Organizations Filed Purposes:
SAFE SHORES PROVIDES INTERVENTION, HOPE AND HEALING FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY ABUSE, TRAUMA AND VIOLENCE IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND PREVENTS CHILD ABUSE THROUGH EDUCATION AND TRAINING.
SAFE SHORES PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO CHILD VICTIMS OF ABUSE AND THEIR FAMILIES.
FAMILY ADVOCACY: SAFE SHORES' FAMILY ADVOCACY PROGRAM IS A CHILD'S ANDTHEIR FAMILY'S FIRST POINT OF CONTACT AT SAFE SHORES. ADVOCATES WORKWITH CHILDREN AND THEIR NON-OFFENDING CAREGIVERS TO HELP FAMILIESACHIEVE A SAFE, AND HEALTHY OUTCOME. FAMILY ADVOCACY PROVIDES CRISIS CONSULTATIONS, SYSTEM ADVOCACY, ONGOING SUPPORT, AND FOLLOW-UP REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY SERVICES, AS WELL AS INFORMATION ON CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS AND PROGRAMS TO ASSIST CRIME VICTIMS. FAMILY ADVOCACY ALSO WORKS WITH FAMILIES TO PROVIDE BASIC RESOURCES, SUCH AS NEW CLOTHING, FOOD AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. IN FY2020, SAFE SHORES WORKED WITH 1,529 CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. THIS INCLUDED PROVIDING OVER 1,196 MEALS AND SNACKS; 331"TAKE CARE BAGS" CONTAINING NEW CLOTHES, PAJAMAS AND TOILETRIES; AND,EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND LOCAL TRAVEL ASSISTANCE.
CLINICAL SERVICES: SAFE SHORES' CLINICAL SERVICES PROGRAM HELPSFAMILIES ON THE ROAD TO HEALING FROM TRAUMA AND ABUSE BY PROVIDINGTRAUMA-INFORMED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OFTRAUMA-FOCUSED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (TFCBT) THE CLINICALSERVICES TEAM PROVIDES A SAFE SPACE FOR CHILDREN TO IDENTIFY ANDOVERCOME CHALLENGES, DEVELOP POSITIVE COPING SKILLS AND BUILD HEALTHYRELATIONSHIPS THROUGH TALK THERAPY, PLAY THERAPY, ART THERAPY,SAND-TRAY THERAPY AND OTHER MODALITIES PROVIDED TO CHILD VICTIMS, THEIRNON-OFFENDING CAREGIVERS, AND SIBLINGS. DURING FY2020, THE CLINICALSERVICES PROGRAM PROVIDED 1,162 THERAPY SESSIONS TO 32 CHILDREN ANDPROVIDED 1,172 CONSULTATIONS WITH PARENTS/CAREGIVERS, SERVING 75 CHILDREN AND 90 CAREGIVERS.
FORENSIC SERVICES: SAFE SHORES' FORENSIC SERVICES PROGRAM (FSP)COORDINATES AND CONDUCTS NEUTRAL, FACT-FINDING ANDDEVELOPMENTALLY-SENSITIVE (FORENSIC) INTERVIEWS WITH CHILDREN AFFECTEDBY ABUSE AND CHILD WITNESSES TO VIOLENCE ON BEHALF OF FELLOWMULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM MEMBER AGENCIES. THE GOAL OF FORENSIC INTERVIEWSIS TO ENSURE THAT CHILDRENS' VOICES ARE HEARD AND TO MINIMIZE THENUMBER OF TIMES A CHILD MUST RECOUNT ANY INCIDENT OF ABUSE. FORENSICSERVICES ALSO SUPPORTS MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM COLLABORATION, UPDATINGPROTOCOLS AND ENSURING BEST PRACTICES. IN FY 2019, 702 FORENSICINTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED BY SAFE SHORES, WITH CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS THREE-YEARS-OLD UP TO ADOLESCENTS AGED 17. ON OCCASION UPON REQUEST BY LAW ENFORCEMENT, FSP CONDUCTS FORENSIC INTERVIEWS WITH INTELLECTUALLY DISABLED ADULTS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Michele Booth Cole | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $190,517 |
| Twana Sherrod | DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $122,941 |
| Lisa Dominquez | DIRECTOR OF CLINICAL SERVICES | 40 | $112,272 |
| Marcia Reynolds | DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION | 40 | $103,727 |
| Poet Taylor | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Maegan Scott | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Aruna Natarajan | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Barbara Annette Mullenex | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Deborah Jospin | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Walter Kim | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Thomas Cicotello | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Henry Cashen Ii | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Rae Robinson Trotman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lynn English | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Joe Geissenhainer | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Shana Glickfield | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Rachel Kronowitz | CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
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