One SAFE Place Presents
Dancing with
the Shasta Stars
the Shasta Stars
Elder abuse is physical, financial, emotional, and sexual. It happens most often at the hands of a family member or caregiver. Nationally it is dramatically underreported. Financial exploitation alone costs older Americans more than $2.6 billion every year. Because most abusers are people the victim loves or depends on, shame and fear of not being believed keeps many survivors from ever asking for help. Research shows that elder abuse victims are three times more likely to die prematurely than those who are not abused.
One SAFE Place legal advocates walk alongside survivors through one of the most overwhelming processes imaginable. They help secure restraining orders, accompany clients to court, assist with legal documentation, and connect survivors to civil legal support for divorce, custody, immigration, and housing. All services are free and completely confidential. Through the Family Justice Center model, law enforcement, prosecutors, civil legal attorneys, and victim advocates work together under one roof so survivors never have to navigate the system alone.
You are going to help our community see that elder abuse is not just neglect in a nursing home. It is happening in families, in living rooms, and in silence. And you are going to show them that when someone finally asks for help, One SAFE Place is there.
Nationally, one in three teens will experience abuse in a relationship before they become adults, and most never tell anyone. Only 9 percent of teens in abusive relationships ever report the abuse. Survivors are more likely to suffer from depression and anxiety and are at greater risk of experiencing abuse in adult relationships. Eighty-one percent of parents nationally believe teen dating violence is not an issue, and 58 percent could not correctly identify all the warning signs even when asked directly.
One SAFE Place's Community Prevention program goes directly into schools, youth organizations, and community spaces to teach young people what healthy relationships look like and how to recognize the warning signs of abuse before they become patterns. Prevention educators work with youth, parents, coaches, and community members to build awareness, reduce stigma, and create clear pathways for young people to get help. Programs are provided free of charge to schools and community groups across Shasta County.
You are going to help our community understand that teen dating violence is not just a teenage problem. It is the beginning of a pattern that follows people for life. And you are going to show them that One SAFE Place is in the schools and in the community, doing the work to break it.
Research indicates that technology plays a role in nearly 99 percent of all gender-based violence situations studied. Seven in ten young people report having experienced technology-facilitated abuse. Many victims have no idea the surveillance is happening and no language to describe or report it. This form of abuse spans every age group. A teenager monitored by a controlling partner. A survivor tracked through a shared phone plan. An elder whose caregiver controls their devices. Technology has become one of the most powerful tools of coercive control, and awareness lags far behind its use.
One SAFE Place's Community Education program builds awareness about technology-facilitated abuse across Shasta County, teaching survivors, community members, partner agencies, and professionals how to recognize digital abuse, document it safely, and access help. Education advocates work directly with survivors on digital safety planning, including how to identify tracking software, secure devices, and create safe communication channels. Trainings reach law enforcement, healthcare providers, schools, faith communities, and social service agencies across the region.
You are going to help our community understand that the phone in their pocket can be a weapon in the wrong relationship. And you are going to show them that One SAFE Place is teaching people how to recognize it, document it, and get safe.
Nationally, an estimated 443,000 people age 12 and older experience sexual violence every year. In 2024, only about 24 percent of cases were reported to law enforcement, meaning the vast majority of survivors carry this alone. Research indicates that nearly all female rape survivors experience PTSD symptoms in the two weeks following an assault. Fear of not being believed, fear of the legal process, and fear of retaliation are consistent barriers. Every community has survivors who have never told anyone.
One SAFE Place operates a 24/7 crisis hotline and provides in-person hospital advocacy response for survivors of sexual assault. When a survivor arrives at a hospital, a One SAFE Place advocate can be there in person to provide support, explain options, and help navigate the medical and legal process. The hotline is available every day of the year, providing immediate crisis support, safety planning, and connections to shelter, legal services, and counseling. No survivor has to figure out the system alone.
You are going to help our community understand that when a survivor calls or walks into a hospital, they should never be alone. And you are going to show them that One SAFE Place picks up the phone and walks through the door, every single time.
