SAFE Project

One of Harbor House’s largest outreach programs is SAFE Project, which is a collaborative program funded through a grant from the Kansas Department for Children and Families. SAFE case managers working in Hutchinson, Newton, Pittsburg, Wichita and Winfield serve the entire 25-county area of south central and southeast Kansas.

The SAFE Project improves the safety and employability of domestic violence and sexual assault survivors who meet certain financial criteria, so they may achieve safety, independence and economic self-sufficiency.

SAFE Project is here to help

The SAFE Project may be able to help you if past or current domestic violence or sexual assault is affecting your safety or ability to work for any of these reasons:

• Living in fear because someone is hurting or threatening you.
• Risk danger if the Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF) pursues child support.
• You are overwhelmed by current or past sexual or domestic violence and cannot work.
• Your intimate partner keeps you from work or training.

What participants can expect from their SAFE Project case manager:

• An assessment of each adult’s income and employment status.

• Referrals to local workforce centers for enrollment in the Kansas Works program. 

• Coordination with a participant’s DCF EES worker to avoid duplication.

• Access to a wide variety of education tools on topics such as conflict resolution, responsible parenting and healthy relationships.

• Assistance with legal processes for protection orders or referrals to appropriate community partners.

• Help with developing a SAFE plan based on your individual needs with the goals of safety and economic self-sufficiency. The plan will include information about warning signs, tips for creating safer environments and safe places to go in dangerous situations.

• Referrals for medical and mental health care, and other community-based resources based on individual need. 

• Assistance in creating a realistic household budget and plans to stay on track.

• Materials that educate on managing and saving money.

• An assessment of each adult’s income and employment status.

• Referrals to local workforce centers for enrollment in the Kansas Works program. Also, referrals to specific job and career training programs available in certain communities.

• Coordination with a participant’s DCF EES worker to avoid duplication.

• Access to a wide variety of education tools on topics such as conflict resolution, responsible parenting and healthy relationships.

Qualifications to participate in SAFE Project

• Experience difficulty finding a safe environment and employment due to current or past domestic violence or sexual assault.

• Be currently living in one of these 25 counties: Allen, Bouron, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Cowley, Crawford, Elk, Greenwood, Harper, Harvey, Kingman, Labette, Marion, McPherson, Montgomery, Morris, Neosho, Reno, Rice, Sedgwick, Sumner, Wilson or Woodson.

For more information or to register for SAFE Project, contact:

• Call the Harbor House hotline at (316) 263-6000 or toll-free at 1-866-899-5522; hearing impaired call TTY/TDD 7-1-1.
• Your local DCF Service Center
• Your EES case worker

Group Topics by Week:

Groups are meeting biweekly, with both afternoon and evening options available. Please reach out to your case manager about topic and location.

SAFE Project Healthy Relationships Support Group

When: Every other Wednesday, starting May 18, 2022

Time: 1:00pm- 2:15pm

Who Can Participate: Anyone who is currently enrolled in services with the SAFE Project

How to Connect: Reach out to your case manager to get specific information about location. All materials will be provided at the group

Group Topics by Week:

May 18 (Unit 1): The State of Relationships Today (Intro into Curriculum and group)

June 1 (Unit 2): Healthy Relationships: What they are and what they aren’t

June 15 (Unit 3): Sliding versus Deciding

June 29 (Unit 4): 7 Principles of Smart Love

July 13 (Unit 5): Knowing Yourself

July 27 (Unit 6): Making Your Own Decisions

The SAFE Project is voluntary and confidential. Participants need only share information necessary to develop a plan around safety and self-sufficiency. All information is confidential unless a participant decides to release it.

SAFE Project is a collaborative project between Kansas Department for Children and Families and Catholic Charities, Diocese of Wichita.

The SAFE Project is voluntary and confidential. Participants need only share information necessary to develop a plan around safety and self-sufficiency. All information is confidential unless a participant decides to release it.

SAFE Project is a collaborative project between Kansas Department for Children and Families and Catholic Charities, Diocese of Wichita.

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