Supporting Survivors +
Preventing Violence
We focus on empowering people by providing them with choices, allowing them to make their own decisions and supporting them along their journey of healing.
You are not alone. We are here to listen and provide support without judgment. Whether you want to know more about unhealthy relationships, trafficking & exploitation, developing a plan to leave, learn about ways to stay safer in a current relationship, or need a safe place to explore your situation, we are here for you whenever or however you choose.
Everyone deserves to feel safe.
How can I help? Join us in creating a culture of violence prevention:
Safe Haven Prevention Praxis helps organizations support the people they serve, strengthen safety practices, and fulfill their mission with confidence. Its unique ability to equip all people ensures its training is trusted, unifying, and accessible to all.
Certification Programs
Training to help communities recognize and respond to abuse.
Grow Engage Read Imagine
Using literature to promote healthy relationships and prevent violence.
Young Leaders Against Violence
A youth-led coalition focused on dating and sexual abuse awareness and prevention.
Youth Violence Prevention
Healthy relationship programming within schools and youth-serving organizations.
Featured Articles
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — An agency that works to combat human trafficking in Kent County weighed in on the case against a woman accused of recruiting for the sex trade. Safe Haven Ministries said people targeted by traffickers are often vulnerable with few resources. “This is a very common
After a mother and her two sons were shot dead inside their home on Grand Rapids’ southeast side, the call for domestic violence advocacy has heightened. Jacqueline Neill, 40, and her sons Cameron Kilpatrick, 15, and Michael Kilpatrick, 13, were found shot dead Tuesday morning at a home on Worden Street. The
A Grand Rapids domestic violence prevention group is teaming up with police to raise awareness and continue advocating for survivors. Safe Haven Ministries partnered with the YWCA and the Grand Rapids Police Department to create a “high-risk team” within the police department. It will be responsible for training officers and
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and Safe Haven Ministries asks the community to see a screening of This is Where I Learned Not to Sleep, at Celebration Cinema tomorrow night. The subject of the film, Mark Wynn, will be in attendance. We discuss this and the new work with
The Domestic Violence Action Network of Kent County is hosting a vigil to honor domestic violence victims and survivors. Micah Johnson is the director of DVAN. He told News 8 that the annual vigil will honor the people who died this year due to domestic violence in Michigan and that
The threat of domestic violence is an issue that faces many across the country and here in West Michigan. Incidents like Tuesday mornings shooting in Wyoming, which saw an armed man killed after police opened fire on him inside a home Tuesday morning, following what investigators say was a violation
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