Thanks for taking an interest in Safety House Association Victoria. We are a non-profit community organisation promoting safety for all Victorians – especially the young and elderly. Safetyhouses started in Dandenong in 1979.
At the heart of what we do is a network of 8,000 Safety Houses; identified by the famous little yellow triangles on letter boxes. These homes belong to authorised Volunteers who offer their home as a safe place to turn to when children or seniors feel threatened, unsafe or need urgent help.
There are many reasons someone may need a Safety House:
a child is approached by a person who makes them feel scared or causes them harm;
a child is injured or sick;
a school child is being bullied;
a senior is feeling ill;
a senior is disorientated;
a child is lost.
Safety House Victoria also provides education in schools and the Community on personal safety.
We have a long and supportive relationship with Victoria Police and have had a lot of assistance from Chief Commissioner Christine Nixon.
We are governed by a Volunteer board made up by representatives of existing Safety House Committees.
We employ one Full Time Staff Member and two Part Time Staff Members.
