SAVE's mission is to promote 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.

Description:
SAVE offers services to domestic violence victims and their families. A few of our services are: 24-hour crisis hotline, emergency shelter, transitional housing, counseling, restraining order assistance, advocacy, education and referrals.

On the hotline, clients and the community can receive information and referrals, crisis intervention, and access to all of the services SAVE provides. This is SAVE's hub.

In the emergency shelter, clients receive ongoing counseling and advocacy. While here in a safe environment, clients can begin to make plans for the future.

WINGS, our transitional housing program is the link between emergency shelter and self-sufficiency. Here our clients learn money management, resume and job interview training, as well as receiving counseling and advocacay assistance.

SAVE offers free restraining order workshops where clients can get assistance filling out paperwork. Clients can also receive court accompaniment through this program.

History:
Shelter Against Violent Environments (SAVE) is a non-profit agency in Southern Alameda County. SAVE first began operation in Fremont in 1976 with an emergency shelter and crisis hotline. Since then, SAVE has expanded to include many more services to assist our clients in ending the devastating cycle of violence.

Contact people:

Laura Schulmister, Administrative Assistant, (phone), (email) Rodney Clark, Executive Director, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: 510/574-2252

Address:

39155 Liberty Street, Suite C310 Fremont, CA 94538 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.save-dv.org