Domestic Violence Agencies on the Internet

Alabama

Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Provides a listing of agencies in various cities and counties.
P.O. Box 4762, Montgomery, AL 36101
Phone: 334-832-4842
FAX: 334-832-4803


The Domestic Violence Intervention Center
The Domestic Violence Intervention Center (formerly known as East Alabama Task Force for Battered Women) is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to providing support and referal to victims of domestic violence in Lee, Chambers, Tallapoosa, Randolph and Macon counties in Alabama.
Safehouse: (334) 749-1515
Toll-Free: (800) 650-6522

The Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (ANDVSA)
The Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (ANDVSA) is a statewide coalition made up of twenty-one domestic violence and sexual assault programs. The Network is committed to the elimination of personal and societal violence in the lives of women and children. The ANDVSA web site, has contact information for 21 local domestic violence and sexual assault intervention programs throughout Alaska. Visitors can also find a Calendar of Trainings; local, national and international news; links on the web; and information about the ANDVSA STOP Violence Against Women Legal Advocacy Project.
(907) 586-5643

San Diego Domestic Violence Council: San Diego, California
Provides resources, links and police contacts, and link with YWCA domestic violence help. 1200 Third Avenue, Suite 700
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 533-6245 FAX: (619) 533-5507
San Diego Domestic Violence Hotline: (888) 305-SAFE (305-7233)

YWCA: San Diego, California
YWCA-San Diego provides comprehensive programs and services for survivors and their abusers inluding sliding scale counseling, educational and support groups, shelter services and other programs geared to the abatement of domestic violence in San Diego, CA. The YWCA Counseling Center is located at 2550 Garnet Avenue and is part of the Domestic Violence Research and Training Institute/Counseling Center site in the Pacific Beach Area.The Center is located just off Interstate 5 and can be reached reached easily by car or bus. Call 619-239-0355 for more information on any of the programs.
24 Hour Hotline: (619) 234-3164
888-305-SAFE

The Women's Refuge: Berkeley, California
Families who come to us for service are homeless for many reasons. The majority of these families are victims of domestic violence. We provide safety and security that allow these families to deal with the many issues that are involved in these situations.
The Women's Refuge
P.O. Box 3298
Berkeley CA 94703
(510) 547-4663

The Sparrow Foundation: Colton, CA
To provide a loving, safe Christ-filled home that meets the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of women and their children who have been victims of domestic violence. To use all means necessary to assure a safe environment for the resident women and children. To provide abused women with medical help and vocational training. To help abused women and their children with emotional and spiritual healing through individual love care, counseling and prayer. To reach out separately to the abusive man and offer alcohol and drug dependency recovery and counseling with the goal of restoring families.
Phone: (909)783-8103
The Sparrow Foundation
P.O. Box 2253
Colton, CA 92324


UCLA Men and Women's Resource Center: Los Angeles, California
Resources, information and telephone numbers for students in the UCLA area of Los Angeles and Santa Monica.
The Center for Women and Men
Box 951453
2 Dodd Hall
Los Angeles CA 90095-1453
(310) 825-3945

The Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalition of Nevada County, California
GRASS VALLEY and TRUCKEE CRISIS LINES

Laura's House: Orange County, CA
A shelter for Women and Children. South Orange County California:
24 Hour Hotline (949) 498-1511
Business Line (949) 498-1445
E-mail: information@laurashouse.org


Marin Abused Women's Services (MAWS) : Marin County, CA
Marin Abused Women's Services (MAWS) provides emergency hotlines, housing facilities, support groups and a men's program.
Women's English Hotline (415) 924-6616
Women's Spanish Hotline (415) 924-3456
Men's Hotline (415) 924-1070


Maitri: San Francisco, CA
Maitri is a free, confidential, nonprofit organization based in the San Francisco Bay Area, that helps South Asian women facing domestic violence, emotional abuse or family conflict. We provide peer support and referrals to legal help, emergency shelters and counselors.

La Casa de las Madras: San Francisco, CA
Offering Shelter, Advocacy and Support Services to Battered Women and their Children.
Adult Line: 1-877-503-1850
Teen Line: 1-877-923-0700


Domestic Violence Project of Santa Clara County, CA
Comprehensive resources, contacts, hotlines and information for Santa Clara County. Includes educational/informational resources. They have over 1200 indexed links to internet resources on violence, over 100 links to relevant online journals, art by victims and award winning editorial illustrators, a 4000 item bibliography, medico-legal protocols, battered women's stories with photos, downloadable posters, essays by youth, newsletters, and more.

