EMPOWERING SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE.

Welcome

SafeHouse is a 501©3 non-profit United Way organization providing critical domestic and sexual violence response, prevention, and intervention programs for the communities of Shelby, Coosa, Clay, and Chilton Counties in Central Alabama.

SafeHouse offers free and confidential services that are designed for the individual needs of each survivor.

SafeHouse provides residential and non-residential services for ALL survivors of domestic and sexual violence (and their dependents), regardless of race, creed, color, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, education, residency, or socio-economic status.

Together we can save lives, build hope, and end violence.

Please contact our 24-Hour Crisis Line to speak with a trained advocate: (205) 669-7233 (SAFE)

Join our 7th Annual 5K Run & Walk

Safehouse Strong Charity Event

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Saturday, April 18

Race begins at 9:00 am

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Veterans Park

7305 Highway 119, Alabaster, AL 35007

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Support Victims & Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence

We invite you to stand with survivors by sponsoring our SafeHouse Strong 1 Mile/5K on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Veterans Park in Alabaster. This family-friendly event will include prizes, music, and educational moments for both children and adults.

For sponsorship details outlining how you can make a meaningful impact, please contact Janelle Sierra at 205-664-4850 or executivedirector@safehouse.org.

In the United States, nearly 20 people every minute experience abuse by an intimate partner, adding up to almost 10 million individuals each year. One in three women and one in four men will experience intimate partner violence in their lifetime, and domestic violence hotlines receive more than 20,000 calls daily. Children are impacted as well, with 1 in 15 exposed to intimate partner violence each year, most witnessing it firsthand.

For 36 years, SafeHouse of Shelby County has provided safety, hope, and new beginnings. One of the largest facilities in Alabama, we serve up to 56 individuals at a time. In addition to emergency shelter, we offer case management, legal advocacy, counseling, group support, and child advocacy, helping survivors build safe, independent lives free from abuse.

Through SafeShelby Forensic Medical Services, we provide forensic examinations for survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence strangulation, paired with compassionate wraparound support. As we approach our 10th anniversary this December, the program has conducted more than 400 forensic exams and continues to serve survivors each year with comprehensive, trauma-informed care.

We provide all our services at no cost to those we serve. We rely on grants, donations, and the generosity of community partners to sustain this life-saving work.

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Give Safety, Give Hope

This year, SafeHouse launches our Give Safety, Give Hope end-of-year campaign with a single, powerful goal: to ensure that every survivor who turns to us continues to find safety, stability, and compassion—no matter what is happening with federal funding. Throughout 2025, unpredictable freezes, delays, and reduction in federal support have created significant challenges for agencies like ours. But while the funding has stalled, the crises have not. Survivors are still arriving daily—mothers with their children, families fleeing in the middle of the night, individuals seeking safety and a chance to rebuild their lives.

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About us

Message from Executive Director

Imagine living in constant fear. Not just fear of being physically abused—but of being watched, threatened, silenced, or violated in the place where you should feel safest. Imagine carrying the weight of shame for something that was never your fault. Imagine being told every day that you’re nothing. That you don’t matter. That no one will believe you, and no one will help.

This is the reality for survivors of domestic and sexual violence.

It happens more often than most people want to believe. One in three women. One in four men. One in five children. These are not just numbers—they are our neighbors, coworkers, friends, and loved ones. They are people living with the trauma of physical assault, emotional abuse, sexual violence, stalking, and coercive control.

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Who We Are

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History and Mission

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