The SAFE Alliance
Wendie Abramson has a diverse work experience spanning over several years. Wendie worked at the SAFE Alliance, a merger of SafePlace and Austin Children's Services, from 2015 as the Chief Quality Officer/Director of Deaf SHARE. Prior to that, they held multiple positions at SafePlace, including Chief Program Officer/Director of Deaf Services and Director of Disability and Deaf Services/Chief Program Officer. Wendie also worked at VSA Arts Of Texas as a board member and at United Cerebral Palsy of the Capital Area as the Director of the ACCESS Program. Earlier in their career, they had various roles at organizations such as Jewish Family Service, Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, Travis County Juvenile Court, and Austin Drug and Alcohol Abuse Program.
Wendie Abramson obtained a Master of Arts (MA) degree in Social Work from the University of Texas at Austin, which they attended from 1991 to 1995. Wendie also holds a Masters of Science degree in Social Work from The University of Texas at Austin, although the specific dates of their attendance are unknown. Wendie Abramson also obtained a certification as a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) from the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners. The details of when they obtained this certification are missing.
The SAFE Alliance
The SAFE Alliance is a Central Texas nonprofit organization working to stop abuse for everyone. SAFE supports children, adults, and families who have experienced abuse by providing safety, stability, and healing. To more effectively put an end to child abuse, sexual assault, domestic violence, and sex trafficking, SAFE provides shelter, counseling, legal assistance, sexual assault forensic exams, a charter school, and more. In addition to direct services, SAFE works to prevent violence before it occurs through parenting assistance and education, programs that promote healthy teen relationships, and working with communities disproportionately affected by abuse. Violence and abuse are a cycle, often transferred across generations. We work to break that cycle. As part of the SAFE Alliance, the SAFE INSTITUTE provides workplace training and consulting for companies to prevent sexual harassment and create safe, respectful work environments. SAFE is a merger of SafePlace and the Austin's Children's Shelter and has over 45 years of experience in the field of violence prevention and response. Learn more about our merger at safeaustin.org/merger With an annual budget of more than $20 million, more than 350 employees and thousands of volunteers, SAFE now has prevention and crisis programs operating across multiple campuses and in the schools, hospitals, courts, county and District Attorney’s offices. NEED HELP? SAFEline is a 24-hour confidential hotline for people seeking help with sexual or domestic violence, child abuse, human trafficking, or parenting support and is available by phone at 512.267.SAFE (7233), by text at 737.888.7233, or by online chat at safeaustin.org/chat.