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MESSAGE TO OUR CLIENTS, SUPPORTERS AND WEBSITE VISITORS AS WE ALL LIVE THROUGH COVID-19 TOGETHER
In an effort to minimize the spread of COVID-19, we have shifted our operations to work remotely until it is appropriate to do otherwise. Here’s what you should know.

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You Did It: Mission Accomplished for Pack2School 2020!

YOU DID IT! You made sure Safe Shores reached our $25,000 goal for Pack2School 2020. THANK YOU for showing up for kids in this way, at this particularly challenging time. Due to the pandemic, we had to do things differently this year. Missing for many donors was the fun of back to school shopping, finding […]

2020 Pack2School Drive: Please Help Kids Learn During the Pandemic

Help Kids Tackle Some of the Huge Challenges of Distance Learning Safe Shores’ 2020 Pack2School Drive is underway, and we’re counting on you once again to make sure the children we serve have the tools they need for school. Educators and families may not yet know exactly how the school year will look, but we […]

April 2020 is Still Child Abuse Prevention Month… Now More than Ever

COVID-19 and Child Abuse An increase in child abuse of all types is expected during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there may not be a corresponding increase in incidents of reported child abuse until children return to school. Already, data from jurisdictions around the country are revealing dramatic drops in the rate of child abuse reports—in […]

A Fur-Filling Gift for A Child in Need – Meet Chloe

People often say they wish Safe Shores didn’t need to exist.  We feel the same way.  Hard fact, though, after 24 years of service, Safe Shores – The DC Children’s Advocacy Center is still here because we have to be.  Children and families affected by abuse need and deserve a humane and effective response to […]