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SafeSpace is the Treasure Coast’s only state-certified domestic violence center, providing 24-hour safety, shelter, advocacy and support in Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties. For more than 45 years, we have helped survivors move from crisis toward safety, stability, and freedom.

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24-hour crisis support, safety planning, shelter screening and connection to SafeSpace programs.

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Partner / Refer

Professionals and community partners can refer survivors and request training.

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Services

Emergency Shelter and Outreach and Advocacy, with hotline response, legal assistance, economic empowerment, counseling and other specialized services alongside them.

Crisis Hotline

Crisis support, safety planning and connection to SafeSpace programs at any hour.

Emergency Shelter

Confidential, temporary, voluntary, and free.

Outreach and Advocacy

Community-based advocacy in Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties.

Legal Assistance

Free legal assistance and representation for injunctions for protection.

Children and Family

Support for children and help strengthening safe parent-child relationships.

Community Education

Prevention for middle and high school students and training for community partners.

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Survivor Impact

Staff made me feel secure and hopeful for a better future away from being abused financially, verbally, physically.

SafeSpace survivor

In Survivors’ Own Words

Local impact

Fiscal year 2025 to 2026

SafeSpace served 1,047 program participants across Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties, including 227 children. Enrollment increased by 156 people from the previous year’s 891 participants, a 17.5% increase.

1,047

Program participants, including 227 children

4,532

Crisis hotline calls

886

Youth in prevention programs (834 in Y.O.U.R. Prevention and 52 in YOUR Leaders)

366

Survivors receiving legal advocacy and representation

People sheltered: 484. Outreach and Advocacy Program participants: 689.

Source: SafeSpace 25–26 Program Outcomes.

Shelter, outreach and specialized service counts overlap and are not additive. Children are included in program participation.

Impact and reports