This summer, Safe Passage's board and staff came together to create an updated mission statement for the organization. We are proud to share it with you!

Safe Passage Mission Statement
2010

Safe Passage is committed to ending domestic violence and oppression in women’s lives. All Safe Passage programs are free, accessible and confidential. Our comprehensive services include shelter, peer-support, counseling, education, advocacy, legal support and community education. We primarily serve women and children in Hampshire County.

Safe Passage provides women with the support and information that they need in order to make their own choices to keep themselves and their children safe and to rebuild their lives in the wake of domestic violence. We believe that empowerment is crucial to ending domestic violence and that through the empowerment of individuals, we can effectively work to change the whole of society.

We believe that:

• Violence is learned.
• Violence is a choice.
• Violence is preventable.
• Domestic violence is not about loss of control; it is about exerting control over another person.

While we recognize that domestic violence is primarily men’s violence against women, we believe that all people are entitled to safe and healthy relationships. Given this, we offer services to anyone who has experienced domestic violence, regardless of the person's gender, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

Posted on Wednesday, September 22, 2010

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