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Someplace Safe received word that domestic violence, sexual assault, and general crimes programs under the Minnesota Office of Justice were designated as essential services by special court order. We resumed services in all of our nine outreach offices effective Thursday, July 21. Thank you to all for your hard work, kinds words, and generous support throughout this challenging time! Please contact…

The following essay was written by a Fourth Grade student at Prairie Wetlands Learning Center/Cleveland Elementary in Fergus Falls, MN, and resulted in a $100 donation from the Fergus Falls Kiwanis group. "If I had one-hundred dollars... If I had one-hundred dollars I would give it to Someplace Safe. You may ask "why there"? Because I love all of the thoughtful people who put so much time and effort…

As of today, MN government has shut down after failure to reach an agreement on a budget for the next two years. So what does this mean for Someplace Safe? Until the MN government reopens, all non-funded Someplace Safe services will be unavailable for victims and survivors of crime and their families. Each of our nine Outreach offices are closed, eliminating local emergency and advocacy services across…

The Board of Directors of Someplace Safe has taken action to reconfigure its services in response to steady decreases in funding, partnered with increased costs due to rising need and demand for priority programs and services. Someplace Safe provides advocacy services to victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and general crimes (elder abuse, harassment, stalking, etc.). Programming…