| Battered Women's Shelters |
| House
of Ruth (D.C.) |
202-347-2777 |
My
Sister's Place (D.C.) |
202-529-5991 |
| (24-hour shelter programs
for battered women and their children with support
groups, case management and children's program) |
| District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department In an emergency, dial 911. |
|
1st District |
(202) 727-4654 |
2nd District |
(202) 282-0070 |
| 3rd District |
(202) 673-6815 |
4th District |
(202) 576-6745 |
|
| 5th District |
(202) 727-4510 |
6th District
| (202) 727-4520 |
| 7th District
| (202) 645-0011 |
|
|
| Court Services |
| District
of Columbia Superior Court, Domestic Violence Intake
Center |
202-879-0152 |
| (court-based support center
providing legal assistance (TPO's, CPO's), advocacy,
and referrals; consists of five agencies-DC Coalition
Against Domestic Violence Victim Advocacy Program,
Metropolitan Police Department, WEAVE Emergency Domestic
Relations Project (EDRP), Office of Corporation Counsel,
and the US Attorneys office; all five agencies are
located at this central location) |
| Emergency Housing |
| Calvary
Women's Shelter |
202-783-6651 |
| (24-hour shelter for homeless
women) |
|
| Capitol
Hill Group Ministry: Families First |
202-544-0631 |
| (day hospitality drop-in
center and emergency shelter) |
|
| Catholic
Charities: Mt. Carmel House for Women |
202-289-6315 |
| (transitional housing
for women) |
|
| St. Martin's
House for Women and Children |
202-526-5426 |
| (transitional shelter
and support services to help homeless mothers) |
|
| Coalition
for the Homeless: Family Services Program |
202-347-8870 |
| (provides shelter and
programs to help homeless families) |
|
| Crime
Victim's Compensation Program |
202-879-2893 |
| (emergency housing and
emergency assistance to victims of crime) |
|
| Mary
House |
202-635-0534 |
| (family shelter) |
|
| N Street
Village (Luther Place): Night Shelter |
202-387-5464 |
| (shelter for adult single
women (no children) referred by Bethany's Women Center) |
|
| Sasha
Bruce |
202-547-7777 |
| (temporary voluntary shelter
for youth, counseling and support groups for youth) |
|
| Hotlines |
| Crisis
and Family Stress Hotline |
202-223-2255 |
| Crisis
Helpline |
202-561-7000 |
| District
of Columbia City-wide Domestic Violence Hotline |
202-333-STOP |
| District
of Columbia City-wide Sexual Assault Hotline |
202-333-RAPE |
| District
of Columbia Crime Victims Compensation Program |
202-879-4216 |
| House
of Ruth |
202-347-2777 |
| My Sister's
Place |
202-529-5991 |
| National
Domestic Violence Hotline |
1-800-799-SAFE |
| Sasha
Bruce Youthworks |
202-547-7777 |
| Supporting
Our Survivors Network |
202-783-3003 |
| General Support Centers |
| DC Coalition
Against Domestic Violence (DCCADV) |
202-783-5332 |
| (domestic violence information,
resources and referrals) |
|
| DCCADV
Victim Advocacy Program |
202-879-7851 |
| (court-based support center
providing legal assistance and referrals) |
|
| SOS Center |
202-783-3003 |
| (nonresidential support
services to battered women and their children with
one-on-one counseling, support groups and children's
program) |
|
| Domestic
Violence Support Center |
202-347-0390 |
| (nonresidential support
services to battered women) |
|
| Afro-American
Counseling & Psychotherapy Institute, Inc. |
202-723-0030 |
| (counseling and support
groups for African Americans) |
|
| Asian
Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Resource Project
(DVRP) |
202-364-4630 |
| Asian
Self-Help Association (ASHA) |
301-369-0134 |
| Toll-free
number for ASHA |
1-888-417-2742 |
| Center for Mental Health-Anacostia |
202-889-5255 |
| (low cost counseling services) |
|
| Center
for Mental Health-Van Ness |
202-244-7711 |
| (low cost counseling services) |
|
| DC Rape
Crisis Center |
202-333-7273 |
| DC Children's
Advocacy Center |
202-638-2575 |
| (support and legal help
for children) |
|
| Family
and Child Services |
202-289-1510 |
| (support groups for abused
women, children, adolescents, and batterers) |
|
| The Family
Place |
202-265-0149 |
| (services for low-income
mothers and pregnant women) |
|
| Hermanas
Unidas (Ayuda) |
202-387-4848 |
| Korean
Community Center |
202-882-8270 |
| (counseling for battered
