SAFE: Give Local. Change Lives.

Every day in our community, people make the decision to leave violence and reach out for help. When they do, SAFE answers.

We provide emergency shelter, advocacy, and support to adults and children impacted by domestic and sexual violence across our region. Our services are confidential, trauma-informed, and available at no cost—so that safety is never dependent on someone's ability to pay.

Last year alone, nearly 500 individuals turned to SAFE for help. We responded to hundreds of hotline calls and provided thousands of nights of shelter to those who had nowhere else to go. Behind every number is a person navigating one of the most difficult moments of their life: a parent trying to keep their children safe, a survivor rebuilding after trauma, someone choosing a different future.

Our role is both immediate and steady. We meet urgent needs—safe shelter, crisis response, safety planning—and we walk alongside survivors as they move toward stability. That may mean connecting someone to housing, employment, legal advocacy, counseling, or community resources. It always means meeting them where they are, with respect and without judgment.

This work is essential, and it requires consistent community support to sustain. Shelter operations, staffing, advocacy services, and basic needs all carry real costs, even when services are free to those who need them.

Give Local Piedmont is an opportunity to ensure that support remains available when it's needed most. Your gift helps keep doors open, advocates available, and critical services in place for the next person who reaches out.

Violence does not wait—and neither do we.

With your support, SAFE will continue to provide safety, stability, and a path forward for survivors in our community.