Center for Domestic Violence Prevention: San Mateo, CA
Offering in-house counseling and support services to residents in our shelter program. We are committed to ending the inter-generational cycle of violence.
Business Line: 650-652-0800, Fax: 650-652-0808
Our 24-hour support line: 650-312-8515.


Women's Shelter Program: San Luis Obispo County, CA
WSP offers two distinct programs. The first program, the Emergency Shelter Program, consists of the 10 bed safe house which provides safe shelter, food and clothing to victims and their children who are in immediate danger due to domestic violence. The Emergency Shelter Program also offers counseling to women and children, advocacy with legal services and social service organizations, and case management in order to help the residents establish violence-free and economically feasible lives after they leave the shelter.

The second program, geared toward domestic violence victims who are not in immediate danger, consists of support services. There are two main support services. The Center for Alternatives to Domestic Violence (CADV) is a sliding-scale counseling center which offers individual and/or group counseling to any family member affected by domestic violence. CADV also offers some group counseling and accepts Victims of Crime (VOC) funds. There are several groups offered at different sites throughout the county. CADV offers a group for Spanish speaking women and lesbians experiencing domestic violence. Groups for children, teens, and women are also offered.

The second support services is the Legal Program, which consists of both a Domestic Violence Temporary Restraining Order Clinic and assistance with custody issues in domestic violence cases where the parents are unmarried. Potential clients of this program must meet certain income guidelines.
HOTLINE 800-549-8989.

Cornerstone Counseling Center: Ventura, CA
Offers domestic violence counseling for batterers.

Crossroads: Larimer County, Colorado
The mission of Crossroads Safehouse is to end family violence in Larimer County, Colorado. Crossroads provides emergency shelter, counseling, and support services to victims of domestic violence.
Crossroads Safehouse 24-hours: (970) 482-3502

Abuse Counseling and Treatment, Inc.: Fort Myers, Florida
Abuse Counseling and Treatment, Inc. is a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to assist victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. Services include emergency shelter, 24-hr. crisis hotline, advocacy, support groups, batterers' intervention program, and children's program.
24-Hour Hotline (941) 939-3112

Betty Griffin House: St Augustine, Florida
St. Johns County's only Safety Shelter for abused women and children. Confidential counseling, legal assistance, community education, and a 24-hour domestic and sexual violence hotline. We also provide all services to men who are abused with separate accommodations.
24-Hour Crisis Hotline: (904) 824-1555

REFUGE HOUSE: Tallahassee, Florida
Domestic Violence/Rape Crisis. Serving 8 Counties: Franklin, Gadsen, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, Wakulla.
The mission of Refuge House is to provide direct services to battered women, their children and sexual assault surviviors, as well as to work to eliminate the conditions in society that allow such violence to continue.
REFUGE HOUSE Provides: Emergency Shelter, Counseling Programs, Injunction Assistance, Sexual Violence Program, Volunteer Opportunities
24 Hour Crisis Line: (850) 681-2111 Collect calls accepted
P.O. Box 20910 Tallahassee, Florida 32316-0910 (850) 922-6062

Men Stopping Violence (MSV): Atlanta, Georgia
Men Stopping Violence (MSV) is a profeminist, private, non-profit organization based in Atlanta, Georgia dedicated to ending violence against women. MSV offers re-education programs for men wanting to change their violent and abusive behavior, training programs for concerned community leaders about how to intervene effectively, plus many other activities in the effort to put an end to violence against women. Also in Douglasville, Georgia.

Citizens Against Violence (CAVINC): Counties of Bulloch, Candler, Effingham, Jenkins, and Screven, Georgia
Victim Legal Advocacy (Assist victims in gaining temporary protective orders.)
Transitional Housing (Next Step Program-Subsidized apartments to transition clients from emergency shelter to independent living.
Victim Support Groups (Support groups help victims recover emotionally and develop skills required to return to normalves)
Outreach and Education (Informing the community about the problem, what services we offer and how people can help us).
Call anytime: 912-764-4605
Outside Bulloch County 1-800-33-HAVEN (this statewide 800 number rings at the closest shelter)

Parents And Children Together (PACT)
Pu'uhonua. Provides counseling for victims of domestic violence, legal assistance, child care, evidence collection, and police intervention. (808) 522-5535 (Mon - Fri 7:30 am - 5:30 pm; a counselor is available at the Waianae Police Station until Midnight Monday through Friday and can be reached at the same phone number.)

