Safer Path Family Violence Shelter

11/16/2025

⛳️ Your gift can go even further this season!

We’re thrilled to once again be part of the Valero Texas Open’s Champions fore Charity program! Through this incredible initiative, every dollar donated to Safer Path is amplified with a 7% match—meaning your generosity stretches even farther for survivors and their families. 💜

If you’re planning to give before the end of the year, this is a powerful way to make your impact go further. Together, we can help more survivors find safety, stability, and hope.

👉 Donate here: https://valerotexasopen.com/championsforecharity/donate?code=SaferPath



If you or someone you love is experiencing domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, stalking, or human trafficking please call our Safer Path 24-hour hotline @ 830.569.2001

11/15/2025

Recent Shelter Donations

💜 Each donation that comes through our doors is more than just an item—it’s a message of care and compassion.
From fresh towels to journals, to hygiene products. Every gift helps our clients feel seen, supported, and safe as they begin to rebuild their lives.

Thank you to everyone who continues to show up for survivors in such meaningful ways. You remind us that community truly changes everything. 💜



If you or someone you love is experiencing domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, stalking, or human trafficking please call our Safer Path 24-hour hotline @ 830.569.2001

11/14/2025

A Heartfelt Thank You to Our October Donors! 💜
This month, we are filled with gratitude as we shine a light on the incredible individuals and organizations who generously gave to Safer Path Family Violence Shelter. Your support is more than a donation, it’s a lifeline, a message of hope, and a promise that survivors are not alone.

Because of you, families seeking safety have warm beds, support, and resources to rebuild their lives. Because of you, survivors find empowerment, healing, and the strength to move forward.
Your kindness fuels our mission, and we are beyond grateful for your unwavering support.

Thank you for making a difference! 🌟


Want to be part of this mission? Donate here: https://form.jotform.com/243404412062039



💜If you or someone you love is experiencing domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, stalking, or human trafficking please call our Safer Path 24-hour hotline @ 830.569.2001

11/13/2025

💜 Safer Path at the TCFV Prevention Impact Exchange (PIE)

Yesterday, our team had the incredible opportunity to present at the Texas Council on Family Violence’s Prevention Impact Exchange!

Cheyenne, our Community Engagement Coordinator, shared how Safer Path invests in the Fun & Wellness Committee—a staff-led effort that helps our team recognize and combat vicarious trauma through connection, joy, and intentional self-care. Because when we take care of our staff, our staff can take care of survivors.

Then, Sam, our Shelter Coordinator, spoke about how we carry that same philosophy into client care, ensuring that fun, healing, and family wellness are part of every survivor’s journey. From monthly activity calendars, family bingo nights, and financial wellness classes to nutrition education, gardening through “Root & Restore,” and day trips that bring families together—these moments create healing beyond the trauma.

Thank you to TCFV for hosting such an inspiring space to share prevention strategies and learn from other incredible organizations doing this work across Texas. 🌟



If you or someone you love is experiencing domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, stalking, or human trafficking please call our Safer Path 24-hour hotline @ 830.569.2001

11/10/2025

11/07/2025

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Imagine needing safety—and the closest help is 40+ miles away. That’s the reality for many rural survivors in our region (TCFV).
Safer Path bridges that distance with a 25-bed shelter, 24/7 advocacy, legal support, education, and children’s services. We bring safety within reach, so a long road never stands between a family and a safe night’s sleep.

Want to help keep the doors open for rural families? Share this post, learn the warning signs, or sponsor a safe night this season.

Sponsor a Night Here - https://www.jotform.com/form/252456539824163



If you or someone you love is experiencing domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, stalking, or human trafficking please call our Safer Path 24-hour hotline @ 830.569.2001

11/06/2025

🧺 November Shelter Needs

Our 25-bed shelter is home to families 365 days a year. Last year alone, you helped us provide 4,084 safe nights—and every one of those nights uses real, washable linens. We’ve stopped using paper towels, so these items work extra hard and need frequent replacing:

Kitchen towels & cleaning rags (daily meal prep + cleanup)

Bath towels & hand towels (dignity, comfort, and warmth)

Journals (a safe place to process and heal)

If you’d like to help stock our shelves this month:
👉 Amazon list: https://a.co/gRmYoF1

👉 Shop & deliver in person: Safer Path Admin Building, 506 W Adams Street (thank you—we love seeing our neighbors!)

