2015 BUDGET:

Income
Governmental

Reimbursements & Fees

Philanthropic
Other
In-Kind
Total
Expenses
Personnel
Operations
Total

ACS

SafePlace

Total

-0$8,799,020

$4,459,552
$ 218,800
$3,816,500
$ 310,905
$ 475,000
$9,280,757

$ 6,324,049
$ 2,567,874
$ 8,313,100
$ 399,755
$ 475,000
$18,079,778

$5,846,459
$2,952,562
$8,799,021

$6,520,759
$2,759,998
$9,280,757

$12,367,218
$ 5,712,560
$18,079,778

$1,864,497
$2,349,074
$4,496,600
$ 88,850

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Sandy Griffin*
Janet Heher
Felicia Hester*
Chris Huston
Shannon Hutcheson
Trennis Jones
Christopher Kennedy*
Bob May*
Mark Mouritsen

MariBen Ramsey
Kelly Rodgers*
Celina Romero*
Chance Sampson
Cindy Sexton
Randi Shade
Michael Simons*
Andrea Sparks
Kathy Terry*

Mark Trinske
Upali Weerasooriya
Irene Williams
Matt Womack
Rachael Wyatt
Diana Young
Lisa Youngblood

*indicates executive committee member

CONTACT:
Office Administration (SafePlace)
Phone: 512.267.7233
Email: info@SafePlace.org
SafePlace
PO Box 19454
Austin, Texas 78760

Office Administration (ACS)

Phone: (512) 499-0090

Austin Childrens Services
4800 Manor Road
Austin, Texas 78723
**If you are in immediate danger, please call 9-1-1

24/7 Hotline:
512.267.SAFE (7233) | For Deaf, hard-of-hearing, or Deaf-blind please use relay/VRS

Join us Online:
SAFE
facebook.com/SAFEatx
Twitter: @SAFEatx
R091015

I was home last week to clean out my mothers house and all the thoughts and feelings about my
own childhood came up. Im sure that my mothers own issues with domestic violence played a part in
my subsequent physical and sexual abuse and further. I know Im not the only one. I hope this will eventually
become the norm for how domestic violence, child abuse and sexual assault are treated.

Thomasina; survivor of childhood sexual abuse, sexual assault and domestic violence

Gretchen Ellis* - Board Chair

Boone Almanza*
Shawn Ball
Laura Bosworth*
Cameron Brown*
Noel Busch-Armendariz
Gerardo Castillo
Maria Lourdes De Hoyos
Lori Freedman*
Theresa Garza*

Founding
Partners

Austin Childrens Shelter

facebook.com/
austinchildrensservices
Twitter: @AustinChildren

SafePlace
facebook.com/ SafePlace.
EndingSAandDV
Twitter: @SafePlace_ATX

OUR MISSION:
To lead in ending sexual assault and exploitation, child abuse and domestic
violence through prevention, intervention and advocacy for change.

OUR VISION:
A just and safe community free from violence and abuse.

DESCRIPTION:
The SAFE Alliance (SAFE) was created in January 2013 when founding partners
Austin Childrens Shelter and SafePlace came together in a more structured
alliance to address the epidemic of violence in our homes and communities. These
two highly-respected and longstanding agencies joined forces upon recognizing
that we must break down the silos historically separating child abuse, domestic
violence and sexual assault services: all issues that had evolved separately as
concerns in the public arena. Although they are typically addressed through
different governmental systems including funding and regulationsthese
issues often existed simultaneously, or sequentially, in the lives of the people we
serve. Through The SAFE Alliance, these two agencies are able to provide more
comprehensive services to survivors of family trauma and abuse, help advocate for
improved response systems on behalf of the thousands in our community whose
lives are touched by violence in the home, and chart a new path forward for victim
service agencies.

