SAFE in Hunterdon

What SAFE in Hunterdon does

SAFE in Hunterdon is a non-profit social services organization founded in 1978 and headquartered in Flemington, New Jersey, providing a comprehensive suite of crisis intervention and support services to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in Hunterdon County. The organization operates as the county's designated direct-service provider through a coordinated model spanning a 24/7 multilingual crisis hotline (supporting over 200 languages), an undisclosed-location safehouse emergency shelter, Domestic Violence Response Team (DVRT) and Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) volunteers deployed across county hospitals, police departments, and courthouses, free legal advocacy for restraining order proceedings, and trauma-informed counseling for adults and children. Additional programming includes community prevention education, outreach events, and Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) services for incarcerated populations. In 2024, the organization answered 3,238 hotline calls, provided 4,986 safehouse bednights to 127 new residential clients, conducted 237 crisis interventions, supported 262 survivors at restraining order hearings, served 102 clients in a gun violence safety planning pilot, and provided counseling to over 1,200 clients.

The underlying technology layer is intentionally minimal and human-centered: the core operating model is a trauma-informed care service delivery framework built on credentialed volunteer responders (requiring 60 hours of training) and on-site coordination with county institutional partners. The organization has no proprietary software platform, no mobile application, and no disclosed APIs or AI capabilities, instead relying on integrated operational partnerships with Hunterdon Healthcare System, Prevention Resources, county law enforcement, and the court system. Service distribution is conducted entirely through direct human channels (hotline, shelter intake, on-site response teams, and in-person counseling).

The business model is a donation-and-grant-funded non-profit, with all services provided free of charge to survivors. Revenue is sourced from individual donations, corporate philanthropy (e.g., QuickChek holiday donations), state and national coalition partnerships (NJ Coalition to End Domestic Violence, NJ Coalition Against Sexual Assault, National Domestic Violence Hotline, RedRover), and federal grants. The organization is governed by a Board of Trustees drawn from local legal, healthcare, accounting, social services, and clergy professionals. The organization is currently experiencing a contraction in its operating capacity due to federal funding cuts, which in 2025 resulted in the layoff of five additional staff members and a near-dismantlement of the counseling department, representing a material near-term operational risk to service delivery.

Name

SAFE in Hunterdon

Legal name

Safe in Hunterdon

Website

https://safeinhunterdon.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

SAFE in Hunterdon is a Flemington, New Jersey-based non-profit founded in 1978 that provides free 24/7 crisis hotline, emergency shelter, legal advocacy, trauma-informed counseling, and on-site crisis response services to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in Hunterdon County.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Support Services

NAICS

Community Housing Services (62422), Temporary Shelters (624221), Child and Youth Services (624110)

akta.pro primary industry

Victim Services & Witness Assistance (Justice System) (BPAIAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Protection Services (GBV, Child Protection, Safeguarding) (BPADAHAF)

Keywords

• Domestic violence services
• Sexual assault support
• Crisis intervention
• Trauma-informed counseling
• Survivor advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Flemington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: Nonprofit organization relying primarily on donations from individuals and community partners, with federal funding providing partial support for programs. Facing federal funding cuts impacting service delivery capacity.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

SAFE in Hunterdon is a non-profit social services organization that provides free trauma-informed support to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Core offerings include a 24/7 multilingual crisis hotline, emergency shelter, coordinated Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) and Domestic Violence Response Team (DVRT) interventions at hospitals/police departments/courthouses, legal advocacy for restraining orders, counseling, PREA services, and community prevention programming.

Product overview

SAFE in Hunterdon is a non-profit social services organization that provides a unified suite of crisis intervention and support services for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. The core offering centers on immediate crisis response through a 24-hour hotline and emergency shelter, supported by trained Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) and Domestic Violence Response Team (DVRT) members who provide on-site support at hospitals, courthouses, and police departments. Additional services include legal advocacy for restraining orders, trauma-informed counseling for individuals and children, prevention programming, community outreach, and PREA services. These services are provided free of charge and are designed to work together as an integrated support system, though no specific technology product platform is offered.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 24-Hour Hotline

Quantifiable outcome

• 4,986 bednights and 127 new residential clients served in 2024 safehouse
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hunterdon Healthcare SystemcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner
• Prevention ResourcescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner
• QuickChekminorOthers
• Hunterdon County HospitalscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner
• Hunterdon County Law EnforcementcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner
• Hunterdon County CourtscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• National Domestic Violence Hotline: National 24/7 hotline and resource hub for DV survivors. Operates the multilingual hotline infrastructure SAFE leverages; comparable core service function at national scale.
• NJ Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NJCASA): State-level coalition supporting sexual violence service providers in NJ, including SAFE's SART work. Broad incumbent in the same service category.
• RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network): National anti-sexual-violence organization operating the national sexual assault hotline. Operates in the same service category as SAFE's SART and hotline programs, but at national scale.
• NJ Coalition to End Domestic Violence: Statewide umbrella organization coordinating domestic violence services across NJ counties. SAFE is a member/peer provider within this network, making it a broader industry incumbent.

Direct peers

• Jersey Battered Women's Service: Morris County, NJ nonprofit offering emergency shelter, 24/7 hotline, counseling, legal advocacy, and education for DV survivors — a near-identical integrated service model in a neighboring NJ county.
• 180 Turning Lives Around: Monmouth County, NJ-based DV/SA services nonprofit operating hotline, emergency shelter, counseling, and advocacy. Comparable county-level integrated service provider serving a New Jersey catchment.
• Womanspace: Mercer County, NJ-based nonprofit providing shelter, hotline, counseling, and advocacy for DV and SA survivors. Direct comparable in scope (integrated county service model) and geography (adjacent central NJ county).
• Center for Hope and Safety: Bergen County, NJ nonprofit providing shelter, hotline, counseling, and legal advocacy for DV survivors — directly comparable integrated service model in the same state.

Regional players

• Laurel House: Montgomery County, PA nonprofit providing DV shelter, hotline, and counseling. Operates a comparable integrated DV service model in a nearby PA market.
• A Woman's Place: Bucks County, PA-based DV services nonprofit offering shelter, hotline, counseling, and legal advocacy — comparable integrated model serving an adjacent PA county across the Delaware River.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/safe_hunterdon
• Facebookfacebook.com/SAFEHunterdon
• Instagraminstagram.com/safeinhunterdon
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/safe-in-hunterdon

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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