Safe in Austin is a nonprofit sanctuary for children and animals who come from abuse or have extra needs. We offer healing and hope to anyone that needs it in the form of unconditional love and kindness by way of rescued animals who understand.  Safe in Austin is a home for more than 200 rescued animals, 17 different species. For most of our animals Safe in Austin was their last resort.   We have animals and invite children who have survived extreme abuse, horrific trauma, devastating neglect, or animals and children with special needs like being blind, deaf, having cerebral palsy, neurological disorders, missing limbs, use wheelchairs, prosthetics, have mega esophagus, hydrocephalous, cerebellar hypoplasia, diabetes…. and more.  

Our mission is focused on rescuing these animals, making them a loved and important part of our sanctuary family, and then introducing them to children that have similar stories.   There is a real, raw, and magical circle of healing that happens when you introduce a child to an animal that understands them.   Animals offer the gift of unconditional love and acceptance.  Rescued animals that understand what you have survived or live with daily offer, in its purest form, the thing that survivors need more than anything… hope.

Sticking with our belief in the healing power of unconditional love, no one is ever charged a fee. We champion for our families in all ways needed.  Emotional support happens here within our gates alongside our animals, but our unconditional kindness doesn’t stop there!  Our mission, when needed, expands into helping with food, doctor appointments, school supplies, clothing, toiletries, support at doctor appointments, school meetings, therapy discussion, or simply showing up when nobody else will.  Safe in Austin is a family, and family is everything.  

Our belief is everyone deserves love whether they can afford it or not, so Safe in Austin runs solely off random donations from our community and supporters.