Join us in our WAM challenge to bring awareness and raise life-saving funds for victims of domestic violence in the Treasure Coast through social media. Each “gentle” man that takes the challenge will record and post a 40-60 second video of himself walking in high heels shoes as a symbolic gesture of support and then challenge a friend or associate to do the same.
Walk a Mile in Her Shoes® Challenge
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These events help to raise awareness and critical funds that will allow SafeSpace to continue to save and change the lives of victims of domestic violence.
The spread of COVID-19 has affected all our lives this past year. And it has set the stage for an exacerbated domestic violence crisis with the abused and the abusers spending more time than usual in close quarters. The Treasure Coast of Florida saw a 20% increase in the incidence of domestic violence every single month at the beginning of the pandemic.
Did you know that SafeSpace has rescued over 40K adults & children from domestic violence on the Treasure Coast?
For more than 40 years, SafeSpace has provided nearly half a million safe nights of shelter to more than 40,000 victims and their children throughout the Treasure Coast of Indian River, Martin and St. Lucie counties. SafeSpace is much more than just a crisis hotline and an emergency shelter. Victims inside and outside the shelter are empowered to become survivors through an extensive array of outreach programs and services, including legal assistance, safety planning, financial literacy training, emotional and mental health counseling, advocacy, community outreach, and prevention education.
SafeSpace Needs Your Help to Break the Cycle of Violence
SafeSpace, a 501c3 nonprofit organization, is the only state certified domestic violence center on the Treasure Coast, offering a safe haven to victims and their children as they seek refuge from physical and emotional abuse. In the past year, SafeSpace received 2,835 hotline crisis calls, served 736 domestic violence victims, and provided a total of 18,356 services. More calls and more needs for services are expected as COVID-19 restrictions are lifted and victims are able to get away from their abusers.
For more information about SafeSpace, visit www.safespacefl.org or contact the Administrative Office (772) 223-2399 Monday to Friday 8:30-5:00. For domestic violence help, call the SafeSpace 24/7 Hotline at 772-288-7023. All programs and services are free of charge to participants.