SafeHouse & Financial Assistance Programs

SafeHouse is a program of Gender Justice League that provides direct services to transgender and gender diverse communities in Seattle and along the Olympia peninsula. Our services prioritize survivors of gender-based violence. This includes people experiencing domestic violence,  sexual assault, and/or exploitation in the sex trade. 

Our SafeHouse was designed to provide brief overnight shelter for transgender and gender diverse people who are escaping gender-based violence. Our policy allows for guests to sleep in the space for up to five nights per calendar month (and up to 14 nights for cases impacted by COVID-19). 

Our shelter is intended for people who just need a brief respite between longer term housing situations, and we prioritize those clients. When our shelter is not in use, we can also accommodate people experiencing homelessness, but only on a night-by-night basis to keep the shelter available for those escaping gender based violence at home.

Resource Navigation

SafeHouse staff members are able to provide assistance in navigating resources that are related to housing, food, transportation, and other next steps. We can meet with you over phone or video to help figure out how to best support your needs. We often refer people to other resources, but sometimes we are able to provide 1:1 support while navigating systems of bureaucracy.

Financial Assistance

To support trans and gender diverse people who have experienced domestic violence, sexual assault, and/or exploitation in the sex trade, Gender Justice League can provide financial assistance grants. Priority for funds goes to trans and gender diverse BIPOC. 

Our funding is flexible, but intended for smaller expenses such as utilities and occasional larger expenses such as rent or a rental deposit. If you think you might be eligible, please set up a new client meeting to begin a conversation.

Information for New Clients

If you want to become a client of our SafeHouse program or access financial assistance, we would like to meet with you. In order to do that, follow this link to setup an appointment. All appointments will be made by either phone or video call during the COVID-19 crisis. You must make an appointment in order to receive services.

For questions, please reach out to [email protected] or call 206-659-1506