Agency Details:

Stop Abuse For Everyone (SAFE) is a human rights organization that provides services, publications, and training to serve those who typically fall between the cracks of domestic violence services: straight men, gays and lesbians, teens, and the elderly. We promote services for all victims and accountability for all perpetrators.

Description:
Stop Abuse For Everyone (SAFE) provides unique services for domestic violence victims. We look for those who typically fall between the cracks, and are receiving the least amount of help -- people for whom few services are available. Our approach is to view domestic violence as a human issue. We often say it this way, "it does matter what type of person you are, if you're in an abusive relationship, it is the type of experience you're having that is important. The services you receive should be based on what you need, rather than who you are." That is the goal we work towards.

However, there are also problems that individuals face based on the fact that they are men or women, gay or straight, old or young. SAFE addresses their individual concerns, and fills in the gaps in domestic violence services.

Stop Abuse For Everyone was selected as one of only 50 promising strategy programs in the nation to prevent domestic violence by the National Crime Prevention Council. The National Crime Prevention Council is the non-profit "take a bite out of crime" organization funded by the U.S. Justice Department. SAFE was selected because of it's unique programs to bring services to underserved victims of domestic violence crime, and the applicability of SAFE programs, training and publications to other agencies such as law enforcement, health care providers, social service, and other domestic violence intervention programs.

History:
SAFE started in 1996. Starting out as a grassroots organization, SAFE acquired its 501(c)3 federal nonprofit status in early 2001.

SAFE has grown rapidly during the last four years, and now has a part-time employee and members throughout the United States and other countries as well.

Contact person: Jade Rubick, President, (503) 853-8686, (email)

Address:

16869 SW 65th Ave, PMB 212 Lake Oswego, OR 97035 (See a map)