women and their children, oriented to Korean women) |
|
| La ClÍnica
del Pueblo |
202-462-4788 |
| (counseling and support
for battered Hispanic and immigrant women) |
|
| WEAVE
(Women Empowered Against Violence) |
202-452-9550 |
| (counseling, support and
case management) |
|
| Whitman
Walker Clinic |
202-797-3500 |
| (health and mental health
services for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender
people) |
|
| Lesbian
Services of Whitman Walker |
202-939-7875 |
| Legal Services |
| American
University Women and Law Clinic |
202-274-4140 |
| Asian
Pacific American Legal Resource Center (LRC) |
202-393-3LRC (572) |
| AYUDA
Clinical Legal Latina |
202-387-0434 |
| (support groups for Latina
battered immigrant women and their children, legal
aid services; serves primarily Hispanic community) |
|
| Bread for the City |
202-265-2400 |
| (legal services with CPOs
and counseling) |
|
| Catholic Charities |
202-628-4263 |
| (pro bono legal services) |
|
| Catholic University of
America, Columbia School of Law |
202-319-6788 |
| (legal support for cases
including child custody, family matters, and needs
of the elderly) |
|
| Community Legal Clinics |
202-994-7463 |
| DC Corporation Counsel |
202-879-0152 |
| (office at Domestic Violence
Intake Center) |
|
| George Washington Community
Legal Clinic |
202-994-7463 |
| Georgetown Domestic Violence
Clinic |
202-662-9649 |
| (assistance for victims
of sexual assault and domestic violence) |
|
| Legal Aid Society |
202-628-1161 |
| (domestic violence legal
services) |
|
| National Black Women's
Legal Defense Fund of America |
202-726-5655 |
| Public Defender Service |
202-628-1200 |
| US Attorney's Office |
202-514-0496 |
| (office at Domestic Violence
Intake Center) |
|
| US Attorney Victim Advocate |
202-353-8075 |
| WEAVE Emergency Domestic
Relations Project (EDRP) |
202-393-6290 |
| (advocacy for victims
of domestic violence; domestic violence legal services
-- office at Domestic Violence Intake Center) |
|
| WEAVE (Women Empowered
Against Violence) |
202-452-9550 |
| (domestic violence legal
services) |
|
| Elder Abuse |
| Office on Aging |
202-724-5626 |
| Iona Senior Services |
202-895-9448 |
| Adult Protective Services
|
202-727-2345 |
| National Center on Elder
Abuse |
202-898-2586 |
| So Others Might Eat: Dwelling
Place Shelter for Abused Elderly |
202-583-7602 |
| Child Abuse |
| Center for Child Protection
and Family Support |
202-547-6175 |
| (offers community-based
therapeutic services to children who have been physically
abused, neglected, sexually abused or assaulted, or
who have witnessed domestic violence) |
|
| DC Children's Advocacy
Center |
202-638-2575 |
| (must be referred by the
Metropolitan Police Department; provides service for
child victims of sexual abuse) |
|
| For the Love of Children |
202-462-8686 |
| (traditional and therapeutic
foster care programs for DC children) |
|
| Terrific Inc./ Grandma's
House |
202-462-8526 |
| (comprehensive residential
care to children who have been abused and/or neglected) |
|
| Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual &
Transgender Resours |
| Among Friends |
202-722-7004 |
| Crisis Intervention |
202-797-4444 |
| (this is a 24 hour pager
number-leave a telephone number, call returned prompt-crisis
counselor WILL BLOCK the number for safe) |
|
| DC G/L Hotline |
202-833-3234 |
| The Lambda Center |
202-885-5784 |
| Hola-Gay (spanish hotline) |
202-332-2192 |
| Whitman-Walker Clinic:
Lesbian Services |
202-939-7875 |
| Whitman-Walker Clinic: Support Group Program |
202-939-1542 |
| Other Resources |
| Crime Victim's Assistance |
202-879-2893 |
| (provides temporary housing;
lost wages, medical, dental and medication reimbursement;
mental health counseling reimbursement; and funeral
expenses to crime victims) |
|
| Congressional Hunger Center |
202-547-7022 |
| (provides emergency food assistance) |
|
| Capitol Area Food Bank |
202-526-5344 |
| (provides emergency food assistance) |
|
| DC Family Services |
202-727-5947 |
| (referrals and family assistance) |
|
| Unity Health Care Services |
202-745-4300 |
| (free health care center) |
|
Please contact DCCADV with
any
questions or up to date information 202-299-1181 |
