Safe in Hunterdon

in 2023, Safe in Hunterdon's 24/7 hotline answered 3,278 calls for assistance related to domestic or sexual violence. Advocates also provided constant staff presence at our confidetial Safe house where 7,420 bed nights were provided to 510 clients. Residents may remain with Safe for up to ninety days while advocates work on solutions to move them into permanent housing. Our 16 bed, ada-accessible facility is supplemented by housing located elsewhere in Hunterdon county.

in 2023 over 8,000 staff hours were dedicated to providing counseling services to both residential and non-residential clients. Safe's client rosters included men, women, adolescents,and children over the age of five. All counseling staff have earned a master's degree and are appropriately licensed.

Safe responded in-person responses to over 1,471 crisis calls for help to assist a client who found themselves at a police department or a medicial facility following an incident of domestic or sexual violence. Response times are immediate, available at all hours of the day and night, and will occur within one hour or less of the initial call for help. Legal advocates assisted approximately 233 clients with municipal or civil court related questions in 2023 while also providing in-person advocacy and support to hearings.