SAFE
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Our mission is to interrupt the cycle of abuse by cultivating safety, healing, and just outcomes for those impacted. Austin, Texas. Call our 24/7 SAFEline at 512-267-7233.
"The funding will go toward Sasha House, a planned 60-unit housing community in Austin that SAFE Alliance says will serve about 250 women, children and families experiencing homelessness after domestic violence."
SAFE Alliance receives $1 million federal grant for housing community serving domestic violence survivors
The funding will go toward Sasha House, a planned 60-unit housing community in Austin that SAFE Alliance says will serve about 250 women, children and families experiencing homelessness after domes…
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July 30, 2026 at 4:23 PM
"The funding will go toward Sasha House, a planned 60-unit housing community in Austin that SAFE Alliance says will serve about 250 women, children and families experiencing homelessness after domestic violence."
It's our annual back-to-school backpack drive! Help us send the kids we serve back to school prepared and with confidence. Sign up for a slot here: signup.com/client/invit...
Deadline for donations is Friday, July 24.
Deadline for donations is Friday, July 24.
July 14, 2026 at 6:05 PM
It's our annual back-to-school backpack drive! Help us send the kids we serve back to school prepared and with confidence. Sign up for a slot here: signup.com/client/invit...
Deadline for donations is Friday, July 24.
Deadline for donations is Friday, July 24.
Are you interested in volunteering at SAFE? Join us for one of two Volunteer Information Sessions this month, which is your first step.
Sign up for a session at safeaustin.volunteerhub.com.
Sign up for a session at safeaustin.volunteerhub.com.
July 1, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Are you interested in volunteering at SAFE? Join us for one of two Volunteer Information Sessions this month, which is your first step.
Sign up for a session at safeaustin.volunteerhub.com.
Sign up for a session at safeaustin.volunteerhub.com.
The City of Austin is taking public input on its 2026-2027 budget right now. You can show your support of SAFE by asking the City to fund the community shelter at $2.2 million and request that no cuts are made to SAFE services.
👉 publicinput.com/budgetfy2026
👉 publicinput.com/budgetfy2026
June 24, 2026 at 10:54 PM
The City of Austin is taking public input on its 2026-2027 budget right now. You can show your support of SAFE by asking the City to fund the community shelter at $2.2 million and request that no cuts are made to SAFE services.
👉 publicinput.com/budgetfy2026
👉 publicinput.com/budgetfy2026
We frequently get asked “Do you help men, too?” and the answer is yes. About 25% of survivors across all SAFE programs are male.
This Men’s Mental Health awareness month, we’re highlighting this data to let men know: you are not alone and you are welcome at SAFE.
safeaustin.org
This Men’s Mental Health awareness month, we’re highlighting this data to let men know: you are not alone and you are welcome at SAFE.
safeaustin.org
June 22, 2026 at 6:05 PM
We frequently get asked “Do you help men, too?” and the answer is yes. About 25% of survivors across all SAFE programs are male.
This Men’s Mental Health awareness month, we’re highlighting this data to let men know: you are not alone and you are welcome at SAFE.
safeaustin.org
This Men’s Mental Health awareness month, we’re highlighting this data to let men know: you are not alone and you are welcome at SAFE.
safeaustin.org
Happy Pride Month, Austin! SAFE is here for you.
June 3, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Happy Pride Month, Austin! SAFE is here for you.
Despite funding challenges that have closed one program and may affect more programs in the coming months, SAFE is still has many programs that are operating and have open positions. See descriptions and apply at safeaustin.e3applicants.com/careers/
May 28, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Despite funding challenges that have closed one program and may affect more programs in the coming months, SAFE is still has many programs that are operating and have open positions. See descriptions and apply at safeaustin.e3applicants.com/careers/
It is urgent that policymakers commit to adequately funding vital domestic violence programs and adopting lifesaving gun laws that protect families.
www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...
www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...
Texas leads the U.S. in murder-suicides. Here's how to change that.
There have been at least 20 murder-suicides in Texas this year, including eight so far in May.
www.houstonchronicle.com
May 20, 2026 at 7:32 PM
It is urgent that policymakers commit to adequately funding vital domestic violence programs and adopting lifesaving gun laws that protect families.
www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...
www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...
May is Foster Parent Appreciation Month. Our Foster and Adopt program provides therapy, parent coaching, home visits, 24/7 on-call support to foster, kinship, and adoptive families in Central Texas.
Program Director and Administrator JayCee Gesick discusses the importance and impact of this work.
Program Director and Administrator JayCee Gesick discusses the importance and impact of this work.
