Safe Place provides immediate access to help and supportive resources for young people in crisis through a network of sites sustained by youth serving agencies, businesses, and volunteers.

Initiated in 1983 by the YMCA of Greater Louisville, the success of Safe Place prompted its replication by youth service agencies across the country.

National Safe Place Statistics as of May 1, 2012

• 133,864 Youth have been connected to immediate help and safety at Safe Place locations
• 19,965 Safe Place sites available across the country
• 145,778 Youth have received counseling by phone as a result of Safe Place school outreach
• 144 Safe Place programs operated by youth service agencies (including ten communities with a Safe Place designated shelter)
• 39 Safe Place states
• 1,594 Communities served by Safe Place
• 10,036,856 Students have learned about Safe Place through classroom presentations