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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
You Can Help Keep Kids Safe and Well During the Pandemic: #BeTheVirtualVillage!
It Only Takes Caring and Time To be Part of the Virtual Village. Here are Some Things to Do to Be Helpful to Caregivers and Help #ProtectKids365
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 […]