Idaho Domestic Violence Programs
This is a listing of many domestic violence programs in the State of Idaho.

A Friends Place: Chicago, IL
A free walkin counseling center for women and children in Chicago, IL. Friends also provides a a 24 hour crisis referral Hotline, court advocacy, and community education.
Friends of Battered Women and Their Children
A Friends Place
P. O. Box 5185
Evanston, IL 60204 (773) 274-5232 or 1-800-603-HELP

Apna Ghar: Chicago, IL
Apna Ghar is a domestic violence shelter serving primarily Asian women and children, and is the first Asian shelter of its kind in the Mid-Western United States. Apna Ghar takes its name from a Hindu-Urdu phrase meaning "Our Home", and since January 1990, it has served over 3100 domestic violence clients.
Contact Apna Ghar
4753 North Broadway
Suite 502
Chicago, IL 60640
Office: 773-334-0173
Fax: 773-334-0963


Women's Crisis Center Of Metro East: Belleville, Illinois
We are a comprehensive agency offering a 24hour crisis hotline, emergency shelter services, court and police advocacy, individual and group counseling, nursing services, art therapy and a prevention/education program.
P.O. Box 831 Belleville, Illinois, 62222
Hotlines:
Belleville..........(618) 235-0892
East St. Louis......(618) 875-7970
Chester.............(618) 826-5959
Waterloo............(618) 939-8114
TDD (618) 233-0741 · · · Fax · 235-9521
1-800-924-0096 Monroe/Randolph Co. Only

Non-Violent Alternatives Counseling Services: Shelbyville and Indianapolis, Indiana
Provides counseling services. Web Page has educational information on non-violent parenting, etc. Browse Site for info.

Council on Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence: Sioux City, Iowa
The Council on Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence provides support, advocacy and a safe environment to empower adults and children who have experienced domestic violence or sexual assault.  Through leadership and education, CSADV works collaboratively with the community to promote social change and end violence.
Phone: 712.277.0131, or 24-hour crisis line at 1-800-982-7233

Caring Unlimited: York County Maine
Caring Unlimited, York County Maine's Domestic Violence Program.
Post Office Box 590, Sanford, Maine 04073
Offices: (207) 490-3227, Fax: (207) 490-2186
24-Hour Response Hotline: (207) 324-1802 or 1-800-239-7298

Emerge: Cambridge, Mass
We are the oldest batterers intervention program in the United States. We run groups for heterosexual men, gay men, lesbians and adolescents. We run groups in English, Spanish, Khmer, Vietnamese and Chinese. We also provide extensive training in domestic violence and working with batterers. Offices in Cambridge, Quincy, Lowell, and Roxbury, Massachusetts.
Main Office: 2380 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 101, Cambridge, MA 02140
Call (617) 547-9879 for information and directions to all locations.

Men's Resource Center of Western Mass
The MRC has a wide variety of men's programs, including a batterer's treatment program.

Gay Men's Domestic Violence Project (GMDVP)
Our services: founded in 1994 by a survivor of domestic violence, we are a grassroots, non-profit organization. We offer community education, emergency housing, a 24 hour crisis line, referrals, court advocacy, and information to allow gay, bisexual, and transgender men in crisis to remove themselves from violent situations and relationships.
GMDVP, PMB 131, 955 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139
Fax: 617 354 6072, Bus: 617 354 6056
Crisis: 1 (800) 832 1901

