Survivor Resources
find a community-based domestic violence agency near you for free and confidential support.
- Connection to an advocate who will listen and care
- Help with safety planning, finding information, and sorting out options
- Emergency shelter or other temporary lodging
- Housing information
- Emergency financial support/information
- Support groups
- Information about protection orders and other civil matters
Please note that VFC does not provide Emergency Services, such as shelter emergency, financial assistance, or crisis support.
Local Resources
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Locate support near you. Search by geolocation, city or zip code and refine results by county. Other instructions can be added here if needed.
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National Resources
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Call 800-799-7233, text START to 88788, or visit thehotline.org for support.
loveisrespect
Call 866-331-9474, text LOVEIS to 22522, or visit loveisrespect.org to get support for young people.
Anti-Violence Project
Call 212-714-1141 or visit avp.org to get support for LGBTQ and HIV-affected survivors of any form of violence.
StrongHearts Native Helpline
Call 844-762-8483 or visit strongheartshelpline.org for culturally-appropriate support for Native Americans and Alaska Natives.
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A Call for Change Helpline
877-898-3411 -
Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence
415-568-3315 -
Battered Women’s Justice Project
800-903-0111 -
Esperanza United
651-646-5553 -
Futures Without Violence
415-678-5500 - INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence
- National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma and Mental Health
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National Defense Center for Criminalized Survivors
800-903-0111 ext. 3 - National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
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National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center
406-477-3896 - National Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence
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National Network to End Domestic Violence
202-543-5566 -
National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
800-537-2238 -
Praxis International
651-699-8000 - Stalking Resource Center
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Ujima: The National Center on Violence Against
Women in the Black Community
844-778-5462 - VAWnet: Gender-based Violence Resource Library