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Domestic Violence Resources Directory
If you’re struggling to cope in an abusive relationship, you’re not alone. Experts estimate that over 10 million Americans are affected by domestic violence every year. Whether it’s physical or verbal abuse, it’s not OK, and you can take action to stop it. These vetted helplines are here for you.
Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence Resource
How We Help:ATASK primarily serves Asian families and individuals in Massachusetts and New England who suffer from or are at risk of suffering from domestic violence.
History:
In 1986, Asians made up 2.4 percent of the total population in Massachusetts and were primarily immigrants and refugees withi ...n the Greater Boston area. Most of these immigrants had little to no knowledge of English since it was not their native language and this played a pivotal role in creating socio-cultural barriers. Asian women who became victims of domestic violence, lived within the confines of these barriers and remained unaware of the assistance they could avail from the outside world. The inception of ATASK in 1992, created the fundamental link between the unrepresented Asian victims of domestic violence and available resources for the first time in the history of Massachusetts.
ATASK began with the vision of founder Reverend Cheng Imm Tan, who mobilized a group of volunteers in Boston over 25 years ago to address important gaps in services and access for Asian immigrant victims of domestic violence. Incorporated in 1992, the Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence (ATASK) has operated New England’s only multilingual emergency shelter, advocacy services, outreach, and education programs for battered Asian adults and their children. ATASK’s mission is to prevent domestic violence in Asian families and communities and to provide hope to survivors.Read More »
For Men, For Women, For Children/Teens, For Elders, Shelters
Location
Boston, MA
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VINE: Victim Information and Notification Every Day
Domestic Violence Resource
How We Help:VINELink allows crime victims to obtain timely and reliable information about criminal cases and the custody status of offenders 24 hours a day.
History:
Mary had been raped, assaulted, and stalked by her former boyfriend in late 1993. He was arrested and jailed for these crimes ..., but someone posted his bail and he was released. There was no way for Mary to know.
On the evening of December 6, 1993, Mary sat in her car as it warmed up after leaving her job at the Mall St. Matthews. Her former boyfriend approached from the driver's side and fired seven bullets into her head and chest at point blank range, killing her. It was Mary's 21st birthday.
The community was stunned and outraged. County officials and engineers worked diligently to design a system that would let crime victims know whether their offenders are in jail, where they are held, and when they are released.
Exactly one year after Mary's murder, Jefferson County became the first community to institute automated telephone notification for crime victims and other concerned citizens. That system is VINE™ - Victim Information and Notification Every Day, now used in thousands of communities across the nation.Read More »
How We Help:Safe Horizon provides free legal advice and information as well as low-cost services to domestic violence victims with family and immigration law-related matters.
History:
Each year, more than 1,200 individuals and families call on Safe Horizon’s free legal programs for support. While some vict ...ims that Safe Horizon represents come to us directly for help, others are referred to us through the citywide domestic violence hotline, directly from district attorneys, family court, immigration judges and community groups.
We provide direct legal representation to low-income domestic violence victims in Family Court, Supreme Court, and immigration matters throughout New York City.Read More »
How We Help:Last year A New Leaf served 17,519 individuals with resources, including homeless and domestic violence shelters with services, affordable housing solutions, behavioral health and case management services, foster care, counseling, financial literacy coaching, and basic needs.
History:
A New Leaf was founded in 1971. The agency promotes the concepts of “growth, hope, change and new beginnings.” Throughout ... its existence, A New Leaf has remained committed to the mission of “Helping Families . . . Changing Lives,” relying on generous donors and volunteers to leverage resources and increase impact. With a strong board and long-time dedicated leadership, A New Leaf serves as a vital community resource.Read More »
How We Help:Laura's House continues to be the only state-approved comprehensive domestic violence agency in South Orange County. Annually, Laura's House provides residential shelter services, counseling and legal services to hundreds of women and children. Thousands of crisis calls come in each year on our Crisis Hotline.
History:
In 1991, a few local women formed the South Orange County Domestic Violence Action Committee with the dream of building a she ...lter for battered women in South County. After being contacted by Laura's mother and hearing that Laura had nowhere to turn to for resources to help her, the women were committed to making their dreams become a reality. In 1994, local residents, including co-founders, Sandy Condello and Helen Kendall, called a town meeting and asked for the community to embrace their vision of Laura's House. There was an overwhelming response from the community with support and funding. It was then decided that the agency would be named in memory of Laura.
Since 1994, Laura's House has continued to grow and offer a multitude of programs and services which provide vital support and education aimed at avoiding such tragic circumstances from ever occurring again.
Laura's House provides unduplicated domestic violence-related services to the 915,000 residents of Orange County, California and beyond. Over the past 20 years, Laura's House has provided shelter and supportive services to more than 4,000 abused women and children and counseling, life skills education and legal assistance to over 50,000 persons.
Our target population is families experiencing the effects of domestic violence in need of emergency shelter, support, education and counseling. Laura's House operates on the philosophy that domestic violence is multi-dimensional and often cyclical in nature and must be addressed through a range of interventions. Our goal is to provide supportive service programs that will prepare our clients and their children to live independent and violence free lives.
