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Safe Haven Family Shelter empowers Middle Tennessee homeless families with children to achieve lasting self-sufficiency. For over 30 years, Safe Haven has served as the only shelter-to-housing program in Middle Tennessee that accommodates homeless families. Families receive comprehensive services that empower them to achieve lasting self-sufficiency. Safe Haven’s approach is one of service, compassion, trauma-informed care and evidence-based practices.

The Children’s Shelter is a private, nationally accredited nonprofit corporation. Since 1901, we have provided a safe haven for child survivors of abuse, neglect, and abandonment in San Antonio and Bexar County. Today, The Children’s Shelter is a trauma-informed care certified organization that provides a continuum of care through our family of services. We provide emergency shelter and residential treatment for children in crisis and helps children find permanent homes through foster care and adoption. Our Family Strengthening programs teach nurturing parenting skills to vulnerable families and help families overcome crises. Our outpatient mental health clinic provides trauma-sensitive therapeutic interventions for children impacted by maltreatment. The Children's Shelter provides a continuum of trauma-informed care for more than 4,500 children and families annually.

The mission of SafeHouse is to empower survivors of domestic and sexual violence through support and advocacy and to educate the community to prevent future abuse. SafeHouse accomplishes its mission by providing the following: - Shelter, counseling, case management, community resource referrals, and other services to help clients and their children obtain safe self-sufficiency - Individual and group counseling on the dynamics of domestic violence and sexual assault for children and adults as well as parenting support - An advocacy program to accompany women to court appearances and educate victims in court about the cycle of violence - Sexual assault and domestic violence advocates on call 24 hours, 7 days a week - Sexual assault advocates accompany victims to the hospital, assist victims through law enforcement, court systems, and provide counseling - Education and awareness programs for schools, hospitals, police departments, courts, social services, and other community members