Project Safe Place

We’ll help you get to Huck House.

We’ll help you get to Huck House safely.

Safe Place Partners are ready to help.

If you are unable to get to Huckleberry House on your own, we have a plan to get you here safely. Huck House partners with 136 Safe Place locations throughout the Columbus area, including Columbus fire stations and surrounding township fire stations, Columbus Metropolitan Library locations, Worthington Libraries, Westland Area Library, Bexley Public Library, Donatos Restaurants, Kaleidoscope Youth Center, and White Castle restaurants. If you can get to one of our Safe Place partners, we can arrange for you to get to our Crisis Shelter.

Here’s what you can expect from Project Safe Place:

Look for this Safe Place sign

Tell any employee that you need Safe Place help 

The employee will contact Huck House

We’ll make arrangements for you to get to our shelter safely 

Need help finding a Safe Place?

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1. If you don’t know where the closest Safe Place site is, you can Txt 4 Help.

2. Send a text to 4HELP (44357) with the word SAFE and your current location (street address, city, state).

3. You’ll get a text back within seconds telling you the closest Safe Place location.

4. You can also call The National Safe Place hotline at 1-888-290-7233.

Need to talk with someone right now?

Call our 24/7 Crisis Hotline at (614) 294-5553 anytime, day or night.

Items we need:

Clothing and Personal Items

  • Underwear
  • Sweatpants (Youth M – Adult XXL)
  • Sweatshirts (Youth M – Adult XXL)
  • Shorts (Youth M – Adult XXL)
  • T-shirts (Youth M – Adult XXL)
  • Socks
  • Wallets
  • Earbuds

          Please note that we are unable to accept any used clothing items.

General Supplies

  • Composition notebooks/journals
  • Adult coloring books
  • Colored pencils
  • Art supplies
  • “Smell goods” (i.e. Bath & Body Works)

Toiletries and Hygiene Products

  • Deodorant
  • Shampoo and conditioner*
  • Feminine hygiene products
  • Body soap*
  • Tootbrushes and toothpaste*
  • Brushes and combs
  • Ethnic hair care products

    The * denotes that the item must be in a full size bottle.

Misellaneous Items

  • Baby items
  • Pillows
  • Solid color twin comforters and sheet sets
  • Kitchen utensils, general cleaning and laundry supplies, picture frames
  • Non-perishable food items for youth outreach (crackers, cup of soup, fruit snacks, chips)
  • Gift cards from $5 to $25 for fast food restaurants, grocery stores, gas stations
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