Safe Harbor

Programs: Emergency shelter - emergency shelter, transitional housing and 24-hour crisis hotline. Safe housing in safe harbor's emergency shelters is available for survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence and human trafficking. At the houses, survivors can access counseling, safety planning, critical care coordination, educational and vocational resources and community resources. Transitional housing provides affordable housing and support services so that the residents can save money, regain confidence and eventually move into permanent housing. The greater richmond regional hotline provides confidential help, support and resources to anyone impacted by sexual assault and/or domestic violence, throughout the richmond area.

education and outreach - community education, outreach and volunteer training. Presentations and trainings are available to educate the community about sexual assault, domestic violence and human trafficking, the services and resources available to survivors, and how everyone can play a role in prevention. Safe harbor trains volunteers to support our work on the front lines to provide services to survivors of violence.

counseling - counseling and hospital accompaniment - trauma-informed, client centered individual and group counseling is available in both english and spanish for children, teens and adults. Developmentally appropriate counseling services are available for children, age 5 and older, who witness violence in the home; for teens, age 13 and older, and adults who have experienced sexual assault, domestic/dating violence or human trafficking. Highly skilled counselors utilize a variety of techniques that allow survivors the opportunity to recover from trauma. The regional hospital accompaniment response team is a regional collaborative that provides trained advocates to respond to area hospitals and provide support, advocacy and community resources to individuals who experienced sexual assault, domestic violence or human trafficking.

court advocacy - court advocacy provides accompaniment, support and safety planning services for survivors of violence accessing the civil justice system to obtain orders of protection from the henrico county juvenile & domestic relations and general district courts. Services are available in english and spanish.