At the end of 2016, we received a call from “Valerie”. She had heard that we needed furniture for families who were entering our transitional housing program. When our donation coordinator came to pick up furniture at Valerie’s house, she…
As you know, 2016 was a pivotal year in our nation. It will very likely go down in history as one of our most dramatic and sensational years yet. We cheered our Olympic athletes, mourned pop culture heroes, tripped through…
Safe Harbor is fortunate to have many long-term, dedicated partners who are invested in our mission. One of those partners is Verizon. Yesterday, we received $20,000 in funding to use toward prevention efforts, specifically our Relationship Education Project. "Last year,…
I have a yellowed newspaper article taped to my desk titled “Why settle for mediocrity?” Although I haven’t read the article in years, the message greets me each day when I sit down at my desk. It challenges and inspires…
If you haven’t been to one of our Oyster Roasts, you are missing out on a truly enjoyable way to support a really good cause. This year, the True Grit Oyster Roast is scheduled for October 9th, in the Heart…
View Our 20-Year Timeline Twenty years! Safe Harbor has transitioned from the tremendous growth of our teen years to settle into our adult twenties. Thank you for supporting Safe Harbor through this growth and for partnering in this next phase of…
Greenville Women Giving, a philanthropic women’s organization, has awarded $49,700 to Safe Harbor for the organization’s ManUPstate initiative. ManUPstate (www.manupstate.org) was launched in October, 2014 to engage men in efforts to prevent and end violence against women and girls. ManUPstate…
“Statistics show that only about 15% of men are abusive or violent towards women. And yet, 1 in 3 women will be victims of abuse during her lifetime. How can we, as the 85% of good, well-meaning men, allow this…
I like to think of myself as a man who minds his own business. But, as I was minding my own business about a year ago on a typical Thursday morning, I realized that I could not ignore what I…