WOMEN ARE SAFE, INC.

Women Are Safe, Inc. is a local non-profit organization providing services to victims of domestic violence in rural Tennessee.

Our HOTLINE 1(800)470-1117

Our Mission

Our mission is to provide safety and support to victims of domestic violence and their children. We encourage healing and empowerment in survivors of all types of domestic abuse including physical, verbal, mental, and emotional abuse. We also strive to improve our community’s understanding of the dynamics of domestic violence so that together we can break the cycle.

Map of counties we serve

We serve victims/survivors and their children, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, or religion.

In addition to providing direct services to victims, Women Are Safe, Inc. works to prevent violence against women through community education and outreach.

Effective July 1, 2020 we are adding a Department of Children's Services Liaison to enhance the support DCS provides to families experiencing domestic violence.

Did you know?

Individuals between the ages of 25-34 are at a higher risk of domestic abuse.

Juveniles (under the age of 18) account for 9.8% of all domestic violence victims.

Tennessee is ranked #5 for domestic violence, with one of the highest rates of women killed by men each year.

On average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the US.

In 2020, there were 90 murders in Tennessee related to Domestic Violence.

Of those, 54 were women and 36 were men.

About Us

We provided 3950 safe bednights to victims in 2022.

Women Are Safe, Inc. began in 1987 as a volunteer effort to provide shelter and safety to victims of domestic violence in Hickman County, Tennessee. Today, we have nine volunteer board members, an Executive Director, Program Assistant, three advocates and a DCS Liaison dedicated to our mission of serving the immediate needs of domestic violence victims in five rural Tennessee counties.

Over half of our shelter occupants are children.

Each year we serve hundreds of victims through our core services: a 24-hour confidential crisis line; safe, temporary shelter; court advocacy; transportation; education about the dynamics of domestic violence; support groups; referrals to community resources; and advocacy.

You Can Help.

Please donate to Women Are Safe because the victims who come to us are vulnerable and they need a safe place with support from expert counselors and advocates.

Your donation will be used to provide shelter to domestic abuse victims in Dickson, Hickman, Humphreys, Lewis and Perry Counties, as well as to maintain our Community Education and Outreach.

We need your help to ensure that our services remain available!