SAFE, Inc. is Transylvania County’s dedicated domestic and sexual violence organization, providing shelter, counseling, case management, court advocacy, and prevention services to survivors and their families. Operating from Stacey’s House — the county’s domestic violence shelter since 2007 — SAFE offers a full continuum of support designed not only to meet immediate needs in a crisis, but to help survivors remove barriers and build lives free from violence.
The numbers behind SAFE’s work reflect the depth of need in the community. In the past year, the organization provided 7,214 shelter bed nights, responded to 469 calls on its 24-hour hotline, and served 191 domestic violence survivors and 16 sexual assault survivors. SAFE also supported 42 children who had been traumatized by domestic violence, offered a 26-week Domestic Violence Intervention curriculum to 19 men, and even housed 15 pets in its on-site pet barn — recognizing that the safety of animals is often a barrier to leaving an abusive situation. A full-time licensed therapist now supports expanded therapeutic services for both adults and children.
Lake Toxaway Charities is proud to support SAFE’s efforts to maintain a secure and welcoming shelter for Transylvania County’s most vulnerable residents, including critical security infrastructure upgrades at Stacey’s House that protect both clients and staff.
Learn More: http://safetransylvania.org/
