, our thoughts are on the future: the future of children, protecting them, and how we as adults must stop child abuse before it happens. At Safe Shores, our Prevention and Outreach program works to do just that, every day. We know that safe and caring adults are the first lines of defense when protecting ...
How You Can Share Joy This Season for Safe Shores’ Holiday Giving Drive
Hip, hip, HOORAY…for the kiddos and you! Not only did we reach our $40,000 goal, with the help of many generous donors and a matching grant from the V&S Foundation, we surpassed it! Our team is happily distributing gift cards for over 200 child victims of abuse this holiday season. That’s what we call SHARING JOY! Nonetheless, 365 days a year, ...