Since our beginning in 1976, we have expanded to provide free services not only for the immediate safety needs of abuse victims and their children, but also to educate, support and promote community awareness about domestic violence and its far-reaching effects in Jefferson, Cocke and Sevier counties in East Tennessee.
1976: An informal network of women began opening up their homes to shelter victims of domestic violence and their children.
1979: This informal network of women organized into a task force calling themselves the Cosby Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
1981: This coalition incorporated as a non-profit charitable organization.
1983: The Tennessee Task Force on Domestic Violence was formed with SafeSpace a founding organizer and member.
1985: The shelter was named SafeSpace, thus the agency's name informally changed from the Cosby Coalition Against Domestic Violence to SafeSpace.
1992: The outreach office in Sevierville opened.
1976: An informal network of women began opening up their homes to shelter victims of domestic violence and their children.
1979: This informal network of women organized into a task force calling themselves the Cosby Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
1981: This coalition incorporated as a non-profit charitable organization.
1983: The Tennessee Task Force on Domestic Violence was formed with SafeSpace a founding organizer and member.
1985: The shelter was named SafeSpace, thus the agency's name informally changed from the Cosby Coalition Against Domestic Violence to SafeSpace.
1992: The outreach office in Sevierville opened.