May 19, 2026 at 9:43 PM
May is Foster Parent Appreciation Month. Our Foster and Adopt program provides therapy, parent coaching, home visits, 24/7 on-call support to foster, kinship, and adoptive families in Central Texas.
Program Director and Administrator JayCee Gesick discusses the importance and impact of this work.
Program Director and Administrator JayCee Gesick discusses the importance and impact of this work.
SAFE is hiring Permanent Supportive Housing Advocates. See the job listing and apply here:
Position Details - The SAFE Alliance careers
safeaustin.e3applicants.com
May 13, 2026 at 6:01 PM
SAFE is hiring Permanent Supportive Housing Advocates. See the job listing and apply here:
The Eloise House Forensic Nursing program will end June 8 due to funding losses. Our sexual assault advocacy services will continue without interruption. Survivors will still have access to 24/7 support, including accompaniment, guidance, and help navigating medical and legal systems.
SAFE Alliance will no longer provide exams for sexual assault survivors amid funding shortfall
The Eloise House program provides sexual assault forensic exams and medical care for survivors. The evidence collected from the exams is used by Austin police and district attorneys to investigate and...
www.kut.org
May 6, 2026 at 5:13 PM
The Eloise House Forensic Nursing program will end June 8 due to funding losses. Our sexual assault advocacy services will continue without interruption. Survivors will still have access to 24/7 support, including accompaniment, guidance, and help navigating medical and legal systems.
A statement from SAFE's CEO on the deadline to fully fund the Sexual Assault Forensic Nursing program at Eloise House.
May 1, 2026 at 9:42 PM
A statement from SAFE's CEO on the deadline to fully fund the Sexual Assault Forensic Nursing program at Eloise House.
We wear denim today to bring awareness to destructive myths about sexual violence. #DenimDay
If you need assistance in Austin, call our 24/7 SAFELine at 512-267-SAFE [7233].
If you need assistance in Austin, call our 24/7 SAFELine at 512-267-SAFE [7233].
April 29, 2026 at 6:30 PM
We wear denim today to bring awareness to destructive myths about sexual violence. #DenimDay
If you need assistance in Austin, call our 24/7 SAFELine at 512-267-SAFE [7233].
If you need assistance in Austin, call our 24/7 SAFELine at 512-267-SAFE [7233].
We will continue to sound the alarms as we work with our community partners to fully fund SAFE's life-saving programs in Austin. www.austinchronicle.com/news/safe-al...
SAFE Alliance in Dire Need of Funding • The Austin Chronicle
The woman in the SAFE ATX video stares into the camera and describes the trauma of receiving a forensic exam in a hospital after being raped. “There’s the noise, the long waits, the lack of privacy, ...
www.austinchronicle.com
April 23, 2026 at 6:31 PM
We will continue to sound the alarms as we work with our community partners to fully fund SAFE's life-saving programs in Austin. www.austinchronicle.com/news/safe-al...
SAFE joined Travis County Commissioner's Court in support of the Sexual Assault Awareness Month proclamation. We’re grateful to stand alongside our County officials in this work.
Thank you to Commissioner Ann Howard for your powerful words and ongoing support of SAFE.
Thank you to Commissioner Ann Howard for your powerful words and ongoing support of SAFE.
April 22, 2026 at 5:42 PM
SAFE joined Travis County Commissioner's Court in support of the Sexual Assault Awareness Month proclamation. We’re grateful to stand alongside our County officials in this work.
Thank you to Commissioner Ann Howard for your powerful words and ongoing support of SAFE.
Thank you to Commissioner Ann Howard for your powerful words and ongoing support of SAFE.
"There’s too much on the line to do nothing. Amid a raft of federal, state and local funding cuts, Austin’s SAFE Alliance faces having to cut essential services and facilities for domestic violence victims." www.statesman.com/opinion/edit...
Victims need SAFE Alliance — and now it needs a funding lifeline | Editorial
Austin's SAFE Alliance does critical work for victims of sexual assault and domestic violence in Travis County. Our community can't afford to lose it.
www.statesman.com
April 14, 2026 at 5:11 PM
"There’s too much on the line to do nothing. Amid a raft of federal, state and local funding cuts, Austin’s SAFE Alliance faces having to cut essential services and facilities for domestic violence victims." www.statesman.com/opinion/edit...
Thanks to @kutnews.bsky.social for highlighting some of the vital SAFE programs that could close without increased funding from community partners.
www.kut.org/austin/2026-...
www.kut.org/austin/2026-...
SAFE Alliance programs that help domestic and sexual violence survivors could end
At risk of closing is the downtown emergency shelter, two programs that ensure a child’s safety, and the Eloise House that offers forensic exams and medical care to sexual assault victims.
www.kut.org
April 13, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Thanks to @kutnews.bsky.social for highlighting some of the vital SAFE programs that could close without increased funding from community partners.
www.kut.org/austin/2026-...
www.kut.org/austin/2026-...
