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from your state. Each state has different requirements.
USA
National Domestic Violence Hotline
at 1-800-799-SAFE or 1-800-787-3224.
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Arizona
Coalition Against Domestic Violence
100 West Camelback Street, Suite 109
Phoenix, AZ 85013
Phone: 602-279-2900
FAX: 602-279-2980
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Arkansas
Coalition Against Domestic Violence
#1 Sheriff Lane, Suite C
North Little Rock, AR 72114
Phone: 501-812-0571
FAX: 501-812-0578
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California
Alliance Against Domestic Violence - Southern Office
8929 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 520
Los Angeles CA 90045-3605
Telephone 310-649-2479
Fax 310-649-3953 |
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Statewide California Coalition for
Battered Women
3711 Long Beach Blvd., #718
Long Beach, CA 90807
Telephone: 562/981-1202
Fax: 981-3202
Toll-free: 888/722-2952
e-mail:
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Colorado Coalition Against Domestic
Violence
P.O. Box 18902
Denver, CO 80218
Phone: 303-831-9632
FAX: 303-832-7067
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Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic
Violence
106 Pitken Street
East Hartford, CT 06108
860-282-7899
FAX: 860-282-7892
800-281-1481 (In State)
888-774-2900 (In State Hotline)
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DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence
513 U Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-387-5630 (phone)
202-387-5684 (fax)
dccadv@aol.com
(email)
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Florida Coalition Against Domestic
Violence
308 E. Park Avenue
Tallahassee, FL 32301
(850) 425-2749
Fax: (850) 425-3091
TDD: (850) 621-4202
In-state: 800-500-1119
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Georgia Coalition on Family Violence
1827 Powers Ferry Road, Bldg 3, Suite 325
Atlanta, GA 30339
Phone: 770-984-0085
FAX: 770-984-0068
800-334-2836 (In State Hotline)
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Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic
Violence
98-939 Moanalua Road
Aiea, HI 96701-5012
Phone: 808-486-5072
FAX: 808-486-5169
Court Protective Order
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Idaho Coalition Against Sexual and
Domestic Violence
815 Park Blvd., Suite 140
Boise, ID 83712
Phone: 208-384-0419
FAX: 208-331-0687
E-mail:
domvio@micron.net
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Illinois Coalition Against Domestic
Violence
801 S. 11th St.
Springfield, IL 62703
Phone: 217-789-2830
FAX: 217-789-1939
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Indiana Coalition Against Domestic
Violence
2511 E. 46th Street, Suite N-3
Indianapolis, IN 46205
TOLL-FREE: 800-332-7385
Phone: 317-543-3908
FAX: 317-377-7050
Protective Order
Victim
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Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence
2603 Bell Avenue, Suite 100
Des Moines, IA 50321
Phone: 515-244-8028
FAX: 515-244-7417
In-State Hotline (Not part of the Coalition)
800-942-0333
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Kansas
Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence
220 SW 33rd Street, Suite 100
Topeka, KS 66611
Phone: 785-232-9784
FAX: 785-266-1874
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Kentucky
Domestic Violence Association
P.O. Box 356
Frankfort, KY 40602
Phone: 502-695-2444
FAX: 502-695-2488
Protection Order
Victim Impact Statement
Sexual
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Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence
P.O. Box 77308
Baton Rouge, LA 70879
Phone: 225-752-1296
FAX: 222-751-8927
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Maine
Coalition to End Domestic Violence
128 Main Street
Bangor, ME 04401
Phone: 207-941-1194
FAX: 207-941-2327
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Maryland
Network Against Domestic Violence
6911 Laurel Bowie Road, Suite 309
Bowie, MD 20715
TOLL-FREE: 800-MD-HELPS
Phone: 301-352-4574
FAX: 301-809-0422
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Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and
Domestic Violence
Jane Doe, Inc.
