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Thank you to Heather Devoto at First Home Mortgage Corporation for sponsoring our 2025 Spring Luncheon! This support helps make this gathering possible—and strengthens our efforts to build community and promote a safer DC for survivors and their families.

Our Special Edition April Newsletter is out! This issue is dedicated to our 2024 Annual Impact Report—featuring a look at who we served, one year in our new building, advocacy wins, outreach memories, and a financial snapshot. Read now and subscribe at dcsafe.org/newsletters 💌

A big thank you to Affirmative Investments, Inc. for sponsoring our 2025 Spring Luncheon! As a trusted partner in our SAFE Space project, Affirmative Investments provided the strategic consulting that helped us close on our initial financing and secure critical New Market Tax Credits.

Every message from a survivor reminds us that the work matters. Thank you to the client who shared this with us!

Honored to have the Deputy Mayor join us for our Annual Spring Luncheon!

We’re proud to share our FY24 Annual Impact Report—a look back at a year of advocacy, connection, and life-saving support for survivors in DC. 📊 Read the full report: owww.dcsafe.org/financials-rep…

It’s hard to believe it’s already been a week since our Annual Spring Luncheon! We’re grateful to everyone who joined us and helped raise over $18,000 to support survivors and their families. 📸 The photo album is now live—take a look: clients.chrisferenzi.com/dcsafeluncheon…

Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day! We’re proud to support @activatingchange to uplift the #JusticeForEveryBody campaign in an effort to mobilize policy change and stop the rollback of accessibility protections. foreverybody.us #NoEquityWithoutAccessibility

If you need domestic violence services or would like to reach a DC SAFE Advocate, please call the DC Victim Hotline at 1-844-443-5732. We also have in-person services available at the DC Superior Court’s Domestic Violence Intake Centers. Get more info at dcsafe.org/gethelp.

🏳️‍🌈 One week out! DC SAFE will be there—will you? Let’s get ready to welcome everyone for World Pride 2025! Join us as the District kicks off a historic Pride Month and raises the LGBTQIA+ Pride Flag at the John A. Wilson Building. 🎟️ Free RSVP: tinyurl.com/DCFlagRaising2…

Can you help? Our diaper supply is running low, and we’re in urgent need of diapers & baby wipes! We’re seeking all sizes—except newborn, which we have covered. 📬 Please send donations to: PO Box 7412, Washington, DC 20044 🛒 Or shop our Amazon Wishlist: dcsafe.org/wish-list

In honor of the holiday, our administrative offices will be closed today, but our crisis services are still available. We wish everyone a safe Memorial Day!

This month, we’re sharing a look back at our Spring Luncheon, details on DC SAFE training offerings, how to support our diaper fundraiser, and information on events happening soon. Read the latest and subscribe for future updates at dcsafe.org/newsletters.

🌈 Happy Pride! At DC SAFE, we are proud to stand with our LGBTQ+ community—not just during Pride Month, but every day. Everyone deserves safety in their relationships, no matter their sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression.

In solidarity with the fight to end gun violence, we are celebrating Wear Orange Weekend. Wearing orange isn’t just a color—it’s a call to action to stand together and be part of the solution. Learn more at wearorange.org. Your support matters. #WearOrange

Today, we're highlighting the 19th Annual DV Counts Report from @NNEDV. This one-day snapshot captures how many survivors reached out for support during a 24-hour period—and the critical services they received or, in some cases, were unable to access. nnedv.org/DVCounts

📣 HAPPENING NOW: The city’s Budget Oversight Hearing on DC OVSJG, chaired by Councilmember Brooke Pinto, is underway—and our Executive Director, Natalia Otero, has already delivered powerful testimony. Read all of DC SAFE’s full testimonies here: dcsafe.org/systems-reform…

Your donation helps support our domestic violence crisis intervention services. Donate today! dcafe.org/donate

📢 NEW ISSUE ALERT! Systems advocacy is central to our work, driving change for survivors every day. Stay informed on our latest initiatives and community efforts—read the newest edition of our Quarterly Systems Advocacy Newsletter now! 🔗 dcsafe.org/newsletters

Yesterday, we testified at our final oversight hearing for the FY26 DC budget advocacy season — the Mayor’s Office on Community Affairs. We emphasized to the Council the critical role of every office under MOCA, including Mayor's Office on Latino Affairs and Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs #DistrictofPride. dcsafe.org/systems-reform…