Women Are Safe, Inc. (WAS) is here to serve the immediate needs of victims of domestic violence in Hickman, Dickson, Humphreys and Perry Counties in Tennessee through core services: 24-hour hotline, safe, temporary shelter; court advocacy, transportation, education about the dynamics of domestic violence, support groups, referrals to community resources, and advocacy, and to support change through legislation that will end domestic violence toward women and their dependent children in Tennessee and nationwide. Furthermore Women Are Safe, Inc. will work diligently to change societal attitudes which condone violence toward women through public education programs.