RESPOND: Somerville, Massachusetts
A safe place in a residential setting to give women and their children the opportunity to get away from abuse and begin to heal their lives. We house women and their children for eight weeks.
Individual counseling around the issues of abuse. We provide, by phone or in person, information on legal issues, welfare rights, the courts, restraining orders, housing and the names of other shelters.
Crisis Groups -- A safe place to express feelings, to give and receive support from other battered women, and to explore alternatives.
Transitional Groups -- A place for women who are out of crisis to discuss their lives, and to learn assertiveness, empowerment and communication skills.
Parent Education Groups -- A confidential setting for survivors of domestic violence to discuss parenting issues An understanding voice to give support and offer options in a time of crisis.
Domestic violence affects children too. These are groups where children can safely express their feelings and receive support.
24-hour hotline (617) 623-5900 VOICE 24 hrs, TDD 9-5
Staff speak: Haitian Creole, Spanish, Portuguese and French languages.
You can also contact RESPOND at:
PO Box 555 Somerville, MA 02143
Crisis Hotline/Direct Service Office: 617-623-5900
Business Office: 617-625-5996


Danvers Massachusetts Police Department
The Danvers Massachusetts Police Department page offers local information for Massachusetts residents, including current laws, police officers duties regarding restraining orders, hotline numbers, local numbers to DA's Office, victims rights, and more. They also have links to other sites as well.

Help for Abused Women and their Children (HAWC): North Shore of Massachusetts
Help for Abused Women and their Children (HAWC) provides comprehensive services to abused women in 23 communities on the North Shore of Massachusetts.
27 Congress Street, Salem, Massachusetts
Telephone: (978) 744-8552 Fax: (978) 745-6886
24 Hour Hotline: (978) 744-6841
In Gloucester: (978) 281-1135


The YWCA of Western Massachusetts
The YWCA of Western Massachusetts has been serving the women and youth of our region for more than 130 years. We offer comprehensive domestic violence and sexual assault programs including: confidential 24-hour hotlines, emergency shelter, legal advocacy and referrals, individual counseling and support groups and community outreach. Springfield, Westfield, Northampton, MA.

Safe Haven Ministries: Grand Rapids, MI
The mission of Safe Haven Ministries, Inc. is to show Christ's love by providing shelter and services to abused women and their children and to partner with the faith community to recognize and respond appropriately to families affected by domestic violence.
3501 Lake Eastbrook Drive, Suite 335, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546, Phone: (616) 452-6664

SAFE House: Washtenaw County, Michigan
The Domestic Violence Project, Inc./SAFE House provides services for any person victimized in an intimate relationship who lives or works in Washtenaw County, Michigan.
For services within Washtenaw County, call our 24-Hour Crisis Line at:
(734)995-5444 voice, or (734)973-2227 TDD
For services elsewhere in Michigan, call: 1-800-99-NO-ABUSE

The Harriet Tubman Center: Minneapolis, MN
The Harriet Tubman Center serves all family members: men, women and children. Our work focuses on safe, healthy ways of rejoining families. If you are dealing with a crisis, we are available 24 hours a day.
Business Contact: 3111 First Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55408, 612-825-3333, 8 a.m. ­ 5 p.m.
24-hour crisis line: (612) 825-0000




Cornerstone: Hennepin County, MN
Cornerstone is the domestic violence program serving south Hennepin County, Minnesota. Cornerstone's mission is to prevent domestic abuse. Cornerstone's services include emergency housing, transitional housing, family and criminal court advocacy, long-term one-to-one and group support for children and adults, and violence prevention services in community schools.
Business Contact: 1000 East 80th Street, Bloomington, MN 55420
24-Hour Crisis Line: (952) 884-0330
Business Line: (952) 884-0376
Fax: (952) 884-2135

Comtrea
Comtrea is a private, not-for-profit organization which provides a comprehensive array of services to Jefferson County and some specialized services to South St. Louis County, South St. Louis City, St. Charles, Lincoln, Warren, and Franklin counties. Services include counseling, shelter services, and substance abuse services. Main Office: 227 Main St., Festus, MO 63028, (314)931-2700; fax (314)931-5304

Domestic Violence State Resources
This Angels in Blue page provides domestic violence resources throughout the State of New Jersey.