14 Beacon Street, Suite 507
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617-248-0922
FAX: 617-248-0902
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Michigan
Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
3893 Okemos Road, Ste B2
Okemos MI 48864
ph: 517-347-7000
fax: 517-347-1377
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Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women
450 North Syndicate Street, Suite 122
St. Paul, MN 55104
Phone: 612-646-6177
FAX: 612-646-1527
(800) 289-6177
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Victim Impact Statement
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Mississippi State Coalition Against Domestic Violence
P.O. Box 4703
Jackson, MS 39296-4703
TOLL-FREE: 800-898-3234
Phone: 601-981-9196
FAX: 601-981-2501
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Missouri
Coalition Against Domestic Violence
415 East McCarty
Jefferson City, MO 65101
Phone: 573-634-4161
FAX: 573-636-3728
Orders of Protection
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Montana Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
Child Advocacy Project
PO Box 633
Helena, MT 59624
406.443.7794 phone
406.443.7818 fax
carmenhotvedt@care2.com
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Nebraska
Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalition
825 M Street, Suite 404
Lincoln, NE 68508-2253
In-State Toll Free: 800-876-6238
Phone: 402-476-6256
FAX: 402-476-6806
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State Domestic Violence Resources
National Resources
ABA Commission on Domestic Violence The ABA Commission on
Domestic Violence is unable to respond to emails regarding specific
cases, research, or general matters. If you need information or
assistance, please review the information we have provided on our
web site and contact one of the organizations listed below.
Communities
Against Violence Network - CAVNET is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based
in Washington DC. We work internationally to address violence
against women, youth violence, and crimes against people with
disabilities. Started and operated by a former prosecutor (and
former Special Counsel to the Violence Against Women Office at the
U.S. Department of Justice), CAVNET has developed an
online
database of information, and a virtual community of over 900
professionals from the United States, Europe, Australia, New
Zealand, Canada, South Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and
the Caribbean.
Ending Violence Against Women
A report released 1/20/2000 "Ending Violence
Against Women" finds that around the world, at least one woman in
every three has been beaten, coerced into sex, or otherwise abused
in her lifetime. Based on the most comprehensive overview to date,
the report calls on the world's health care community to respond to
physical and sexual abuse as "a major public health concern and a
violation of human rights." The report was released from Johns
Hopkins School of Public Health and The Center for Health and Gender
Equity (CHANGE).
The Family Violence
Prevention Fund works to end domestic violence and help women
and children whose lives are devastated by abuse, because every
person has the right to live in a home free of violence.
The Center for Survivor Agency and Justice (formerly LAPTOP) is a
national organization dedicated to enhancing advocacy for survivors
of oppression-based intimate partner violence. Phone: 202-265-0967
The National Center on Full Faith & Credit
(800-903-0111 x.2)
promotes the timely, universal enforcement of protection orders
in state and tribal courts throughout the country in accordance
with the federal
Violence Against Women Act.
The
National Center for Victims of Crime is recognized as the
nation’s leading advocate for crime victims. Since 1985, we have
worked with more than 10,000 grassroots organizations and criminal
justice agencies serving millions of crime victims. The mission of
the National Center for Victims of Crime is to forge a national
commitment to help victims of crime rebuild their lives. We are
dedicated to serving individuals, families, and communities harmed
by crime.
National Coalition
Against Domestic Violence NCADV (located in Denver, CO) is a
grassroots non-profit membership organization working since 1978 to end
violence in the lives of women and children. We provide a national
network for state coalitions and local programs serving battered women
and their children, public policy at the national level, technical
assistance, community awareness campaigns, general information and
referrals, and publications on the issue of domestic violence, sponsor
of a national conference every two years for battered women and their
advocates. Also has an office in Washington, DC. General information,
membership information and product catalog available from the Denver
office.
National Network to
End Domestic Violence The National Network to End Domestic Violence
is a membership and advocacy organization. The NNEDV began in 1990 as a
small working group of state domestic violence coalitions and national
domestic violence advocates.
National Domestic
Violence Hotline Each month, nearly 10,000 callers - victims of
domestic violence, their families and friends across the U.S. - receive
crisis intervention, referrals, information and support in many
languages.
National Child Support
Enforcement Association NCSEA (National Child Support Enforcement
Association) is the nonprofit, professional organization representing
the child support community. NCSEA's membership includes
line/managerial/executive child support staff; state and local agencies;
judges; court masters; hearing officers; government and private
attorneys; social workers; advocates; corporations that partner with
government to provide child support services and private collection
firms.