The Austin Denim Run is coming up on Saturday, April 25 to raise funds and awareness for sexual assault survivors. Sign up here to join a team or donate! raceroster.com/events/2026/...
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April 10, 2026 at 6:59 PM
The Austin Denim Run is coming up on Saturday, April 25 to raise funds and awareness for sexual assault survivors. Sign up here to join a team or donate! raceroster.com/events/2026/...
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Austinites facing domestic violence deserve a safe place to go.
On the city council I led the effort to open this shelter, and I will not accept it closing now.
Austin elected officials at all levels must come together to save it.
On the city council I led the effort to open this shelter, and I will not accept it closing now.
Austin elected officials at all levels must come together to save it.
Client Challenge
www.statesman.com
April 9, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Austinites facing domestic violence deserve a safe place to go.
On the city council I led the effort to open this shelter, and I will not accept it closing now.
Austin elected officials at all levels must come together to save it.
On the city council I led the effort to open this shelter, and I will not accept it closing now.
Austin elected officials at all levels must come together to save it.
Survivor and community advocate Samantha McCoy talks about the years of work and expertise that will be lost if SAFE's Eloise House is forced to close due to lack of funding.
April 7, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Survivor and community advocate Samantha McCoy talks about the years of work and expertise that will be lost if SAFE's Eloise House is forced to close due to lack of funding.
Thanks to KXAN News for highlighting the critical role that Eloise House plays in the Austin community, and what its loss would mean for survivors of sexual assault. www.youtube.com/watch?v=la9t...
Memo says Austin SAFE Alliance needs millions
YouTube video by KXAN
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April 3, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Thanks to KXAN News for highlighting the critical role that Eloise House plays in the Austin community, and what its loss would mean for survivors of sexual assault. www.youtube.com/watch?v=la9t...
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I’m a real small potatoes SAFE donor, but this is an organization that does amazing work and needs help.
SAFE provides vital public services to the greater Austin community, but during the last year we have lost millions of dollars in funding, and the infrastructure we’ve built to support survivors of violence is at stake.
Please share this news widely. We are at a critical moment.
Please share this news widely. We are at a critical moment.
SAFE Alliance faces major financial challenges; key programs could close
One of the nation’s largest organizations which supports survivors of domestic and sexual violence, sex trafficking and child abuse, is facing major financial challenges that could force it to close k...
www.fox7austin.com
April 3, 2026 at 1:02 PM
I’m a real small potatoes SAFE donor, but this is an organization that does amazing work and needs help.
SAFE provides vital public services to the greater Austin community, but during the last year we have lost millions of dollars in funding, and the infrastructure we’ve built to support survivors of violence is at stake.
Please share this news widely. We are at a critical moment.
Please share this news widely. We are at a critical moment.
SAFE Alliance faces major financial challenges; key programs could close
One of the nation’s largest organizations which supports survivors of domestic and sexual violence, sex trafficking and child abuse, is facing major financial challenges that could force it to close k...
www.fox7austin.com
April 3, 2026 at 4:24 AM
SAFE provides vital public services to the greater Austin community, but during the last year we have lost millions of dollars in funding, and the infrastructure we’ve built to support survivors of violence is at stake.
Please share this news widely. We are at a critical moment.
Please share this news widely. We are at a critical moment.
"Renaming a street may be appropriate. Canceling a march may be necessary. Institutions must take positions. But none of that, on its own, constitutes a reckoning. These acts, on their own, are the beginning – not the resolution – of the work."
Opinion: When a Symbol Breaks: What This Moment Asks of Us • The Austin Chronicle
The recent reporting on Cesar Chavez has shaken many, especially within Latino communities for whom his name has long represented dignity, struggle, and possibility. For some, this is a moment of deep...
www.austinchronicle.com
March 30, 2026 at 6:15 PM
"Renaming a street may be appropriate. Canceling a march may be necessary. Institutions must take positions. But none of that, on its own, constitutes a reckoning. These acts, on their own, are the beginning – not the resolution – of the work."
Our thoughts today are with Dolores Huerta, who has joined the voices of other survivors of sexual abuse by labor movement leader Cesar Chavez.
Read her statement here: medium.com/@dolores_hue...
Read her statement here: medium.com/@dolores_hue...
March 18, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Our thoughts today are with Dolores Huerta, who has joined the voices of other survivors of sexual abuse by labor movement leader Cesar Chavez.
Read her statement here: medium.com/@dolores_hue...
Read her statement here: medium.com/@dolores_hue...