LiveSafe Resources

LiveSafe Resources operates a 40-bed emergency shelter in a non-disclosed location providing safety for men, women and children fleeing domestic violence. Each client works with a case manager who assesses their personal situation and prepares a service plan to meet their specific, immediate and future needs. With every client, we strive to: 1) Provide 24-hour crisis services; 2) Provide a safe and nurturing environment; 3) Provide support services to meet the individual needs of women, men and children; and 4) Provide information and referral services regarding permanent housing, social services, education, job training and medical care. Through an extensive network of service providers and community volunteers, LiveSafe Resources helps women, men, children and families reclaim their lives. Daily, we answer crisis calls, provide safe housing, facilitate health care referrals, teach money management techniques and offer financial, education, employment and transportation assistance. We assist victims in obtaining temporary protective orders, and we educate clients, community groups and others on the dynamics of domestic violence, sexual assault and elder abuse. We support parents and children as they work to overcome the traumas of displacement and family violence providing individual and group counseling.In Fiscal Year ending 06/30/2022, we provided 8,646 bed nights of shelter. Ages served typically range from newborn to 60+ years of age, and 75% are African American/Black, 10% Caucasian, 5% Hispanic and 10% of other races or mixed heritage. We answered an estimated 1,259 calls to our 24/7 crisis line and assisted 298 domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking victims through our outreach programs. We assisted 1,298 clients with filing for temporary protective orders and provided 712 hours of counseling for victims of domestic violence, their children and their families. All residential clients as well as many non-residential clients received some financial assistance. This support ranged from childcare, transportation, food, tuition and education fees, and/or rent and utility deposits.

LiveSafe Resources offers transitional housing for up to 24 months for qualified victims of domestic violence. The program consists of twelve apartments and three houses owned by the agency as well as programs to assist victims to remain in other housing in the community. We focus on equipping and economically empowering clients and their families to live independently in permanent housing free of violence. Individuals and families may self-refer, be referred by a LiveSafe Resources advocate or be referred by an outside agency. All participants in the program are victims of domestic violence who desire to take steps to become self-sufficient and not return to the abusive relationship.

24 hours a day and seven days a week, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE) provide forensic medical examinations and sexual assault advocates provide crisis intervention for victims of sexual assault. These exams take place at the Wellstar Regional Sexual Assault Center located at LiveSafe Resources or at area Wellstar hospitals if appropriate. We receive sexual assault referrals from Cobb, Cherokee, and Paulding County police departments and have partnerships to provide services for many area municipalities and universities. Law enforcement officers and hospital staff contact the SANE nurse on call to deploy the Sexual Assault Response Team. Victims may also directly call the crisis line to request an exam. In Fiscal Year ended 06/30/2022, LiveSafe Resources performed 226 sexual assault exams.