National Organization for Women (NOW) The day-in, day-out activism
of NOW's quarter of a million members and hundreds of chapters makes a
difference.
Project
for Research on Welfare, Work, and Domestic Violence Provides
national coordination of research and public education on the
relationship of domestic violence to poverty and welfare. Includes
publications, documents and resources related to welfare and domestic
violence. A collaborative project of Taylor Institute and the University
of Michigan Research Center on Poverty, Risk, and Mental Health.
(Updated periodically)
Center on Budget and
Policy Priorities Conducts research and analysis on government
policies and economic programs affecting families. (Updated
periodically)
National Criminal
Justice Reference Service NCJRS is a federally sponsored information
clearinghouse for people around the country and the world involved with
research, policy, and practice related to criminal and juvenile justice
and drug control.
National Center on
State Courts Building on Achievements, Leading through Experience -
300 Newport Avenue, Williamsburg, VA 23185 U.S.A Phone:(757) 253-2000 -
Fax: (757) 220-0449
National Conference of State Legislatures Provides comprehensive
statutory information on welfare reform provisions such as assets and
income, domestic violence, drug felons, family caps, time limits and
work participation for all fifty states. (Updated periodically)
National Center
on Poverty Law NCPL, formerly known as the National
Clearinghouse for Legal Services, is a not-for-profit
communications,advocacy, and policy organization that fosters and
develops creative approaches to policy research, development,
analysis, and advocacy on issues affecting low-income communities.
Center for Law and
Social Policy National public interest research firm that
focuses on law and policy affecting the poor. Recent CLASP
publications on cash assistance, child support, employment training,
block grant provision, and state welfare waivers are also available
(through links). CLASP is a major contributor to HandsNet. (Updated
periodically)
National Center for Children in Poverty This clearinghouse
features summaries of welfare research projects which analyze the
effects of changes in welfare and related social programs on
families. Identifies and promotes state and local initiatives that
protect and enhance the well-being of poor children and their
families. Managed by The Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health -
Columbia University. (Updated frequently)
HANDSNET
featuring clipping services of abstracted articles and forums; also
offering powerful search tools for cross-disciplinary research.
Welfare Resources
Welfare
Policy Center Conducts research and provides technical
assistance on welfare reform. Provides up-to-date information about
key welfare issues and welfare reform being implemented throughout
the country. Managed by the Hudson Institute. (Updated periodically)
Idea
Central: Welfare and Families Provides links to poverty related
resources such as children/families, disability, health/insurance,
homelessness, housing, income/wages, statistics and Welfare Reform
(including state demonstrations/waivers and program evaluations).
This web site is managed by the University of Wisconsin in Madison.
(Updated frequently)
Welfare Reform Academy Helps state and local officials, private
social service providers, and other interested parties take full
advantage of welfare reform laws. Includes information on
publications, research tools for advocates, conferences on various
topics on welfare reform and upcoming courses on local, state and
federal programs. Managed by the University of Maryland. (Updated
frequently)
Administration
for Children and Families Includes information on welfare
reform/state TANF programs, guidance and status documents,
statistics and MOE/Allocation Tables. Also, includes links to other
welfare/social service programs. Managed by the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services. (For congressional action and status of
proposed legislation in House or Senate see THOMAS Legislative
Information *http://thomas.loc.gov). (Updated periodically)
Federal Government
US Department of
Justice The United States Department of Justice website.
U.S. D.O.J. Violence Against Women Office The U.S. Department of
Justice's Violence Against Women Office web site provides information
about the National Domestic Violence Hotline, and information about the
Violence Against Women Act of 1994.
Social Security
Administration The Social Security Administration is headquartered
at: 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235. You can call us toll free
at 1-800-772-1213.
Welfare
Information Network A Clearinghouse for Information, Policy Analysis
& Technical Assistance on Welfare Reform
US Department
of Housing and Urban Development US Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410 (202) 401-0388
(202) 708-1455 (TTY)
National Governors’ Association Provides welfare reform information
on the Federal Welfare Reform and related legislation, summary of state
TANF plans, welfare-to-work, welfare statistics and related links.