Women's Community Association: Alburquerque, New Mexico
The Women's Community Association, and one of the largest shelters in the country, able to effectively serve 100 beds at one time. We are located in Albuquerque NM and not only take referrals from all over our own state, but other parts of the country as well. We also have a transitional housing program to aid survivors in rent for up to 2 years. Please feel free to correspond with the Director of Marketing and Development

Suffolk County Coalition: Suffolk County, NY
The Suffolk County Coalition Against Domestic Violence provides hotline, shelter, legal assistance, and employment services. P.O. BOX 1269M, BAYSHORE N.Y., 11706-0537, ADMINISTRATION OFFICE 516 666-7181
Hotline: 516-666-8833

Safe Horizon Services: New York City Area
Safe Horizon is a direct service, research, advocacy organization serving the five boroughs of New York City. We operate extensive community and court based services for domestic violence, sexual assault, rape, child abuse, and assault victims as well as survivors of homicide. We operate hotlines for domestic violence victims, crime victims, and immigrants and offer mediation services. Safe Horizon is committed to violence prevention and conducts school based programs for youth. Current innovative efforts include working with managed care organizations and corporations around the issue of domestic violence. We have information, research, and materials on victimization, victim rights, victim assistance, youth violence, and prevention. Save Horizon employs over 650 people in a variety of capacities from social workers to computer programmers. There are generally job openings in positions throughout the organization.
24-hour Crime Victims Hotline:
(212) 577-7777

24-hour Domestic Violence Hotline:
(800) 621-HOPE (4673)
(212) 233-3456 TDD
800-810-7444 TDD

Rape, Sexual Assault & Incest Hotline:
(212) 227-3000

New York Immigration Hotline
(Monday-Friday, 9 AM - 5 PM):
(718) 899-4000

STOPline:
(718) 596-1800

Elder Abuse Hotline:
(212) 227-1227

Contact us at:
Safe Horizon
2 Lafayette Street
New York, NY 10007
headquarters: (212) 577-7700
fax: (212) 385-0331

SAFE House: Henderson, Nevada
A community based, non-profit organization, committed to strengthening familes by working to stop abuse in the family environment. SAFE House's programs include: Emergency Services (24-hour hotline, shelter, and community outreach); Family Transition Counseling Program (Alternatives to Family Violence, Nurturing Alternatives, Alternatives to Aggression, Substance Abuse Treatment, and Family-Centered Case Management); and Family Strengthening Center (Nurturing Program, Family to Family Connection, and Coordinated Community Response).

Domestic Violence Shelter and Services, Inc.: Wilmington, North Carolina
DVSS is located in Wilmington, North Carolina at a confidential location. We offer assistance to all victims of domestic violence and their children by providing emergency shelter, support groups, one-on-one peer counseling, childrens services, and court assistance including obtaining protective orders. All services are confidential and at no cost to clients. One need not stay at the shelter to receive services.
Staff can be reached 24 hours a day, 7 days per week by calling (910) 343-0703.


Randolph County Family Crisis Center: Asheboro, North Carolina
The Randolph County Family Crisis Center is in Asheboro, North Carolina, with a satellite office in Archdale, NC. We provide 24-hour crisis line; shelter for abused women and their children; court advocacy; rape crisis companions; support groups; abuser education program; parenting classes.
24-hour crisis line: (336) 629-4159 (also the administrative line)
fax: (336) 629-0770
Archdale satellite line: (336) 434-5579
e-mail: jcarmc52@juno.com

Domestic Violence Crisis Center (DVCC)
The mission of Domestic Violence Crisis Center, Inc., is to provide a full range of services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault and also to reduce domestic violence by educating the public.
24 Hour Crisis Line 857-2200
Sexual Assault Crisis Line 857-2500

Ohio Domestic Violence Network
Comprehensive list of resources by County.

Bradley-Angle House: Portland, Oregon
Bradley-Angle House was founded in 1975 as a domestic violence intervention agency and shelter program. Bradley-Angle House provides seven interactive components that serve and empower battered women and their children: 1) Emergency Shelter (a short term intensive program for 15 women and children); 2 & 3) Youth Programs (Shelter and Youth in Transition) (support and advocacy to young people staying at our shelters, or whose mothers are in Bradley-Angle House support groups); 4) Transition Program (long term case management, housing, advocacy, and support groups); 5) Outreach Program (support groups for survivors throughout the community and public education on domestic violence); 6) Crisis Phone Line (provides 24 hour peer counseling, resource referral and domestic violence information); and 7) Latin Program (ensuring access to all our services for spanish speaking women).
Bradley-Angle House Crisis Line: (503) 281-2442 -- TTY Available