In 2024, the National Human Trafficking Hotline received reports of nearly 22,000 potential victims across the United States, including in rural communities. Research shows that 96 percent of trafficking survivors studied experienced prior abuse and 91 percent experienced mental health challenges. Many do not self-identify as trafficking victims. Survivors face compounding barriers: criminal records acquired under coercion, damaged credit, and complex trauma histories. Without specialized, long-term support built for this population, the path to safety is extremely difficult to navigate.
Through the Archway Program and a dedicated partnership with the Children's Legacy Center, One SAFE Place provides specialized shelter, transitional housing, and wraparound services designed specifically for trafficking survivors. Dedicated rooms in both shelter and transitional housing provide privacy and safety built for this population's unique needs. The partnership also includes a safe house, mentorship services, and long-term case management. Case managers work with survivors on housing stability, legal advocacy, employment, counseling, and connection to community resources.
You are going to help our community understand that trafficking is not something that only happens somewhere else. And you are going to show them that One SAFE Place and the Children's Legacy Center have built something real and purposeful to meet survivors where they are.
Studies find that up to 48 percent of domestic violence survivors say concern for their pets was a factor in their decision to stay. Survivors may remain with an abusive partner up to two years longer because they will not leave their pets behind. Up to 89 percent of pet-owning women entering shelters in studies report their abuser had threatened, injured, or killed their pets. As of 2024, fewer than 20 percent of domestic violence shelters nationally were equipped to accommodate pets, leaving survivors facing an impossible choice between their own safety and the welfare of an animal that may be their most consistent source of emotional support.
One SAFE Place Emergency Shelter provides immediate, safe, and confidential housing for survivors fleeing dangerous situations. The 13-room shelter offers a trauma-informed environment where survivors and their children can stabilize, access services, and start building a path forward. One SAFE Place works to ensure that pets are never a barrier to safety, connecting survivors with pet-friendly resources so that no one has to choose between their own safety and the welfare of an animal they love. Staff connect residents to legal advocacy, counseling, transitional housing, and community resources.
You are going to help our community understand that a pet can be the reason someone stays in danger. And you are going to show them that One SAFE Place is working to make sure that barrier disappears, because no one should have to choose.
Nationally, as many as 1 in 4 men experience intimate partner violence in their lifetime, yet male survivors are significantly less likely to report abuse or seek services. A 2020 study found that men reported being under-acknowledged, mistreated, and penalized for seeking help, which stopped them from making further attempts to access support. Resources for male survivors have historically been fewer, and the message that help exists for them has rarely been sent clearly. One SAFE Place serves every survivor regardless of gender and is working to ensure male survivors in our community know that.
One SAFE Place Crisis Intake and Advocacy provides immediate, trauma-informed support for survivors at the moment they first reach out. For male survivors, that first contact is often the hardest step they have ever taken, and advocates meet them without judgment. Advocates conduct safety assessments, connect survivors to the full range of One SAFE Place services, and provide ongoing support. Services are available 24 hours a day through the crisis hotline and in person during business hours.
You are going to help our community understand that domestic violence and sexual assault do not only happen to women. Male survivors are here, carrying something they have been told they cannot talk about. And you are going to show them that One SAFE Place is a place for them too.
Nationally, between 3.3 million and 10 million children are exposed to domestic violence in their homes every year. Court statistics show children are present during domestic violence incidents in approximately 36 percent of cases, and of those, about 60 percent directly witnessed the violence. Studies suggest children exposed to DV may be up to three times more likely to experience or perpetrate abuse as adults. Children in families affected by domestic violence often move multiple times, change schools, and lose the consistency that healthy development requires.
One SAFE Place Transitional Housing provides longer-term, stable housing for survivors and their children as they rebuild their lives. Thirteen individual apartments are available free of charge for 6 to 24 months, bridging the critical gap between emergency shelter and permanent housing. Children in transitional housing gain access to support services, consistency, and safety. Staff work with families on housing plans, employment, financial literacy, and connection to schools and community resources. Through a partnership with Access Homes, four additional single-family homes are available for permanent housing.