(Updated periodically)
Other Advocacy Organizations
Resource site for everything to do with domestic violence. Full of
newsletters, articles, links and other resources - ALL FREE - in one
easy to navigate site to save time and money.
Pennsylvania
Victim Assistance Academy - PVAA offers a rare opportunity to live,
work, study, and interact with victim service providers from all paths,
programs, and victim populations served in the Commonwealth. This course
provdies an overview of the entire field of victimology, victims'
rights, and victims' assistance for residents in Pennsylvania. PVAA
Goals: (1) To promote critical thinking and to broaden perspectives on
victimization and victims' service systems' response. (2) To expand and
enhance the level of professionalization within the victim services
field. (3) To provide an opportunity to network with other victims'
service and allied professionals. (4) To increase participants'
knowledge of national, state, and local resources. Pennsylvania
Commission on Crime and Delinquency and the University of Scranton has
built a great partnership to have this Academy available to Pennsylvania
victim service providers.
Project Crossroads The Jamestown Police Department and the YWCA of
Jamestown made a commitment in 1996 to develop a program that would
reach out into the community to provide intervention through education
for the prevention of domestic violence. That commitment led to the
creation of Project Crossroads, a domestic violence education project.
The Project has received funding to maintain an office located within
the Jamestown Police Department through a NYS Division of Criminal
Justice Services grant.
The HousingLink Online Resource Center provides information on the
primary affordable housing options for domestic violence survivors
seeking safe permanent housing in New York City. Topics include
eligibility criteria for housing programs, the housing application
process, and how to overcome obstacles to obtaining housing. A
confidential section on the website invites users to ask questions and
receive answers from the HousingLink Coordinator.
New Destiny Housing Corporation 646-472-0262
Women's Environment and
Development Organization co-founded by Bella Abzug is an
international advocacy network working toward social, political,
economic and environmental justice through the empowerment of women
Institute for
Global Communication focuses on expanding and inspiring movements
for peace, economic and social justice, human rights, and environmental
sustainability by providing and developing accessible computer
networking tools
Men
and Women Against Domestic Violence A Cyber-based Organization
Sponsored by: The Paladin Group Men and Women Against Domestic Violence
is an internet-based coalition of men and women working to address the
issue of domestic violence.
Women's Issues and Social Empowerment The aim of W.I.S.E. is to
increase women's awareness and understanding of issues that affect us,
and, in so doing, broaden our horizons by knowing that we have some
choice in the way we live our lives.
Domestic Violence: Information An index of information on the Web
about domestic violence, including info for interested lay people,
academic research, and statistics from the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Divorce Resource
Includes a financial survival guide (not reviewed).
WWW
Virtual law Library In 1992, Indiana University School of
Law—Bloomington was chosen by CERN, originators of the World Wide Web
Consortium, to be the host of the Virtual Law Library. The World Wide
Web Virtual Library is a collection of subject related Websites
maintained by institutions throughout the world, each administering a
different subject. The project is now managed by a independent committee
made up of maintainers of various subject areas. Material within the
Virtual Law Library is organized by organization type (i.e. U.S.
Government Servers) and by legal topic (i.e. Contracts). There is also a
list of search tools and other comprehensive sites for law. Juliet
Smith, Electronic Services Librarian, maintains this portion of the
Website.
Global
Fund for Women The GLOBAL FUND FOR WOMEN makes grants to seed,
support, and strengthen women's rights groups around the world. We
envision a just and democratic world, where women and men can
participate equally in all aspects of social, political, and economic
life. The challenges that women face vary widely across communities,
cultures, religious traditions, and countries. We believe that women
themselves know best how to determine their needs and propose solutions
for lasting change. The GLOBAL FUND listens to women's groups, and
supports their efforts to improve the situation of women, even when the
issues they address are difficult or controversial. We also believe that
the way in which we do our work is as important as what we do. This
philosophy is reflected in our flexible, respectful, and responsive
style of grant making.
Cybergrrl
contains several pages of domestic violence material, including book
reviews and links to related sites
Family Violence
Awareness Page is a user-friendly site containing pages with hotline
information, original essays, and numerous forums for topic discussions
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