Influenced by the growing social needs of the community in which it works, Laura's House has responded by developing innovative residential and outreach programs to meet the unique needs of population groups such as Hispanic families, at-risk teens and preschool children, each coping with the effects of domestic violence. Our success as an agency relies on our commitment to constantly appraise our services, review our results and search for opportunities to improve and expand.Read More »
How We Help:Resources for ritual abuse survivors, mind control survivors, their therapists, ministers, families, friends, and researchers
History:
We have been collecting these resources since 1995, so many books are now out of print and many websites are no longer on the ... Internet. We have listed archived url's for most of those websites.
Although the page is divided into sections for survivors, therapists, and researchers, you will find interesting material in all three sections.
Back in 1995, it was easy to find all references to ritual abuse on the Internet. Today, a Google search yields over 98,000 entires! Obviously, not all are listed here. If you know of a resource that you believe should be included, please contact us. We also welcome poems and essays on ritual abuse, mind control, and healing. Your input guarantees that this site will be useful to the whole community. Thank you!Read More »
How We Help:Our mission is to provide advocacy and empowerment to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault while providing community education to heighten awareness.
History:
In early 1988, the outreach committee of Orange Park Presbyterian Church did some research to find the needs of women and chi ...ldren who were victims of Domestic Violence in their community. After finding that the closest shelter, Hubbard House, was located much too far from the residents of Clay County, they identified a critical need for a safe shelter. After the need was identified, a Board of Directors was formed and Quigley House was incorporated on December 21, 1988. The name “Quigley House” was chosen in honor of Pansy Quigley who was well known for her volunteer efforts in Green Cove Springs. The mission of Quigley House was established as such, "to break the cycle of domestic abuse by providing crisis intervention, temporary shelter, protection, counseling, community education, and prevention programs". The current facility was opened in August 1999, after a $1.8 million capital campaign to fund the construction. This new facility has the capacity to shelter 46 women and children!Read More »
How We Help:We are a 24 hour 7 day a week full service domestic violence shelter for women and children. Martha's House provides various outreach services for men, women and children to help prevent domestic violence.
History:
In the early 1980’s Mr. Francis (Fran) Thomas and his wife Mary, took abused women into their home. They petitioned members ... of their church to do the same. As the need increased they purchased a travel trailer, which they placed in their back yard. The trailer was renovated to accommodate several bunk beds. The women went into the Thomas home for meals, to bathe, etc.In the latter part of the 1980’s Fran and Mary, with the help of church members, and the community purchased an old chicken barn, which they converted into a six-bedroom shelter. For a brief period, the couple lived at one end of the building. The shelter was named after Martha, who according to the Bible, invited Jesus into her home and served him. In one of the most notable fundraisers, Fran, who was a paraplegic rode his wheelchair from Fort Pierce to Okeechobee. Today, Martha's House serves survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in our outreach offices and our emergency safe shelter.Read More »
How We Help:Domestic Violence in our world has to come to a halt. We at Becky’s Fund are doing everything we possibly can to fight this issue and make many aware of its dangers to our world. See our People, Programs and Partners helping us to play our part in this worldwide issue.
History:
Domestic Violence in our world has to come to a halt. We at Becky’s Fund are doing everything we possibly can to fight this ... issue and make many aware of its dangers to our world. See our People, Programs and Partners helping us to play our part in this worldwide issue.
The mission of Becky’s Fund is fourfold:
Foster awareness: Help people understand the elements of domestic violence through education, such as its prevalence, why battered victims cannot always leave easily, and what can be done to fight against domestic violence.
Encourage advocacy: Encourage people to care about and help put an end to domestic violence.
Promote activism: Take an active role in helping battered victims find safety through counseling, education and legal representation.
Create support: Provide support for victims of domestic violence. Read More »
How We Help:We offer protection and quality services for victims of Domestic Violence and their minor children and/or victims of Sexual Assault and their families of St. Johns County, FL, through operation of a shelter offering assistance, counseling, and transitional support.
History:
In July 1990, a group of concerned citizens incorporated as Safety Shelter of St. Johns County, with the goal of eventually o ...pening a shelter for local victims of domestic violence and their children. In 1992, we contracted with a local motel for space and started a 24-hour crisis line and court advocacy. In 1993, we purchased and converted a home for shelter purposes. Betty Griffin House opened it's doors on January 24, 1994. In 1998, we expanded the building to meet the increasing local demand for shelter. That same year, we initiated the Sexual Assault program. Confidential individual and group counseling is available in all parts of the county for women, men and children. We conduct regular domestic and sexual violence training throughout the county, as well as age-appropriate violence prevention training in the schools. As a private, nonprofit agency 501 (c) 3, the Safety Shelter of St. Johns County, Inc., Betty Griffin House, provides emergency shelter to abused women and their minor children and temporary shelter for rape victims in danger after the crime.Read More »