You are going to help our community understand that when a child grows up watching violence, the damage does not end when they leave the house. And you are going to show them that One SAFE Place provides the stability that gives children a real chance at a different future.
Everything else in this guide is reference material. This page is for the moment you need to post, print, or send something quickly and want to get it right.
Dancing with the Shasta Stars is a Broadway-style production that rallies our community behind survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and trafficking. The curtain rises on more than a performance. It rises on possibility.
For months, local stars and professional dancers rehearse, fundraise, and rally the community, all leading to one unforgettable night at the Cascade Theatre. Every ticket, every sponsorship, every share on social media funds the life-saving programs of One SAFE Place.
This guide exists so that everyone telling the story of this event tells it the same way. When a star posts on Instagram, when a sponsor prints a banner, when our team designs a rack card, the tone, the look, and the purpose line up. Consistency multiplies the impact.
2025 set a bar. Reference these figures in sponsor outreach, press inquiries, and star fundraising appeals. They are approved for public use.
Every dollar raised by stars and teams goes directly to One SAFE Place programs. When you talk about impact, reference these specifically.
Tickets go on sale in August through the Cascade Theatre box office at cascadetheatre.org. The Cascade handles all ticket sales, seat selection, and will-call. One SAFE Place does not sell tickets directly.
A short, consistent way to describe the event when new sponsors, press, or star recruits ask.
After seventeen years, most of Shasta County knows the event. The language below is for new audiences, for press, and for anyone who needs a clean sentence to work from. Adapt it to sound like you.
The 2026 theme runs through every visual. This is what it should feel like.
The Cascade is more than our venue, it is part of the identity. The marquee, the curtain, the spotlight, the playbill, the bulbs above the entrance, the deep teal walls inside. Every piece of collateral should feel at home in a Broadway program on opening night.
Pull from this toolkit before reaching for anything else.
The event name and two official logos are the most visible elements of this brand. All three have precise rules. None are optional.
The word "Shasta" identifies this event as ours. It ties the night to this community, separates it from the national TV show, and honors the region the event supports. Never drop it, never abbreviate it, never replace it.
When the event name appears alongside attribution, use one of these two approved forms. Never mix formats within the same document.
"Dancing with the Stars" is an active trademark of American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. The word "Shasta" is the reason our event can legally carry the name it does. "Shasta" ties the title to our region and makes the event a local original rather than a reproduction. Every public-facing reference includes "Shasta." Every one. The disco ball lockup, the 2026 logo, ticket pages, press releases, sponsor materials, social captions, star bios, staff email signatures. If someone asks why we don't shorten it, this is the answer.
The always-logo carries the event across years. The 2026 Broadway Edition logo carries this year's theme. You will use both. Never alter either.
The gold-glitter wordmark, the handwritten Shasta script, the disco ball, and the Obsidian IT presenting-sponsor line lock together as a single unit. Do not separate components or rearrange them.
Adds the year, the theatre masks, and the Broadway Edition wordmark. Both the OSP host line and Obsidian IT presenting line are built in.
OSP refreshed its visual identity in 2026. The current logo system is below, with lavender as the primary color and a navy/lavender full-color version for formal contexts. Use OSP-approved files only. The full OSP brand standards live in the separate One SAFE Place Brand Guide, request from OSP Communications.
OSP's lavender (#BE71FE) is part of the OSP brand identity. It is not part of the DWTSS palette. When the OSP logo appears on event materials, it keeps its own colors. Outside the OSP logo, the event materials follow the palette in Chapter 05. The two systems coexist, they do not merge.
A tight palette keeps every piece of collateral feeling like part of the same show. Black anchors. Gold elevates. Everything else supports.
When in doubt, pick from these. Every color below earns its place on the page.
All six colors are working members of the palette. None are decorative. Teal and burgundy are pulled directly from the cover illustration, Teal is the Cascade Theatre wall, burgundy is the marquee housing. Use them the way the cover uses them: as structural color, not ornament.
