We are pleased to announce that Safe Shores Executive Director, Michele Booth Cole, was named one of the Top 50 Women Leaders of DC for 2023 by Women We Admire. See the list here - Michele is at spot #42! This year marks Michele’s 20th anniversary as Safe Shores’ Executive Director. She was brought on in 2003 with the challenge of moving ...
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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 ...
Safe Shores Welcomes New Board Members for Fiscal Year 2023
We’re thrilled to announce the election of Safe Shores’ newest board members: Desyree Dixon Corina Cortez Justin Harrison Tabitha Almquist Shana Glickfield A huge THANK YOU goes to the board members who just completed their terms of service: Barbara Mullenex Henry Cashen II. To our newly elected members, WELCOME! We are delighted ...
Safe Shores’ Pack2School Drive is Back for 2022!
There is a lot happening in the world these days, and still one thing remains unchanged: kids are kids, and they need adults to protect and provide for them. Safe Shores plans to make sure that 150 children whose lives have been impacted by violence have one less worry when they head back to class this year, ready for a new start with their ...
Small Changes You Can Make for Gender-Inclusive Language
?️??Happy Pride! ??️?Pride month is more than rainbow clothing and parades. Although those pieces are joyful and important, June is not only a month of celebration, it is also a month of reflection. It can feel overwhelming to know how to best support and protect LGBTQIA+ youth; particularly with proposed legislature throughout the country ...
Children’s Books to Read About Juneteenth
Today is Juneteenth! Use these five picture books to teach children about the day that commemorates the ending of slavery in the United States. These books tell the history, traditions, and celebrations of Juneteenth. Even though Juneteenth became a federal holiday just last year, June 19th has been held as a day of honor and celebration since ...
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 ...
This April, This Child Abuse Prevention Month, Do ONE THING For A Child
Para leer esta declaración en español, haga clic aquí. Given the current state of the world—and there’s no need to list all the things going on globally, nationally, in our communities, and let alone in people’s individual lives—some might suggest that commemorative months are the proverbial back-breaking straw. But Child Abuse Prevention Month ...
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 ...
Stories of Intervention, Hope, and Healing from 2021
It can be hard to be still with the hustle and bustle of the holidays, but there is power in quiet reflection on the past year. At Safe Shores, this reflection allows us to think about the children we have served, their stories, their healing, and how our supporters like you have helped to make that possible. We are currently “wrapping up” our ...