Your practical gifts become everyday care: a dry counter after dinner, a warm towel after a shower, a few quiet pages for hope. 💜


If you or someone you love is experiencing domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, stalking, or human trafficking please call our Safer Path 24-hour hotline @ 830.569.2001

11/05/2025

🎁 Hope for the Holidays

The season is coming—the glow of twinkle lights, the scent of cinnamon in the air, the joy that fills homes as families gather close. For many of the families we serve, this season looks a little different. They’re working to rebuild safety, stability, and hope after leaving everything behind.

That’s where Santa for Survivors comes in. 💜

This survivor-centered holiday giving program invites caring community members to “adopt” a survivor family and make their holidays brighter through thoughtful, confidential giving. When you sign up, you’ll be added to our interest list and contacted at the end of November with a family’s personalized wish list.

Your support might be a new blanket for warmth, a favorite toy wrapped with love, or a grocery card that helps a family share a meal together. Each act of kindness sends a powerful message: you are not forgotten.

💜 Would you like to bring joy to a family this holiday season?

Join our Santa for Survivors interest list today and help us fill this season with comfort, care, and the quiet magic of community.

👉 Sign up here: https://form.jotform.com/243386397056063



If you or someone you love is experiencing domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, stalking, or human trafficking please call our Safer Path 24-hour hotline @ 830.569.2001

11/04/2025

🕊️ Let’s Talk About Boundaries
As the holidays approach, connection often comes wrapped in expectations — and sometimes, pressure. 🎁
This , we’re talking about boundaries: how setting them isn’t selfish, it’s healthy.
Boundaries are an act of care — for yourself and the people you love. They help relationships stay grounded in respect, trust, and safety. Whether it’s:
💜 Saying no to a conversation that makes you uncomfortable
💜 Leaving early when you need a break
💜 Or protecting your peace from someone who drains it
— boundaries are your way of saying: I value this connection enough to make it healthy.
At Safer Path, we help survivors rediscover their right to feel safe, seen, and respected — and that starts with boundaries.
What’s one boundary that’s helped you feel more at peace lately? 👇

If you or someone you love is experiencing domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, stalking, or human trafficking please call our Safer Path 24-hour hotline @ 830.569.2001

11/04/2025

The store is back open!💜

11/03/2025

Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts. 💜
This October, during Domestic Violence Awareness Month, our community came together and sponsored 143 safe nights of shelter—fully covering the cost of care so survivors and their children could receive every service free of charge. For a 25-bed shelter that is often full (25 beds × 31 nights = 775 possible safe sleeps), your generosity made a tangible difference—night after night.
To every business, friend, and supporter who stood with Safer Path: you opened doors, steadied hands, and helped survivors tuck their children into beds where fear didn’t follow. You turned worry into rest, crisis into a plan, and isolation into community.
There will never be enough words to describe the depth of your impact. So we’ll start with thank you, continue with thank you, and—because of you—honorably continue this work.
For every meal served, safety plan written, court date prepared, and child who finally slept soundly: thank you for making safety possible. 💜

11/03/2025

🎃🐼 Community Choice Champion: SAM!

Our Shelter Coordinator showed up as Kung Fu Panda and (very peacefully) single-handedly took out the competition. 🥋💥 Thanks to YOUR likes, shares, and cheers, Sam is officially our 2025 Costume Contest Winner (Friday, Oct 31)! 🏆

What we love most about this tradition isn’t just the costumes—it’s the community joy behind every vote and comment. For one day, our feed is full of laughter, creativity, and connection… and that matters. Joy builds resilience, and your participation helps our team recharge so we can keep showing up strong for survivors and their families. 💜

A huge thank-you to everyone who voted and had fun with us! We look forward to this day all year and truly value your input. We can’t wait to do it all again next year!

Until then: high kicks, big hearts, and community appreciation. Congrats, Sam—skadoosh! 🐼✨



💜 If you or someone you love is experiencing domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, stalking, or human trafficking please call our Safer Path 24-hour hotline @ 830.569.2001