SafeNest’s One Safe Place secures 21 community partners

Survivor-focused hub is slated to open Oct. 15

LAS VEGAS — SafeNest, Nevada’s largest and most comprehensive nonprofit dedicated to ending domestic and sexual violence, announced that 21 community partners have signed on to provide programs and services at One Safe Place, a centralized survivor-focused hub for people and families affected by domestic and sexual violence.

One Safe Place, scheduled to open Oct. 15, will occupy a multibuilding site at 3820 Meadows Lane.

“The commitment of 21 organizations to One Safe Place sends a powerful message: Our community is ready to eliminate domestic violence-related homicides,” SafeNest CEO Liz Ortenburger said. “Working side by side, we can provide survivors with faster access to services, reduce the burden of navigating complex systems and create a model of collaboration that will change lives for generations to come. We are incredibly grateful for these partners and proud to build this future together.”

One Safe Place is recognized by Alliance for Hope International, one of the nation’s leading systems and social change organizations. When One Safe Place opens in October, it will join a network of more than 200 similar centers across the United States.

These proven models have helped reduce homicides, increase offender prosecutions and improve survivors’ outcomes by providing coordinated, wraparound services under one roof.

One Safe Place will provide numerous programs and client aid services on-site, including legal and advocacy support; counseling; crisis response; and housing services.

Community partners that have committed to supporting One Safe Place and the critical services they will provide include:
• Accepting Hearts Behavioral Service, behavioral health, and substance treatment.
• Child Advocacy Center, connection to counselors, investigators, resources, forensic interviews and exams, and support for families with minors who are experiencing abuse.
• Clark County District Attorney’s Office, support with prosecution and victim-witness advocacy.
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• Clark County Department of Family Services, drop-in and immediate connection to case workers regarding case status, updates, program requirements and progression.
• Dad Inc., drop-in parenting classes and supportive programs.
• Family Promise, drop-in, immediate connection to employment assistance and motel shelter.
• Hope Christian Health Center, care provided through a mobile medical unit.
• Immigrant Home Foundation, immediate connection to immigration support services.
• Las Vegas City Attorney’s Office, drop-in, immediate connection to prosecution and victim witness advocacy.
• Lilith Clinic, off-site gynecological and reproductive health care.
• Nevada Division of Social Services, full-time assistance for clients who need to sign up for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, electronic benefits transfer cards and Medicaid.
• S.A.F.E House, comprehensive victim advocacy services and connection to the group’s offsite shelter.
• Safe & Sound for Women, off-site reproductive health care.
• SHERO Foundation, support to trafficking survivors.
• Signs of Hope, drop-in connection to victim advocacy services for survivors of sexual assault and human trafficking.
• St. Jude’s Ranch for Children, office connection to victim advocacy and wraparound services for minor survivors of child sex trafficking, and children in foster care.
• The Courtyard Homeless Resource Center, immediate connection to wraparound services and case management for unhoused clients.
• Three Square, support with applying for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits and other food programs, and connections to food banks.
• ThrivePoint Academy of Nevada, full-time alternative charter school for high school students who are behind on credits or have been expelled.
• University of Nevada, Las Vegas Survivor Representation & Advocacy Clinic, free legal representation at temporary protective order (TPO) hearings for survivors of domestic abuse.
• Unshakable, employment and job readiness training.

In June 2024, Nevada granted SafeNest $9 million to fund the One Safe Place campus; SafeNest also received a $5 million loan from the State Infrastructure Bank.

ABOUT SAFENEST SafeNest, established in 1977, is Nevada’s largest and most comprehensive nonprofit agency devoted to ending domestic violence homicides in Clark County. SafeNest’s programs serve approximately 50,000 people annually and include a 24-hour confidential shelter and hotline, counseling, court assistance and prevention education. Visit www.safenest.org for more information on the group or its services.