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Category: General Human Services

SafeHaven of Tarrant County

AKA SafeHaven

Hurst, TX

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SafeHaven of Tarrant County

Also Known As:
SafeHaven
Physical Address:
Hurst, TX 76053 
EIN:
75-1670281
Web URL:
www.safehaventc.org
Blog URL:
www.safehaventc.org/...
Leadership:
Ms. Mary Lee Hafley, Chief Executive

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Basic Organization Information

SafeHaven of Tarrant County

Also Known As:
SafeHaven
Physical Address:
Hurst, TX 76053 
EIN:
75-1670281
Web URL:
www.safehaventc.org 
Blog URL:
www.safehaventc.org/... 
NTEE Category:
I Crime, Legal Related 
I71 Spouse Abuse, Prevention of 
P Human Services 
P43 Family Violence Shelters and Services 
F Mental Health, Crisis Intervention 
F40 Hot Line, Crisis Intervention 
Year Founded:
1976 
Ruling Year:
1980 
How This Organization Is Funded:
Government grants - $2,540,742
General Public, Businesses, Organizations - $793,198
Foundations - $503,800

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Mission Statement

The mission of SafeHaven of Tarrant County is to end family violence through safety, support, prevention and social change.

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Chief Executive

Ms. Mary Lee Hafley

Term:

Since Feb 1991

Chief Executive Profile:

Mary Lee Hafley joined The Women's Shelter as Executive Director in 1991 and has 23 years' experience in the field of family violence. She provided leadership for the merger of TWS and Women's Haven that culminated in teh establishment of SafeHaven in 2006.  Hafley served on the University of Texas at Arlington's School of Social Work Advisory Committee and facilitated the development of a business plan for Texas Health Resources' Domestic Violence Initiative. She was the treasurer of the Board of Directors for the Texas Council on Family Violence and co-chaired the statewide committee that developed standards for Battering Intervention and Prevention Programs.   She is currently the Chair-elect for the Women's Policy Forum and serves on the board of the Tarrant County Homeless Coalition as Treasurer.

CEO/Executive Director Statement:

SafeHaven successfully merged two domestic violence organizations to benefit victims across our large county and solidify community support around a mission rather than attachment to a specific agency.  As a result, a greater percentage of funds were allocated to direct client services.  No services or locations closed; in fact, services expanded to meet the growing complexity of victims' lives. Knowing that we not only have to protect victims, but break the cycle of violence, we converted education services to prevention services using evidenced based approaches which strengthened our relationship with 20+ area school districts.  We created a unique public-private partnership with Child Protective Services; provide no-cost legal representation through 2 staff family law attorneys and 1 immigration attorney; operate a children's camping program; and consistently demonstrate an 85% success rate in our transitional living program.  It is incumbent upon us to keep the community focused on domestic violence and hold people accountable for understanding its complexity and potential lethality.  Unless we engage the community in conversations about this issue, it will continue to destroy the fabric of families, neighborhoods and workplaces.

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Program: SafeShelter

Budget:
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Category:
Housing
Population Served:
Female Adults
Children and Youth (infants - 19 years.)

Program Description:

SafeHaven of Tarrant County offers emergency shelter for 174 victims, 24-hour crisis hotline, safety planning, case menagement,transitional housing, counseling, support groups, play therapy, recreational and therapeutic activities for children, legal advocacy/representation, victim assistance, Hispanic outreach, education/prevention programs, volunteer programs and community outreach primary prevention programs. We shelter approximately 3,000 women and children annually, provide non-residential services to another 2,500 individuals and see 60,000 through educational programs.

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Program Short-Term Success:

Sheltered 2579 unduplicated victims of domestic violence in 2009.

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Program: SafeLiving

Budget:
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Category:
Housing
Population Served:
Female Adults
Children and Youth (infants - 19 years.)

Program Description:

Transitional living program provides free rent and on-going services to qualifying victims leaving the emergency shelter.  The goal is to help families attain self-sufficiency by reducing/eliminating debt, learning to budget and increasing their employability. 

Program Long-Term Success:

Year in and year out, the program records an 85% or better success rate.  When families successfully complete this program, they do not return to an abusive lifestyle.

Program Short-Term Success:

Recently, we had 3 program graduates who saved enough money to make down payments on homes.  Another client was accepted into a university's PhD Public Health program. 

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Program: Children Can Succeed

Budget:
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Category:
Youth Development
Population Served:
Crime/Abuse Victims
Children and Youth (infants - 19 years.)

Program Description:

Highly specialized and individualized children's services are provided in both shelters including educational, recreational and therapeutic activities.  Camp Heart is held two weekends annually specficially for child victims. 

Program Long-Term Success:

Children begin to understand the violence is not their fault.  They learn new ways to communicate effectively which changes the course of future relationships.

Program Short-Term Success:

Children get to be children again.  They no longer have to defend or protect mom; instead, they feel safe and can explore meaningful childhood activities while expanding their educational opportunties.

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Program: SafeCall

Budget:
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Category:
Human Services
Population Served:
Crime/Abuse Victims
Adults
General Public/Unspecified

Program Description:

SafeCall is SafeHaven's 24/7/365 toll free hotline.  It is always answered by trained staff and volunteers.  In 2009, SafeHaven responded to over 50,000 calls, approximately 20% of all calls reported by agencies in the state of Texas.

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Funding Needs

SafeHaven annually shelters 2,500 women and children and answers 55,000 hotline calls.  The costs of assisting this many Texans is considerable; these two programs alone expend $2.6 million each year.  The agency’s clients depend on the generosity of donors like you to ensure that SafeHaven’s services are available to them when most needed.

Additionally, staff leadership is currently strategizing a massive public awareness campaign to bring knowledge of domestic violence and the agency’s services to a wider segment of the local population.  However, SafeHaven must raise a considerable portion of the total budget before the campaign can even begin.  Please consider donating to this cause to ensure that no more women die due to domestic violence in North Texas.


Volunteer Needs

Volunteers extend our ability to serve more victims.  We particularly need volunteers who will train to answer our 24/7/365 hotline and be available to work a variety of shifts.  We also need small groups that will prepare and serve meals on the weekends in our shelters.


Request for In-Kind Contributions

We have 174 beds in 36 bedrooms.  This requires household supplies like toilet paper, diapers, soap, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes.  Adults and children need new underwear.  We need new pillows and new/used twin sheets, towels and washcloths.  Food items of all kinds and good quality clothing are always useful.


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