OUR PROGRAMS:

The SAFE Alliance provides a community continuum focused on prevention,

intervention, healing, advocacy and education around the issues of child abuse and
neglect, domestic and family violence, rape/sexual assault and sexual exploitation.
Through these comprehensive and focused efforts, SAFE is working toward social
change; creating a world that has no need of an emergency shelter for those hurt
by abuse, neglect and violence. Programs include:
Prevention and Community Based Programs The SAFE Alliance and our founding
partners provide an array of abuse prevention services and programs, including:
Expect Respect: A teen dating violence prevention program that works throughout several school
districts to provide counseling and educational programs for youth and their allies in order to prevent
dating violence, sexual assault/abuse, domestic violence and bullying.
Strong Start: A voluntary family program that combines therapeutic early childhood classroom
instruction, parent education and coaching, mental health services, and other much-needed support to
help strengthen families and reduce the risk of child abuse/neglect.
Disability Services: A program that not only advocates for, but educates and counsels people with
disabilities, their families and caregivers. Professionals working in the sexual assault, domestic violence,
disabilities and criminal justice fields also benefit from these programs as they learn effective practices in
working with this at-risk group.
Deaf Services: Our fully culturally deaf staff, fluent in ASL, provides education, advocacy and counseling
in the deaf community.
Care Academy: This child development and family support center located on the Austin Childrens
Services campus, provides child care, support and parenting coaching for community families (at full
rates) and at-risk families (through subsidized programs.)
PlanetSafe: A central and safe place for child visitation and exchange services for parents leaving abusive
relationships.
Eloise House: Victims of sexual assault and strangulation can now receive forensic exams at this safe, new
facility on the SafePlace campus. (Trained advocates also may stay with survivors throughout the physical
and forensic process when administered in area hospitals.)
Legal Advocacy and Accompaniment: Staff and volunteers provide victims support in the courts, while
licensed attorneys answer legal questions, provide training on relevant legal issues, and collaborate with
legal service providers to increase pro-bono legal resources for clients.
Community Education: Presentations and training on the issues of sexual harassment, sexual assault or
abuse, domestic violence and other related topics are available through our highly-knowledgeable team
members.
Volunteer Services: Direct service volunteers are recruited, trained and supported as they assist with
programs across the entire LIFT Alliance.

SafePlace - Campus-Based Intervention Services

Emergency Shelter: Victims/survivors of battering and sexual assault are provided emergency shelter
and support at the Kelly White Family Shelter.
24-Hour Hotline: Connects callers to crisis intervention specialists trained to handle calls concerning
sexual assault and domestic violence from survivors, their families and allies. 512.267.7233 for Deaf/HH/
Deaf-Blind community please use relay/VRS.
Supportive Housing: Available to select clients leaving the SafePlace emergency shelter. They may live in
supportive housing for up to 24 months as they work toward permanent housing, a steady job or education.
Stockton-Hicks Family Tree Child Development Center: Licensed child development center provides
developmentally appropriate care and support for children living on the SafePlace campus.
Grove Place: An apartment complex with permanent supportive housing, educational and support
services for SafePlace clients.

Austin Childrens Shelter - Campus-Based Intervention Services

Emergency Shelter: Provided for children in the child protection system and aged birth to 18 at the
Topfer Family Cottage on the ACS Campus. and for battered women with their children at the Kelly White
Shelter on the SafePlace campus.
Teen Parent Program: Pregnant and parenting teens that have grown up in the foster care system or that
are deemed to be at high risk of abusing their own children are coached in positive parenting techniques
while living in a residential setting.
Transitional and Supervised Independent Living: Youth and young adults aging out of the foster care
system are provided with life skills training, housing and support while going to school and/or working
as they prepare for adult independence.
Foster-in-Austin & Adoption-in-Austin: Creates and supports placements with foster families, including
the potential for adoption. Includes extensive preparation, 24-hour on-call technical assistance, regular
home visits, scheduled respite care and the concept of shared parenting.

Both Austin Childrens Shelter & SafePlace Campuses - Shared Intervention Services
George M. Kozmetsky School: Both ACS and SafePlace emergency shelter youth can attend the
Kozmetsky School operated through a partnership with the UT Charter System on the SafePlace campus.
Therapeutic Counseling: Counseling is provided for residential as well as community clients across all
program areas. Specialized services include substance abuse recovery, deaf community, people with
cognitive disabilities, and bilingual.
Survivor Advocacy & Case Management: Advocacy and case management to help connect to
community resources and navigate complex systems are also provided for all residential and community
clients.

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: +/- 300 DIRECT SERVICE VOLUNTEERS: +/- 850

LOCATIONS: Main Campuses 4800 Manor Rd. & 1515 Grove Blvd.