Welcome To Safe Space

Empowering Women and Children escaping Family Violence by providing a Safe Space

About Us SafeSpace

Safe Space is a service for Women and Children experiencing family violence that require crisis accommodation (Safe Space) for several hours or up to 72 hours within the Australian Community to escape family violence. Safe Space has been established to empower all women and children who require a Safe Space to escape family violence and find a safe space that will support them whilst they organise supports, contact family members, friends and /or other Family Violence Support Services away from the perpetrator in a safe environment that will be kept confidential.

A safe space provider are women or families within the Australian Community with lived experience or with knowledge on family violence and will offer a room in their personal homes to accommodate the woman and their children escaping family violence.

SafeSpace Provider Registration

If you’re a woman living on your own or with your family with lived experience or have an awareness of Family Violence and willing to support a woman that may have children escape family violence on a temporary / short-term basis and interested in providing a Safe Space (a spare room in your home such as living room, an office, a garage that has been converted to a bedroom / office or any comfortable room) which can accommodate a woman escaping family violence then you should consider registering.

In order to provide a Safe Space you will need to complete the following steps :

Register Your Interest Online.
Verify Your Identification.
A Valid Working with Children (WWC).
National Police Clearance.
Send Through a Photograph of The Safe Space (Room) Being Provided.

Register Now

If you’re wanting to become a safe space provider, Register below.

Find a SafeSpace Provider

We understand the main factors preventing women from leaving an abusive relationship are the fear of having no one to speak to about the abuse or a safe place to go which the perpetrator does not know and the potential impact on your children. Having lived experience ourselves, we understand that it’s not always easy to just leave an abusive partner and at times you feel alone. You may just want to escape the abuse caused by your partner for several hours, a day or a couple of days to a neutral and safe environment whilst you seek supports or to just to chat with another woman who may have lived experience and can provide you with a Safe Space where your location will be anonymous and confidential without you feeling on edge whilst there.

Understanding Family Violence

Behaviour towards victims can include limiting their access to finances, preventing them from contacting family and friends, demeaning and humiliating them, threatening them or their children with injury or death, and acts of physical violence.

Domestic violence

refers to violent behaviour between current or former intimate partners – typically where one partner tries to exert power and control over the other, usually through fear. It can include physical, sexual, emotional, social, verbal, spiritual and economic abuse.

Family violence

is a broader term that refers to violence between family members, which can include violence between current or former intimate partners, as well as acts of violence between a parent and a child, between siblings, and more.

How long will the victims stay in my home?

Each woman will have different requirements some may need to just get away for several hours or overnight but the maximum stay is 72 hours to allow them time to organise supports.

Will I be paid for offering a Safe Space?

You will not be paid to offer your Safe Space, this is a voluntary service opening your home for a short period of time to support Women and Children escaping family violence. Food vouchers will be available upon request.

The victim wants to stay longer than 72 hours?

The maximum stay is 72 hours to allow the women to feel safe in a supported environment whilst they organise supports / accommodation or return home if it’s safe to do so.

Can I accommodate more than one woman at a time?

We prefer that you accommodate one woman at any given time as some women escaping family violence want to go somewhere they don’t feel overwhelmed by having too many people within the home.

FAQs

I am considering registering as a Safe Space provider but worried about the safety of my home?

Your address will be kept confidential and the woman escaping family violence will not know your address nor will your address be provided in any written or verbal formats. The only person that will have your address is the Uber Driver that will pick up the victim/s and bring them to your home. The victims are to sign an agreement to not disclose your address once known and will need to switch off their location.

What other safety measures are put in place to ensure my home is safe?

The victims are not to use their personal car to come to your place and will be picked up by a driver to ensure their safety as well as yours. Further, all victims are to switch off their location when seeking this service.

We also encourage our Safe Space providers to have a form of safety cameras such as a video doorbell or security camera.

I can only accommodate a woman and not children?

You can still register and choose your preference i.e individual woman only during registration.

How will I be contacted by the woman?

We have a dedicated call centre that will call you to accept the woman / children escaping family violence and or you can accept the safe space booking request on the Safe Space App which will be based on your preferences.

Can I choose the days / hours I can provide my safe Space?

You sure can, you can do this during registration.

What happens if I need to travel and unable to provide the Safe Space during this time?

We would encourage you to notify us or set your availability on the App to away.

What information or resources will I receive after registration?

You will receive a welcome pack which will have resources on family violence and local / state based supports for the women that are escaping family violence.