Restoring Dignity

Our Mission
Safe Harbor House provides an environment that empowers at-risk women toward healing and wholeness and equips them for productive, quality living.
Located in the heart of Springeld, Ohio, Safe Harbor House is a restored 5,000+ square-foot residence for up to eight women dealing with trauma and substance abuse. At Safe Harbor House, women can nd: Secure housing A healthy environment Access to medical care Substance abuse intervention Accountability and support

When people return to old places and old acquaintances they most likely return to old ways of living. Safe Harbor House oers the hope of new beginnings, a safe place of new choices for successful living. Shelley Lopez, Founder of CitiLookout, Springeld, Ohio

The Need

Substance abuse and trauma often go hand-in-hand. The rate of women in substance abuse treatment who also have post traumatic stress disorder is between 30-59%. According to 2010 census data, the poverty rate in Clark County is 16.3%, exceeding the national average 14.3%. In Clark County, women account for 12% of prison inmates, compared to 7% for state and national averages. In Clark County, 10.4 per 1,000 women experience intimate partner violence, the highest rate in Ohio.

Our Plan
We desire to provide a safe place for women who nd themselves at the intersection of substance abuse and various kinds or trauma, including: Physical, emotional or sexual abuse Domestic violence Prostitution/tracking Homelessness Incarceration

Our desire is to love unconditionally every woman who comes to live at the Safe Harbor House, while encouraging her to become all that God created her to be. -Carla Brenneman Executive Director

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The complexity of the issues facing the women at Safe Harbor necessitates an approach that deals with these challenges from every possible angle. Daily life and the programming at Safe Harbor are focused around six integrated areas for growth. Below are some services provided in these six areas: Physical Stable housing Healthy, nutritious food Relational Family-style meals Healthy recreational activities Life Skills Life coaching including goal setting, conict resolution, and personal nance Personal enrichment such as art, sewing, and gardening Spiritual Weekly Bible study Involvement in a faith community Education/Employment GED tutoring Referral for job placement Emotional Seeking Safety Group for trauma and substance abuse Transportation to AA and Celebrate Recovery groups

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Our Motivation
Who here among us has not been broken?
Have you ever been gripped by grief or brokenness that leaves you reeling? It is during these times that God in his mercy grants us a deeper sensitivity to the pain of others. Safe Harbor House can be a bridge to connect you to hurting women with little or no support for escaping their cycle of brokenness. May God break our hearts for what breaks His and energize His Church to be His hands and feet. May we pour out his love on the women still at the well. Joy Fagan Founder of SiFi Ministry and Safe Harbor House

Women from all walks of life need a place like Safe Harbor a safety net to catch her when her world falls apart. Within these walls she will nd tranquility, compassion, and acceptance. Safe Harbor House is a place where she can learn about the caring Father who walks with her through the valley she nds herself in. Susan C. Warner, PhD, Professor of Sociology and board member

Your Opportunity
How can you help?
Volunteer your time and gifts Pray: we need 310 prayer partners to commit one day per month Train the women in a skill: sewing, tness, self-defense, gardening, etc. Provide help with maintenance: on the home or property Mentor a woman: one-to-one discipleship (women only) Security detail: we need 31 men to serve one day per month (men only) Invest Financially Operating Budget: your gift of any amount helps (monthly, annual, or one-time) Capital: join our 50/50 campaign to help us pay o the house by 2015 Endowment: help provide scholarships for women who cannot aord room and board at the Safe Harbor House Give online: visit safeharborhouse.org to help provide scholarships for women who cannot aord room and board at the Safe Harbor House
Through April of 2012, make checks payable to our umbrella organization, Changing Lives Now, with SiFi Safe Harbor House on the memo line. Mail to 1001 S. Center St. Springeld, OH 45506

Tell Others Refer potential residents Introduce us to potential partners Invite us to present this ministry at your church

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safeharborhouse.org 937.717.5098

To invest nancially or tell others, contact Joy: joy@safeharborhouse.org

Joy R. Fagan, Founder and CEO y a u d n

Carla Brenneman, Executive Director a n m e u e r r

To volunteer time and gifts, contact Carla: carla@safeharborhouse.org
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