In 1976, a group of women working on domestic violence issues in San Francisco came together to address the urgent need for a shelter in the East Bay. A year later, they founded A Safe Place in Oakland. Powered solely by volunteers, they offered crisis counseling, referrals and information services to battered women and their children. Permanent staff were hired after funding from foundations, individuals and corporations was secured.

In 1980, ASP was forced to find a new facility or close down. Thanks to the media which helped publicize the crisis, an anonymous donor enabled ASP to purchase its own shelter with the capacity to house 20 women and their children. Today, despite severe governmental cutbacks, ASP continues to expand its programming and services to battered women and their children in the East Bay.
 

Our mission at A Safe Place is to break the cycle of domestic and family violence by providing battered women and their children with safe shelter and resources and to prevent violence through outreach and education to at-risk populations.

 
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Domestic Violence Counseling

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A Safe Place takes a holistic approach in fulfilling this mission by featuring direct services, prevention and public policy advocacy on domestic violence.  As part of our commitment to preventing domestic violence, the agency continues to build community awareness that battering is widespread; alert the general public to the available services and intervention that can help battered women; encourage community responsibility for prevention; and increase awareness that domestic violence is a human rights violation and is linked to other forms of violence and oppression.

In line with our philosophy of "Keeping the Family Together," ASP does accept male children over the age of 12 years old. ASP is one of the very few battered women programs, which will accept male children up to age 17.  We believe in keeping the family unit together during this critical period for the woman and her children.
 
 

A Safe Place

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 23006, Oakland, CA 94623-0006

Phone: 510-986-8600 / Fax: 510-986-8606
Business/Counseling Center Hours: Mon - Thurs 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, Fri 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Hotline 24-hours 510- 536-7233

A Safe Place  is a non-profit 501[c] 3 organization, Federal Tax ID # 94-2491881

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