About SAVE
SAVE's mission is to provide alternatives to domestic violence through support services, advocacy and education, and to assist domestic violence victims and their families to end the cycle of violence. SAVE is located in Southern Alameda County, California, but serves clients from any city, county, state, or country.
SAVE is a non-profit community-based organization founded in 1976 to address the needs of people experiencing family violence. We offer complete services from crisis to the establishment of a violence-free, self-sufficient life.
SAVE is funded by federal, state and local jurisdictions, private foundations, corporations, and concerned individuals.
SAVE is a non-profit 501[c] 3 organization, Federal Tax ID # 94-2520559
In the past year, SAVE has:
- Answered 4600 crisis calls to our 24-hour hotline
- Completed 642 Temporary Restraining Orders to keep the batterer away from the victim
- Reached almost 1200 teens with our Teen Dating Violence Prevention presentations
- Provided shelter to 360 women and children through our emergency shelter, 18-month transitional housing, subsidized housing programs, and motel vouchers
- Assisted 1890 domestic violence victims with crisis intervention at local police departments