SAFE - Services to Abused Families, Inc

10/30/2026

Congratulations to Jessie Reid for completing her capstone project and graduating from the Center for Nonprofit Excellence Emerging Leaders Academy at PATH.

The program is designed to strengthen the next generation of leaders and to provide them with the knowledge, skills, and self-awareness to maximize their impact and create a compelling future.

10/27/2026

Help make the holidays a little brighter for a local family in need!

SAFE’s Adopt a Family program is a wonderful way to bring a little extra joy to a family this Christmas. Individuals, families, businesses, and community groups can participate and will be matched with a local family and receive their Christmas wish list, making it easy to choose gifts they’ll truly enjoy.

Gifts are due December 16. Please have all gifts wrapped and ready for Christmas. Drop-off information and additional details will be provided when you are matched.

Interested in adopting a family? Contact Megan Partida at [email protected] for more information.

Not able to adopt a family this year? Sharing this post can help us reach someone who can.

Thank you for helping us make the holiday season a little more special for families in our community.

10/23/2026

It's been a full few months at SAFE!

From support groups and community events to trainings, new opportunities, and growing partnerships, there's a lot happening!

Catch up on what we've been doing, meet some of the people behind the work, and see what's ahead in our latest newsletter.

We're grateful for the many ways our community continues to show up for survivors and help make our region a safer, more supportive place for everyone. 💜

10/21/2026

Sometimes you can't understand what happened until you understand the pattern.

Sometimes people leave abusive relationships knowing something was terribly wrong, but still struggling to explain exactly what happened.

They may wonder:

Why didn't I recognize it sooner?

Why did I stay?

Why did I respond the way I did?

Why am I still struggling even though the relationship has ended?

Abuse is often difficult to understand when we look at individual incidents instead of the larger pattern.

Abuse isn't always physical violence. It can involve intimidation, isolation, manipulation, threats, financial control, and repeated efforts to undermine someone's confidence and independence.

And when you're living inside those patterns, they aren't always easy to recognize.

Especially when harmful behavior is mixed with affection, apologies, promises, and periods when things seem better.

Understanding abuse dynamics can help survivors begin to connect the dots, recognize what was happening, and make sense of their own responses.

That's part of what we're doing at SAFE Support Group. We're making room to talk about what happened, learn together, develop new skills, build relationships, and imagine what comes next.

You don't have to have all the answers to begin healing. Sometimes understanding is part of how we find our way forward.

If you'd like to learn more about SAFE Support Groups or the services we provide, we'd love to connect with you.

10/20/2026

10/19/2026

We're hiring! 💜

SAFE is seeking an Access & Inclusion Coordinator to help break down barriers to services, support survivors of domestic and sexual violence, and strengthen connections throughout our communities.

We're looking for someone who is compassionate, resourceful, and passionate about making services more accessible to everyone.

Interested in joining our team? Apply here: https://www.indeed.com/job/access-and-inclusion-coordinator-f43276f823381ed2

We look forward to hearing from you!

10/17/2026

Last week, we had a very special visit from two incredibly thoughtful young ladies who stopped by our office with cash donations from their own money in support of our One SAFE Night campaign, along with a box full of essential items for the children we serve. 💜

Their kindness and generosity are a beautiful reminder that compassion and a desire to make a difference can begin at any age.

We are so grateful for their thoughtfulness and willingness to help others. Thank you both for thinking of the children and families we serve and for setting such a wonderful example of kindness in our community!

And a special shoutout to their moms for raising such kindhearted, generous young ladies. You have every reason to be proud! 💜

10/15/2026

💜 A heartfelt thank you to 100+ Women Who Care!

We recently had the pleasure of welcoming members, Patty Lovett and Madonna Whiting, of @100+ Women Who Care - Love Reigns to SAFE, where they presented us with a generous $3,000 donation to our One SAFE Night campaign!

100+ Women Who Care brings women together to pool their contributions and make a meaningful impact on local nonprofits. Their generosity is a wonderful example of the difference we can make when our community comes together.

Thank you to these incredible women for supporting SAFE's mission and helping us provide safety and support to survivors and their families. We are so grateful for your kindness and generosity! 💜

To learn more about 100WWC, visit: https://www.facebook.com/groups/200179250845302/

10/13/2026

The United Kingdom is calling violence against women and girls a public health emergency.

Here in the United States, the CDC identifies violence as an urgent public health problem, and the National Institutes of Health recognizes violence against women as a preventable cause of serious, long-term health consequences.

This is bigger than a criminal justice issue.

It's a public health issue. A family issue. A community issue.

And preventing it requires all of us.

Sources: UK Department of Health and Social Care, CDC, NIH.

10/07/2026

Last night, as we kicked off a new season of SAFE Support Groups, we talked about what we want these groups to be.

Together, we put words to what felt like our mission statement:

This isn’t only a group about what happened to you.
It’s also about what happens next.

Learning. Practicing. Reconnecting. Building relationships. Finding resources. And creating a life that gets larger than the abuse.

There will always be room here for the hard parts of the story—for what happened, what was lost, and what still hurts.

But we also want to make plenty of room for what comes next.

For trying something new.
For discovering what you like.
For building healthy relationships.
For finding your people.
For growing stronger and more confident.
For laughing together.
For imagining a future that isn't organized around what someone else did to you.

What happened is part of your story.

It doesn't have to be the size of your story.

If you’d like to learn more about joining a SAFE Support Group, or connecting with us for resources, supportive counseling, court accompaniment, or other support, we’re here. Please reach out to SAFE to learn more.