Florida
Community Based Organization
Safe Space
Website
Address
612 SE Dixie Highway, Stuart, FL 34994
Email/Contact form
Phone Hotline
1 (772) 288-7023
Text/ chatbox Hotline
Not Available
FAX
Not Available
Office phone
1 (772) 223-2399
Ethnic & Gender Communities served
Not Available
Shelter/ Housing services
Emergency Shelter for survivors of intimate partner domestic violence and their children from Indian River, Martin, and St. Lucie counties 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It is a safe haven providing food, clothing and counseling. Shelter programs include crisis intervention, education, support and advocacy.
Support services
Advocates work with survivors to obtain employment, childcare, legal services and safe housing. Clients who do not enter the shelter are offered all of the same services.SafeSpace helps survivors to develop personal safety plans, learn how to escape the abusive partner, relocate, and utilize support groups.Educational sessions are conducted to improve survivors’ perceptions of their personal value and availability of their life options.Children’s advocates provide direct services to children and their special needs and also provide Parenting Skills Education.
Legal services
Legal advocacy assistance provides information and support in regards to the legal system. This entails escorting survivors to the courthouse and being there while the survivors fill out the injunction paper work. The advocate provides emotional support when they appear in front of the judge and informs them of the services of the State Attorney’s office and Victim’s Compensation.
Languages supported
Not Available