Our Mission
SafePlace advocates have offered safety and support to survivors of both sexual assault and domestic violence since being established as a nonprofit 501 (C) (3) in 1981 by the merger of Rape Relief and the Women’s Shelter Services, two programs operated by the YWCA since 1973 and 1976, respectively. Consistently striving to put an end to sexual and domestic violence through crisis intervention and education, SafePlace works as an advocate for personal and society change. With a board of directors, staff, and over 90 trained volunteers operating the agency, we at SafePlace are able to sustain our purpose of empowering survivors to make decisions about their lives through means of support services, resources, and readily available information.
Since our inception, we have been both a dual domestic violence and sexual assault provider agency in Thurston County. We are a private non-profit organization, and proud to state our sexual assault program is one of the oldest in the nation. A board of directors, staff, and over 90 trained volunteers operate the agency while driving our general purpose of empowering survivors to make decisions about their lives. By offering supportive services, resources and information, SafePlace continues to stand out as Thurston County's leader in helping survivors thrive.
Since our inception, we have been both a dual domestic violence and sexual assault provider agency in Thurston County. We are a private non-profit organization, and proud to state our sexual assault program is one of the oldest in the nation. A board of directors, staff, and over 90 trained volunteers operate the agency while driving our general purpose of empowering survivors to make decisions about their lives. By offering supportive services, resources and information, SafePlace continues to stand out as Thurston County's leader in helping survivors thrive.
Our Core Values
Excellence: We are dedicated to effective programs with the best facilities we can provide, the finest staff we can hire, and a positive atmosphere for social change.
Respect: We work to build our relationships with survivors, community members, and each other based on integrity, honesty, openness, and respect for individual rights and choices.
Self Care: We value self-care for survivors, volunteers, and employees.
Diversity: We are dedicated to serving the diverse cultures in our community and mirroring that diversity in our volunteers, staff, and board of directors.
Confidentiality: We hold survivor and personnel information in the strictest confidence and are committed to a culture of trust.
Respect: We work to build our relationships with survivors, community members, and each other based on integrity, honesty, openness, and respect for individual rights and choices.
Self Care: We value self-care for survivors, volunteers, and employees.
Diversity: We are dedicated to serving the diverse cultures in our community and mirroring that diversity in our volunteers, staff, and board of directors.
Confidentiality: We hold survivor and personnel information in the strictest confidence and are committed to a culture of trust.
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