Letter from the Executive Director, Becky Callaham

Friends,

As you may have noticed, Safe Harbor's new logo includes a butterfly and a new tag line that states a safe place to start a new life.  The new logo and tag line more accurately describe our services and represent growth for Safe Harbor.  For years, Safe Harbor was known as "the battered women's shelter." Today, we offer a multi-faceted array of domestic violence programming including two safe shelters, prevention, counseling (including Spanish speaking counseling), children's counseling, advocacy, education, and emergency room intervention services. This new "branding" for Safe Harbor includes a new and updated, user friendly website  as well as more community awareness initiatives and educational opportunities.  Safe Harbor has enlisted the expertise of 2 marketing companies, Hill-Mullikin and radii, to help us reach the audience that needs to know that we are here and we can help.

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Safe Harbor "Bridges The Gap" Between Victims of Domestic Violence and Faith Communities

On January 22, 2009, Safe Harbor hosted a conference for faith leaders entitled "Bridging the Gap - Responding to Domestic Violence in Faith Communities".  This conference took place at Trinity Lutheran Church in Greenville.  Over 100 faith leaders (ministers, Sunday School teachers, lay leaders, nonprofit workers, etc) attended the conference.  The Rev. Dr. Aleese Moore-Orbih, Director of Training & Consulting for the FaithTrust Institute, was the keynote speaker and workshop leader.  Rev. Dr. Moore-Orbih talked about ways in which the issue of domestic violence affects faith communities.  She educated faith leaders on how they can be a helpful resource for victims in their congregations.

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Safe Harbor's Impact in 2008

2008 was a busy year at Safe Harbor.  Throughout the 2008 year, Safe Harbor:

-  Provided shelter for 524 women and children (291 adults; 233 children)

- Provided 11,761 nights of shelter for victims and their children

- Received 1,029 crisis calls

- Provided 1,173.92 hours of individual counseling and 243.25 hours of group counseling

- Reached 2,658 people through community education

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Safe Harbor Events - Spring 2009

THE HARBOR RUN - SATURDAY, MAY 9 in downtown Greenville - 5k race, 2-mile Fun Run/Walk, and Stroller Derby starting at the Greenville Drive ballpark. All proceeds from this event will benefit Safe Harbor. For more information or to register, please visit safeharborrun.org.

SAFE HARBOR CYCLE TOUR - SATURDAY, MAY 30 in Iva, SC. 10 mile and 65 mile tours. All proceeds will benefit Safe Harbor. For more information or to register, please visit safeharborcycletour.org.