“Eye-Opening” Success

August 18, 2016

Teens sign up for the Summer Youth Leadership Academy during the school year before starting five weeks of job-readiness training.

Prevention Advocacy Named ‘Pioneer’

August 17, 2016

SAFE’s Prevention Advocacy program was named a Pioneer in the Children’s Wellbeing Initiative.

Closed DNA Lab Unfunded, rape kits untested, PS1.04 & PS1.07 must pass

August 12, 2016

The SAFE Alliance asks for your help to ensure the Austin City Council provides the resources needed to process rape kits in an effective and timely manner.

SafePlace & Einstein Moving Co.

July 26, 2016

Good business comes from good people. Einstein Moving Co. is proving that by moving families who are relocating due to domestic violence and abuse.

Graduation for Core Advocates

July 17, 2016

Saturday, July 2, was graduation day for the volunteers and staff who participated in the SafePlace 40-hour Core Advocate Training. This was a large training group with 63 folks graduating. […]

Stop the Murders, Stop the Violence, Stop the Abuse

July 8, 2016

The execution style killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, followed by the murderous gunning down of Dallas police officers who were protecting citizens in a peaceful, organized protest remind us why we founded The SAFE Alliance.

We are survivors extraordinaire

June 27, 2016

Surviving child abuse, human trafficking, and domestic violence makes us extraordinary. Next to the 158 Texas women killed in 2015, we are walking miracles.

If You’re Not Outraged, You’re Not Paying Attention

June 16, 2016

This isn’t one rogue judge. This isn’t an outlier. This is evidence of an entire criminal justice system that not only minimizes crimes against women, but in many cases supports, justifies, and condones them.

Restricting Access Based on Gender Identity Won’t Protect People from Sexual Assault

June 14, 2016

Respecting and honoring gender identity (by allowing use of bathroom that reflects this identity) is one of the first steps we take in helping them to heal.

SAFE Stands for Ending Violence Against LGBTQIA Community

June 13, 2016

Austin, Texas—The SAFE Alliance today issued the following statement in response to this weekend’s mass shooting at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida: