ORGANIZATIONS/AGENCIES
California
Victim Compensation Program
If you or
someone close to you were injured or threatened with injury in a violent crime,
The
Victim Compensation Program can help pay expenses that result when a violent crime occurs,
if there is no other source of reimbursement. Victims of crime who have been injured or
have been threatened with injury may be eligible for help.
· The program may
assist with costs such as medical and dental treatment, mental health services, funeral
and burial expenses, home security, residential crime scene cleanup and emergency
relocation.
· Both the victim
and their family members or other dependents may be eligible.
· If a person is
disabled as a result of the crime, the VCP also assists with wage loss, dependent support
loss, job retraining and home or vehicle modifications.
· The program can
help pay moving expenses – such as first and last month's rent, deposits and
temporary lodging – if a victim needs to relocate for their own safety or emotional
well-being.
· Minors who suffer
emotional injuries as a result of witnessing a violent crime may be eligible for up to
$5,000 in mental health counseling.
· The program does
not cover property losses, in most cases.
For more
information on eligibility requirements or assistance with applying to the program,
contact a local
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Cut it out!! -a program of the
Salons Against Domestic Abuse Fund dedicated to mobilizing salon professionals and others
to fight the epidemic of domestic abuse in communities across the United States. CUT IT
OUT builds awareness of domestic abuse and trains salon professionals to recognize
warning signs and safely refer clients to local resources.
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NYAWC's website is: www.nyawc.org
Hotline: 888-888-7702
Tel No.: 212-732-5230
Address: 39 Bowery, PMB 375, New York, NY 10002
American Domestic Violence Crisis Line
3300 N.W. 185th Street, Suite 133
Portland, OR 97229
Phone: (503) 846-8748
Toll-free: 1-866-USWOMEN (International Crisis Line)
www.awoscentral.com
Organization dedicated to assisting American women living overseas victimized by domestic
violence. Outreach, safety planning, extensive support services, general info on domestic
violence at website.
Arugaan ng Kalakasan
P.O. Box 1044, Citimall, Diliman
Quezon City, Philippines
Phone: 430 4207/430 4227
Arugaan ng Kalakasan is a SEC-registered NGO providing services for battered women and
mobilizing the community to action against domestic violence.
British Columbia Institute Against Family Violence
(Canada)
409 Granville Street, Suite 551
Vancouver, BC V6C 1T2
Phone: (604) 669-7055
Toll-free: 1-877-755-7055
www.bcifv.org
Canadian National Clearinghouse on Family Violence
Health Promotion and Programs Branch
Health Canada
Jeanne Mance Building
1907D1, Tunney's Pasture
Ottawa, ON K1A 1B4
Phone: (613) 957-2938
TTY Toll-free: 1-800-561-5643
Toll-free: 1-800-267-1291
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hppb/familyviolence/
The NCFV is a national resource centre for all Canadians seeking information about
violence within the family, including spouse/partner abuse, child abuse, and elder abuse.
Domestic Violence and Incest Resource Centre
292 Wellington Street
Collingwood 3066
Victoria, Australia
Phone: (03) 9486-9866
TTY: (03) 9417-2155
home.vicnet.net.au/~dvirc/
Information and referral to local services for domestic violence victims, the children of
domestic violence victims, and victims of intrafamiliar sexual abuse, throughout
Australia.
Family Violence and Sexual Assault Institute
6160 Cornerstone Court East
San Diego, CA 92121
Phone: (858) 623 - 2777
www.fvsai.org
International Family Violence Prevention Fund
383 Rhode Island Street, Suite 304
San Francisco, CA 94163-5133
Phone: (415) 252-8900
TTY Toll-free: 1-800-595-4889
www.endabuse.org
Muslim Women's Help Line
Unit 3, 1st Floor
GEC Estate, East Lane
Wembley HA9 7PX, U.K.
Phone: 0181 904 8193 or 0181 908 6715
Hotline for Muslim women and girls in the U.K. dealing with domestic violence, sexual
abuse, and other problems.
National Domestic Violence Hotline (Canada)
Toll-free: 1-800-363-9010
All provinces. Bilingual (English & French).
National Organization of Battered Women's Shelters
(Sweden)
ROKS, Hornsgatan 66
118 21 Stockholm, Sweden
Phone: 08-422 99 30
www.roks.se
Northern Ireland Women's Aid Federation
129 University Street
Belfast BT7 1HP
Phone: (028) 90 249041
Helpline: (028) 90 331818
www.niwaf.org
24-hour helpline for domestic violence victims. Support and information, referrals to
refuges, counseling, and services for children.
Nottelefon Zurich
Phone: 01-291 46 46
www.frauenberatung.ch
(Pages available in German, English, French, Spanish & Italian) Counseling by phone
and in person, free referrals to doctors and legal advisors, for women dealing with sexual
harassment or abuse, or exploitation by therapists, doctors, ministers, at work or home.
Provincial Association of Transition Houses of
Saskatchewan (P.A.T.H.S.)
1940 McIntyre Street
Regina, SK S4P 2R3
Phone: (306) 522-3515
www.abusehelplines.org
P.A.T.H.S. is a non-profit organization comprised of safe houses, shelters, transition and
interval houses throughout Saskatchewan for women and children victimized by family
violence. The Hot Peach Pages provide links to hotlines, shelters, legal and general info
on family violence for Saskatchewan, and throughout Canada.
Scottish Women's Aid
Norton Park, 57 Albion Road
Edinburgh, EH75QY
United Kingdom
Phone: 0131 475 2372
www.scottishwomensaid.co.uk
Support and information, referrals to refuges, counseling, and services for children.
