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Safe Shores – The DC Children’s Advocacy Center is committed to being a safe, helpful, and trustworthy resource, available to everyone who needs our services and support. Due to COVID-19, we are observing federal and local government public health protection guidelines. Upon arrival, visitors will complete a COVID-19 screening (questions and temperature check) and may be asked to wear a mask. If you have recently had COVID-19, you must wear a mask on the premises for the full 10 days from the date of exposure or infection, consistent with DC Health Department and CDC guidance.

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To report suspected child abuse / Para reportar sospechas de abuso:

1-202-671-SAFE (7233)

Press Kit

Safe Shores: A Pathway to Hope and Healing Since 1995

In January 1995, the future became brighter for children and families affected by abuse in DC. Believing that DC could do much better in responding to and protecting children, three very smart and determined women – Patricia A. Riley, Esq., Lavdena Orr, M.D. and the Hon. Administrative Judge Arlene Robinson (deceased) – found their paths crossing far too often at child death reviews, They moved from frustration to action. As a result of their leadership, the children’s advocacy center (CAC) model was adopted in the Nation’s Capital.

In 1995, Safe Shores was officially established as an independent, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to serving child victims of sexual abuse and their families. In 2002, the DC Council formally recognized the CAC and mandated a multi-agency response for cases involving child victims of sexual and physical abuse.

Safe Shores provides survivor-centered intervention, hope, and healing for children and families affected by abuse, trauma, and violence in the District of Columbia, and works to prevent and end child abuse and neglect through promising practices, policies, and partnerships.

As the only children’s advocacy center in DC, Safe Shores serves as the hub of a multidisciplinary team united in a mission to provide comprehensive, coordinated, compassionate services to children and families.

Media contact:

Whitney Baum
Associate Director of Communications and Marketing
E: wbaum@safeshores.org

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November 2011 – Present