When 7-year-old Marcus’ father contacted Safe Shores, this devoted dad was desperately seeking support to help his precocious and once joy-filled son deal with intense fear and anxiety after witnessing a police-involved shooting. What had until then been the two of them watching nation-wide protests and media coverage of community injustices on a screen was […]
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Safe Shores’ November 2020 Newsletter – A Peek into How COVID-19 Has Impacted Our Work + More
This Year, Giving Has to Look Different, Because Our Clients’ Needs are Different As we all know, 2020 is no normal year. It has required Safe Shores to carry out our mission in new ways, and our annual Holiday Giving Drive is no different. We are still doing all our work remotely due to […]
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 […]
Safe Shores’ July Scoop: Pack2School, BIPOC Mental Wellness, New Staff & More
Check out the latest news from Safe Shores’ July 2020 Newsletter. Our Clients Need YOU! To those who have already given to our 2020 Pack2School Drive: THANK YOU! You have helped get us halfway to our goal. If you haven’t heard about our Pack2School initiative or are considering donating, please read below about Safe […]
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 […]
DoMore, If You Can: Help Child Victims Get the Support They Need During COVID-19 and 5 Reasons to Donate to Safe Shores on #GivingTuesdayNow
For the past several years on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving in the US, the #GivingTuesday movement has inspired millions of people to donate money in support of countless nonprofit organizations across the globe. Similarly, United Way’s DoMore24 online giving campaign each June has endeavored mobilize online charitable giving to local nonprofits. Now, in response to […]