Selbsthilfe - Missbrauch
www.selbsthilfe-missbrauch.de
A German language website for those recovering from child abuse and domestic violence;
includes resources, chat, message forum, web-journal, and links.
Women Against Violence Europe (WAVE)
c/o Austrian Women's Shelter Network
Bacherplatz 10/ 4
1050 Vienna
Austria
Phone: 01-5482720
www.wave-network.org
Refuges, hotlines, education, counseling throughout Europe.
(also see: European Info Centre
Against Violence; an online searchable database of European organizations and
resources maintained by WAVE.)
Women's Aid Federation of England
P.O. Box 391
Bristol B599 7WS, England
Phone: 0117 944 4411
Freephone: 0808 2000 247
www.womensaid.org.uk
Women's Resource Info/Support Centre (Australia)
119 Lyons Street N.
Ballant 3350 Australia
Phone: (03) 53 333 666
wrisc.ballarat.net.au
Outreach, support, local referrals throughout Australia, downloadable publications, free
lending library.
World-Wide List of Domestic Abuse Agencies
www.hotpeachpages.net
International inventory of hotlines, shelters, refuges, crisis centres
and women's organizations, searchable by country, plus index of domestic
violence resources in over 70
languages.
Apna Ghar
4753 North Broadway, Suite 518
Chicago, IL 60640
Phone: (773) 334-0173
Crisis Line: (773) 334-4663
Toll-free Crisis Line: 1-800-717-0757 (Illinois only)
www.apnaghar.org
Apna Ghar is a domestic violence shelter serving primarily Asian women and children, and
was 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."
Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence
P.O. Box 120108
Boston, MA 02112
Phone: (617) 338-2350
Hotline: (617) 338-2355
www.atask.org
Founded in 1987 to address the need for multicultural and multilingual resources for Asian
families facing domestic violence.
CHILD HELP USA Hotline
Toll-free: 1-800-4-A-CHILD (422-2253)
TDD: 1-800-2-A-CHILD (222-2253)
www.childhelpusa.org
Communities United Against Violence
160 14th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone: (415) 777-5500
Support Line: (415) 333-HELP
www.cuav.org
CUAV offers crisis intervention, counseling, advocacy and support for gay men and lesbians
in abusive relationships.
Family Research Laboratory
126 Horton Social Science Center
University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH 03824-3586
Phone: (603) 862-1888
www.unh.edu/frl/
Gay Men's Domestic Violence Project
PMB 131
955 Mass Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: (617) 354-6056
Toll-free Crisis Line: 1-800-832-1901
www.gmdvp.org
Information and resources for gay men in violent relationships.
Institute on Domestic Violence In The
African-American Community
University of Minnesota, School of Social Work
290 Peters Hall
1404 Gortner Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108-6142
Phone: (612) 624-5357
Toll-free: 1-877-NIDVAAC (643-8222)
www.dvinstitute.org
Maitri
234 East Gish Road #200
San Jose, CA 95112
Phone: (408) 436-8393
Toll-free Hotline: 1- 888-8-MAITRI
www.maitri.org
Free, nonprofit organization helping South Asian (Bengali, Indian, Pakintani and Sri
Lankan) women with domestic violence, emotional abuse and family conflict.
National Domestic Violence Hotline
PO Box 161810
Austin, Texas 78716
Phone: (512) 453-8541
TTY Toll-free Hotline: 1-800-787-3224
Toll-free Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
www.ndvh.org
National Family Violence Prevention Fund
383 Rhode Island Street, Suite 304
San Francisco, CA 94163-5133
Phone: (415) 252-8900
TTY Toll-free: 1-800-595-4889
www.endabuse.org
National Latino Alliance for the Elimination of
Domestic Violence
P.O. Box 672, Triborough Station
New York, NY 10035
Phone: (646) 672-1404
Toll-free: 1-800-342-9908
www.dvalianza.com
A national group of Latina/ Latino advocates, community activists, practitioners,
researchers, and survivors of domestic violence working together to promote understanding,
sustain dialogue, and generate solutions to move toward the elimination of domestic
violence affecting Latino communities.
The Network La Red
P.O. Box 6011
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: (617) 695-0877
Hotline: (617) 423-7233
www.thenetworklared.org
Info and resources for lesbian and bisexual women in violent relationships. Bilingual
(English and Spanish).
Reconstructive Surgery/Domestic Abuse Line
Toll-free: 1-800-842-4546
Joint program of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence and the Academy of
Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Provides free reconstructive surgery for
victims of domestic violence, male and female.
SAHARA
18520 1/2 South Pioneer Blvd., Suite 204
Artesia, California 90701
Phone: (562)-402-4132
Toll-free: 1-888-724-2722
Help line and community agency in English, Hindi, Gujarati and other South Asian
languages.
The Silent Witness National Initiative
20 Second St. N.E., Suite1101
Minneapolis, MN 55413
Phone: (612) 623-0999
www.silentwitness.net
The Silent Witness Awareness campaign is a national initiative which promotes peace,
healing, and responsibility in adult relationships.
Tapestry Against Polygamy
P.O. Box 9397
Salt Lake City, UT 84109-0397
Phone: (801) 364-6764
Hotline: (801) 259-5200
www.polygamy.org
A survivors' network of former-polygamous wives and family members offering support and
alternatives for those wishing to leave the polygamous lifestyle.
Women's Peacepower Foundation
P.O. Box 1618
Zephyrhills, Florida 33539-1618
www.womenspeacepower.org
The Women's Peacepower Foundation makes grants to grassroots projects that are working to
impact issues of violence against women and their children.
Mountain
Women's