Safe Shores provides survivor-centered intervention, hope and healing for children up to age 17 and their families, who have been affected by abuse, trauma, and violence in the District of Columbia. Safe Shores also works to prevent and end child abuse and neglect through promising practices, policies and partnerships. Safe Shores serves more than 1,500 children in an average year, and annually trains over 1,000 adults in how to recognize, respond to, and prevent abuse.

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Get Involved

Here are ways to get involved with Safe Shores to protect the children in the District of Columbia. Learn more about what you can do to make a difference in a child’s future today!

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Coffee For Kids

Tour our state-of-the-art, child-focused facility, meet our team, and learn firsthand how Safe Shores works to provide intervention, hope and healing for children and families affected by abuse in the District.

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Stewards of Children

Stewards of Children® training was developed by Darkness to Light and serves as a foundation of Safe Shores’ Prevention Education program. This training teaches adults how to prevent, recognize and react responsibly to child sexual abuse.

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Volunteer

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with Safe Shores!  We want to ensure all Safe Shores volunteers are prepared to succeed at supporting our work with children and families who have survived child sexual abuse and other traumas.

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Want to get involved? Contact co-Liaisons Heather Kaye (heather460@gmail.com) or Liz Trosman (elizabeth.trosman@gmail.com)

[updated December 2024]

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