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Executive Director:
    Kathy Manis Findley, CVAP-A, CTS
Certified Victim Assistance Professional - Advanced Practice
Certified Trauma Specialist, Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists

Graduate, U.S. Department of Justice National Victim Assistance Academy

Professional Certificate in Victim Assistance - Advanced Level, Washburn
University, Joint Center on Violence and Victim Studies

Three-year Pastoral Care Residency, Baptist Health Medical Center

Post-graduate study in Violence and Victim Studies, Washburn University

Child Forensic Interview Training, American Prosecutors Research Institute's
National Child Protection Training Center
Director of Advocacy and Prevention Programs
Angela McGraw, CVAP-A

Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas
U.S. Department of Justice National Victim Assistance Academy
Pulaski Technical College, North Little Rock, Arkansas
Kansas Wesleyan University, Salina, Kansas
Meet Our Professional Staff
Coordinator of Latino Victim Advocacy and Outreach
Lisette Yang, BA

Education and Special Training
  • Graduate of the 2008 Arkansas Victim Assistance Academy, UALR
  • Major: Engineering, Finance and Technical Wnting
  • Universidad de Guadalajalaja Diplomado Electronic Graphic Editing, 1994
  • Instituto de Arte Bribiesca  (University of Guadalajara Affiliate)
  • Major: Graphic Design and Advertising, 1991
  • Diversity & Team Building Training, Certificate of Achievement, 2004, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
  • Healing Racism Institute, Little Rock
"I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides.

Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented."
                       - Elie Wiesel

"Nonviolence is not a garment to be put on and off at will. Its seat is in the heart, and it must be an inseparable part of our being."
- Mahatma Gandhi
"Remember,  to hate, to be violent, is demeaning.
It means you're afraid of the other side of the coin - to love and be loved."
          - James Baldwin
             (1924-1987)

"When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible but in the end, they always fall - think of it, ALWAYS!"
- Mahatma Gandhi

Children want to believe in a world where they are safe and protected.

Will you believe with us,
and help Safe Places
create a
nonviolent
world,
one child
at a time?



A monthly contribution of $10 will provide weekly trauma counseling for a child harmed by violence.


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Helpful Information
Mailing Address:
2607 Lehigh Drive
Little Rock, Arkansas 72204

501-374-SAFE (7233)
Fax:   501-217-0985
Safe
Places




1609 Broadway
Little Rock, AR 72206
Protecting Children


Creating Safe Homes,
Safe Schools and Safe Communities
Safe Places
1609 Broadway
Little Rock, Arkansas  72206

501.374.SAFE (7233)

Victim Advocate
Safe Places Women's Encouragement and Empowerment Project
Tina Denton Lord
Arkansas Victim Assistance Academy, UALR
Training in Victim Assistance, 2009

Sexual Violence Crisis Advocacy and Education Coordinator
Safe Places Sexual Violence Support Center
Michelle Spencer -McElway, AA, BA, MC Graduate Student

Certified Sexual Violence Advocate, Arkansas Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Graduate of the 2008 Arkansas Victim Assistance Academy, UALR
Volunteer and Community Outreach Coordinator
Kay Webber
Rape Crisis Advocacy Training, 2006 and 2008
Wolfe Street Foundation. Volunteer Coordinator/Bookstore Manager, 2009
Learning International, Inc., Interpersonal Selling Strategies

Sexual Violence Victim Advocate
Safe Places Sexual Violence Support Center
Tracy Cooney, BS

Bachelor of Science in Social Work, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Training in Victim Assistance, 2009