A playbill-inspired serif for headlines. A refined sans for everything else. Two fonts only.
When the primary fonts are unavailable, use Georgia for the serif headlines and Helvetica or Arial for the sans body. Fallback versions read professionally but do not replicate the event's visual signature.
Broadway theatrical for the show. Warm and survivor-centered for the mission. Both are true. Most posts carry both.
A single post often carries both voices. Open with Broadway excitement. Close with survivor-centered impact.
You are one of six community stars lighting up the Cascade this October. Your "team" is the circle around you: friends, colleagues, neighbors, clients, anyone who will help you fundraise, spread the word, and buy tickets. This chapter is built for both of you.
When you say yes, you receive approved logo files, a fundraising page link, and social templates from the events team. Your first job is to announce you are dancing. Do not wait. The sooner you start, the more momentum you build.
The events team creates your personal fundraising page and sends you the link when you say yes. You do not set it up yourself. When you receive the link, use it in every post, every email, and every direct ask. Share it the way you would share a party invitation, often and with context.
Pair the link with a personal statement: three to five sentences about why you said yes, written in your own voice. Name the event in full form (Dancing with the Shasta Stars 2026) and reference a specific One SAFE Place program when you can. Give people a clear way to act: donate, share, buy tickets.
Copy these. Fill in the highlighted parts. Use them on Facebook, Instagram, or wherever your people are.
Dancing with the Shasta Stars is a Broadway-style dance production at the Cascade Theatre where six local community members learn a dance routine, perform live, and raise funds for One SAFE Place. Last year it raised $184,000 and filled the theatre.
Every dollar goes to One SAFE Place, which runs emergency shelter, a 24/7 crisis hotline, legal services, transitional housing, and community prevention and education for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and trafficking in Shasta County. Your donation funds real programs that are in operation right now.
Tickets go on sale in August through the Cascade Theatre box office at cascadetheatre.org. Stars and their families get access to a presale window before public sales open. The events team sends stars the presale link and window directly. Tickets sell out, last year the Cascade was full, so tell your people not to wait.
Absolutely. Use my personal fundraising page link. Every dollar counts the same whether you are in the theatre or not.
Every post should feel like part of one production. Here is how to make sure yours does.
On every event post, tag @ospshasta. When Obsidian IT is featured, tag them too. When a specific star is featured, tag that star's personal account if they have made one available.
The first two are required on every post. Secondary hashtags are optional. Keep Instagram posts to six hashtags maximum, Facebook to two.
Short guidelines that keep the work consistent and the people in front of the camera protected.
Rehearsal clips, red-carpet arrivals, on-stage moments, and backstage energy become social posts, press pitches, and sponsor recap reels.
Shoot freely: stars in rehearsal, fittings, green room, and backstage. Professional dancers teaching and performing. Sponsor recognition moments. The Cascade marquee and exterior. Stage moments and audience energy. Staff and volunteers in event roles.
Quick check with the events team before shooting or posting, no formal release needed.
Photos feel like a theatre production, not a charity event. Warm lighting, cinematic framing. Black and white for sponsor tiles and campaign moments, full color for live event coverage. Add alt text to photos and captions to videos shared on social. Pull existing photography from the events team archive, not from the OSP website or a Google search.
What we print, what we don't, and the specs that keep everything consistent.