Raphael House: Portland, Oregon
The mission of Raphael House of Portland is to provide a foundation of hope for a life free of family violence. Raphael House, in keeping with its Christian Philosophy, serves a diverse community of women and children escaping domestic violence and works to eliminate causes of family and intimate partner violence. This is accomplished by providing housing, case management, counseling, information and referrals, community education, and specially designed support services to enhance each housing program.
Our Crisis Line: (503) 222-6222 and the business line: 222-6507 ext.210

Mid-Valley Women's Crisis Service: Salem, Oregon
Mid-Valley Women's Crisis Service provides a safe environment for women and children survivors of violence.
Business Phone: (503) 378-1572
24-hour Hotline 503 399-7722

Domestic Abuse Counseling Center: Western Pennsylvania
The Domestic Abuse Counseling Center is a non-profit organization whose mission is to End Domestic Abuse in Western Pennsylvania. This mission is accomplished through the development of programs for counseling abusers; collaborative efforts with social service agencies, criminal justice systems, victim-advocate agencies, and health organizations; and by means of public awareness and education. The Domestic Abuse Counseling Center is committed to safety and justice for victims, attitudinal and behavior change of abusers, and non-abusive values in the community.

Domestic Violence Services of Cumberland & Perry Counties (DVS/CP): PA
Domestic Violence Services of Cumberland & Perry Counties (DVS/CP) is a non- profit organization dedicated to providing services to victims of domestic violence and their dependent children in a two county area in Pennsylvania.   Since its inception in July, 1990, DVS/CP has served over 12,600 individuals with its 24-hour toll-free hotline (1-800-852-2102), access to emergency shelter, individual and group counseling, legal and medical advocacy, and prevention education programs.  All services are free and confidential.  
24-hour toll-free hotline (1-800-852-2102)
717-258-4806
717-258-1677(fax)


Women In Transition, Inc. Philadelphia, PA
Women In Transition, Inc. Philadelphia, PA has been in continuous operation since 1971 as a private, nonprofit organization to empower women who are endangered by domestic violence and/or caught in the web of substance abuse to find safety and sobriety. Services include 24 hour hotline (215-751-1111), intake assessment, lifeline support groups, individual counseling, and community education. The Lesbian Intervention Project provides telephone counseling and support groups for women abused in same-sex relationships.
24 hour hotline (215-751-1111)

Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence
This page lists over several shelters and hotlines for domestic violence in Rhode Island.

South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
This page lists over a dozen shelters and hotlines for domestic violence in South Carolina. Many sources have web pages that are listed.

The Resource Center: Aberdeen, SD
The Resource Center offers a wide variety of women's programs, especially counseling, education and crisis intervention. Programs include domestic violence and rape counseling, as well as crisis teams. In Aberdeen: (605) 226-1212. Toll Free: (888) 290-2935

The Rape Crisis Center: San Antonio, Texas
The Rape Crisis Center provides crisis counseling, advocacy and eduction in San Antonio, Texas.

The Womens Shelter: Arlington, Texas
The Womens shelter provides emergency shelter, independent living services, counseling and support groups, legal advocacy and crisis intervention.
24-Hour Hotline (817) 460-5566

SafePlace: Austin, Texas
SafePlace exists to end sexual and domestic violence and abuse. SafePlace helps those hurt by this violence to heal and empower themselves. We provide prevention, intervention, education, and advocacy to our community so that women, children, and men may lead safe and healthy lives.
24-Hour Hotline (512) 267-SAFE
(512) 927-9616 TTY for Deaf callers

Vermont Network Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault.
The Vermont Network Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault has a statewide, 24-hour hotline for domestic violence is at 1-800-228-7395 (for sexual assault, call 1-800-489-7273). The Vermont Network can offer victims counseling and short-term advice, provide transportation to a shelter, and make referrals to other services. Currently, 16 different organizations are available through the Vermont Network umbrella, some dealing with sexual assault and some with domestic violence. The Vermont Network has a website with links to most of the other Vermont organizations.

Washington State Domestic Violence Hotline
THE HOTLINE phone # is 800-562-6025
The Domestic Violence Hotline is a unique, statewide 24-hour toll-free hotline providing a spectrum of services to victims of domestic violence and their friends and families, including:
CRISIS ADVOCACY - Trained advocates provide emergency assistance and emotional support and work with victims to develop alternatives to violence.
INFORMATION - Commonly asked questions including "Are my children learning to be violent by watching it?" (yes), "Do I cause the violence?" (no), "Is hitting me against the law?" (yes), "Is there help available for me and my family?" (yes)
REFERRALS - Callers throughout Washington are put in touch with community and national resources respondent to the needs of victims of domestic violence.

