Safe Space, Inc.

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Safe Space Inc. is a non-profit organization and therefore relies totally upon funds from state and federal grants, the United Way, Family Violence Prevention programs, The Governors Crime Commission and the NC Council for Women. These are avenues of monetary support that we can not depend upon from grant cycle to grant cycle. Each year we must re-apply for all our grants and in some cases we are denied the grant for the new fiscal year or we may receive a decrease in the amounts we had previously received. Safe Space holds several large fundraisers during the year including our Reverse Raffle held in June, our Men for Change campaign, our Motorcycle Rally in the spring and our Golf Tournament in the summer. These have always been supported by our area organizations and our local community members. Still the expenses of operating a 24 hour shelter with its grocery bills, utility bills and operational cost continue to rise. Operational expenses for our court advocate, telephone hotline, support groups and providing attorney services when funds are available are a continuous balancing act.

The Safe Space, Inc. Variety Store is a resale thrift store created by Safe Space, Inc. Variety Store proceeds are the single largest source of funds supporting our non-profit domestic violence agency. The funds raised through the Variety Store support the costs associated with providing support and services to local victims of domestic violence and their children.

Safe Space, Inc. operates a 24-hour emergency shelter for battered women and their children. Food and hygiene items are provided by the agency. During their stay staff work with residents to develop goals for independence so that returning to an abusive environment is not their only option. Staff are also available to provide information, support, and referrals related to employment, transportation, housing, mental health, healthcare, day care, and other related issued. The shelter works to maintain an open door policy to victims who may also be chemically dependent or mentally ill. Safe Space, Inc. also accommodates older male children unless it is inappropriate for them to reside in a predominately female communal living environment.

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