DWTSS collateral is rack cards, postcards, business cards, playbill, and stage signage. All are produced at the event level by the events team, not by individual stars. Stars promote through social media, their fundraising page, and personal outreach, not printed handouts. We do not make bi-fold or tri-fold brochures. We do not make traditional flyers. The materials should feel like they came from a theatre program, not a community bulletin board.
| Format | Specifications |
|---|---|
| Rack Card | 4 × 9 inches, double-sided, 16pt matte. Front carries the 2026 logo, date, venue, tagline. Back carries a three-sentence event description, ticket link, crisis hotline footer, presenting sponsor recognition. |
| Postcard | 5 × 7 or 6 × 9 inches, double-sided, 14pt matte. For sponsor follow-ups, nomination announcements, ticket-on-sale pushes. |
| Business Card | 3.5 × 2 inches, matte. Event team only, in active campaign season (June through November). |
| Playbill | 5.5 × 8.5 inches, saddle-stitched, 60 to 80 lb text interior with 100 lb cover. Full-color cover and opening spreads. Interior program pages may run in black and gold duotone. |
| Stage Signage | Coordinate directly with the events team and Cascade Theatre production staff. Never produced outside the approved pipeline. |
See Chapter 02 for the full visual vocabulary. A few print-specific reminders:
How press inquiries route, who speaks, and the boilerplate every outlet wants.
Paste this at the bottom of every press release, media advisory, and press kit. Outlets use it verbatim.
Not every question should be answered by every person. The events team routes media requests to the right spokesperson based on topic.
| Topic | Spokesperson |
|---|---|
| Press requests & interviews (spokesperson) | Sarah Peery · media@archcollaborative.org |
| Media approvals (press releases, press photos, media kits) | Morgan Bergstrom · m.bergstrom@archcollaborative.org |
| Event logistics, sponsorships, star inquiries | OSP Events Team · events@ospshasta.org |
| Ticket sales, box office, venue operations | Cascade Theatre staff |
| One SAFE Place programs, mission, impact | OSP Executive Director or designee |
| Star personal stories | The individual star, with their own words |
| Obsidian IT presenting sponsorship | Obsidian IT spokesperson |
Press photo requests route through the events team, which provides pre-approved images with credits and captions. Day-of media access is pre-arranged with the events team, not requested at the door. Credentialed media are briefed on shooting protocols before the show.
How sponsor commitments turn into acknowledgments. The Sponsor Guide details the deliverables, this chapter covers how they actually get made.
Who is responsible for making sponsor acknowledgments happen, and the copy standards that go with them.
Obsidian IT is the 2026 Marquee Sponsor. Marquee-level recognition appears on every event piece, always. The standard attribution line is:
This line appears on the Cascade marquee, all printed collateral, the event website, and the playbill. Never omit Obsidian IT from event-level materials.
Each tier's specific deliverables (post counts, logo placements, ticket counts) live in the 2026 Sponsor Guide. Marquee gets solo treatment, all other tiers are grouped with tier-mates, sized by commitment level.
Stage recognition happens at opening and finale. The emcee scripts the sponsor mentions based on an approved list from the events team. Stars do not ad-lib sponsor thanks. Sponsors are not asked to speak from stage unless explicitly arranged in advance.
Within seven business days of the show, every sponsor at every tier receives a written thank-you letter from One SAFE Place leadership. Within fourteen days, sponsors receive an impact summary with the final fundraising number and photos featuring their recognition moments. Within thirty days, sponsors receive a personal conversation about renewing for next year.
Don't guess. Don't improvise. Don't screenshot. For anything on this list, the events team has the current version.
| I need... | Who has it · How to request |
|---|---|
| DWTSS logo files | OSP Events Team · Email events@ospshasta.org |
| OSP logo files | OSP Communications · Email events@ospshasta.org |
| Obsidian IT logo | Events team (from Obsidian IT) · Email events@ospshasta.org |
| Approved event photos | Events team photo library · Email with project details |
| Approved impact statistics | This guide, Chapter 01 · Use directly, cite year (2025) |
| Content approval (non-media) | OSP Events Team · Email drafts to events@ospshasta.org before publishing |
| Press requests & interviews | Sarah Peery · media@archcollaborative.org |
| Media approvals (press releases, press photos, media kits) | Morgan Bergstrom · m.bergstrom@archcollaborative.org |
| Fundraising page link | Events team · Sent to you when you say yes. Use it on every post. |
| Ticket link for share | Cascade Theatre Box Office · cascadetheatre.org · Copy the direct link from the Cascade listing, no shortener |