About Us
Few people are aware that there is help BEFORE violent, criminal domestic violence occurs, or even reoccurs. Our motto is “INTERVENTION IS PREVENTION” because we believe that, in addition to educating the community, we must hold offenders accountable and provide resources to rehabilitate them in order to strengthen families and break the cycle.
Step Up to Family Saftey is a Charlotte-based 501 (c)3.
Step Up to Family Safety was created in 2014 after several people familiar with the work of a local state-certified private Domestic Violence Intervention Program (DVIP) asked how they could support the program. They encouraged founder and owner Bea Coté to think about how to educate more people about domestic violence, and how to reach more men to give access to the successful intervention program.
We are one of only a few domestic violence education and prevention nonprofits in the country that not only educates the public about DV but also works to prevent it by striking at the root cause: the abuser. Most DV agencies serve victims after they’ve been assaulted over a long period. Few people are aware that there is help BEFORE violent, criminal DV occurs. Our motto is “INTERVENTION IS PREVENTION” because we believe that, in addition to educating the community, we must hold offenders accountable and provide resources to rehabilitate them in order to strengthen families and break the cycle. The earlier the better!
Our initiatives:
- Educate and train community groups, DV workers, and court personnel about all types of DV, and DV intervention;
- Provide scholarships to low-income men to help them complete an intervention program; and
- Provide training and support for people who have completed the curriculum so that they remain involved as peer facilitators and community advocates because this unique training-the-trainer type model (which we call Legacy) ripples out to affect families and unacknowledged abusers.
YOU CAN HELP!
We rely on community donations to do this early intervention and prevention work that greatly improves lives where violent family members are preventing safety and security in the home. We are grateful for each and every donation!