Wisconsin

Tri-County Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault: Wisconsin
Tri-County Council is located in beautiful northern Wisconsin with offices in Rhinelander, Eagle River and Crandon.
Provides Temporary Shelter & Food, Peer Counseling Support Groups, Follow-Up Personal Advocacy, Legal Advocacy, including Restraining Order Assistance, Emergency Transportation, Community Education Information/Referrals, Judicare card issuing agency
24 hr. Crisis Hotline: 1-800-236-1222


Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault: Wisconsin
The Coalition provides links to a host of Sexual Assault Service Providers in Wisconsin. The following are services also provided by WCASA:
Resource Library - WCASA's headquarters houses the most comprehensive collection of books, journals, and videos on all aspects of sexual violence prevention, intervention, and treatment available in Wisconsin.
Training - We conduct several trainings each year, including large, statewide, multi-issue training institutes, as well as small site-specific trainings to meet the needs of community-based programs.
Publications - We produce Connections, a quarterly educational journal; fact sheets with current statistics, statutes and general information; training and organizing manuals; networking directories; and membership newsletters.
Policy Development - Monitoring legislation that impacts survivors and service providers is another of WCASA's services. We also provide statewide advocacy and training to improve system and institutional responses to survivors of sexual assault.
Public Awareness - We conduct statewide annual awareness campaigns and are currently developing a statewide media campaign designed to educate communities in Wisconsin about sexual assault.

Wyoming

Directory of Wyoming Domestic Violence Programs
This Angels in Blue page lists agencies in the various Wyoming counties.

Australia, United Kingdom and New Zealand

Victorian Information and Resources
Links to Men's and to Women's referral and domestic violence services in Australia.

Australian Drug Information Network
Linking people to a comprehensive range of websites and information resources on alcohol and other drug services in Australia.

Auckland Domestic Violence Centre: New Zealand
Men's and Women's domestic violence services.
Domestic Violence Centre
P.O. Box 106 126
Downtown
Auckland 1001
Aotearoa/New Zealand
Crisisline: 64 9 303 3939
Office: 64 9 303 3938
Fax: 64 9 303 0067


The Freedom Programme: United Kingdom
A UK based 12 week rolling programme. The Freedom Programme assists women to recognise the tactics and beliefs of abusive men, to learn where those beliefs came from and which of those beliefs they share. They also run programmes for abusers.

Canada

Women in Second Stage Housing: Winnipeg, MB
Residential Second Stage Housing Program for women victims of abuse and domestic violence. Women in Second Stage Housing is basically a one-year program for women with or without their children who are trying to leave abusive relationships and want to rebuild their lives and get on their own feet. Food bank is running every two weeks. W.I.S.H. offers counselling for women and children., life skills groups, Literacy Instruction, Coping Behaviour Program, recreational and educational activities for families.
We can speak a number of different languages: Spanish, Chinese, Cantonese, French and Punjabi.
CONTACT US: St. Norbert P.O. 202, Winnipeg, MB, R3V 1L6.
Phone: (204)- 275-2600 or Fax: (204) 275-5416

Quetzal Family Homes: Simcoe, Ontario
Quetzal Family Homes is located in Simcoe, Ontario and provides second stage housing for women and children who have survived abuse. Second stage housing is... a safe, non-judgemental environment for women, with or without children, who have identified their own need for ongoing support and counselling. As well, second stage housing offers temporary, geared-to-income housing. These one, two and three bedroom units include fridge, stove and onsite laundry rooms. During their period of stay, participants make a commitment to focus on personal goals, work toward self-sufficiency, independence and a life free of violence.

Hot Peach Pages and PATHS: Canada-wide
These pages provide links to listings of almost 500 shelters across Canada, with a separate listing for Saskatchewan. There are also links to information on abuse against women, domestic and family violence. Helpful for victims, family, friends, doctors, lawyers, veterinarians, dentists. Listings inlcude Domestic violence crisis lines, agencies for abused women, teens, seniors, and the disabled, plus information on battering, and links.

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