What We've Accomplished Together

Happy New Year!  With our first edition of the "Advocate” for 2014, it’s a time to celebrate all you’ve accomplished by supporting One SAFE Place last year. That’s right. The accomplishments of 2013 are yours. Your support and commitment to victims allowed us to meet increased needs in responding to those traumatized by abuse. Below are statistics from 2013 to highlight the impact you’ve made.

As you know, we changed our name to One SAFE Place. This new name better reflects the breadth of services we offer to victims of domestic and sexual abuse. One reason for the change was to dispel the myth that we only served women. We are already seeing increased numbers. In the last year, we noted a 19% increase in the number of men who have sought help, most of that coming since the name change. In fact since July of last year we have seen a 32% increase in men seeking service versus the same period a year ago.

Overall we experienced a 15% increase in domestic abuse victims seeking help. In addition, we provided over 4,000 nights of safe emergency shelter to over 200 adults and 165 children. And, our Client Service Center received over 5,100 visits for service in 2013. You gave these families a real chance at a new life. You helped children receive specialized care to help them break the cycle of abuse for generations to come. And, because of you, these children now have hope.

Speaking of hope, our second annual Camp HOPE took a huge leap forward this year. First, we moved our camp to Kidder Creek, which expanded the activities we were able to offer. In addition, the University of Oklahoma also studied the impact the camp had in increasing the level hope in youth traumatized by abuse. We are proud to report that because of your support, Camp HOPE made a measurable difference in these children. Campers were surveyed 30 days before camp, the last day of camp and 30 days after camp ended. The results were encouraging. When asked, “I can easily trust others” before camp, 39.2% of the campers reported they felt this way most or all of the time; 30 days after camp that number jumped to 58.2% for most or all of the time. Another encouraging indicator emerged when campers were asked, “I think I will achieve my dreams.” Before camp 68.9% of the campers reported most or all of the time; 30 days after camp, that number jumped to 78.9% for most or all of the time.
In addition to serving victims, we are working diligently to prevent abuse through community education. Last year our team of trained educators made over 160 presentations to schools and community groups, reaching over 4,000 people with information and training on how to help prevent abuse.

Please remember that your support is making a difference. Our vision is to see our community free from abuse. And, we can do it by helping one child, one mother, one father, one neighbor at a time.

Thank you for all your support.

Warm wishes,

Jean King
Executive Director