Please use the resources listed here to obtain more information on domestic violence, actions being taken to protect women and victims, health issues, safety and how to help.
Day One, The Sexual Assault & Trama Resource Center of Rhode Island http://www.dayoneri.org
(401) 421-4100
Restraining Order Office (Garrahy)
(401) 498-3372
Free Legal Services Volunteer Lawyer Program
(800) 339-7758
Free Legal Services RI Legal Services
(401) 274-2652
DCYF, to report Child Abuse
(800) 742-4453
Elderly Affairs, to report elder abuse
(401) 462-3000
National Resoures:
American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence 740 - 15th Street NW, Washington, DC 20005
Phone 202-662-1000, Website www.abanet.org/domviol
American Institute on Domestic Violence
2116 Rover Drive, Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403
Phone 928-453-9015, Website www.aidv-usa.com
Asian and Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence
450 Sutter St #600, San Francisco, CA 94108
Phone 415-954-9988 ext. 315,
Website www.apiahf.org/apidvinstitute
The Black Church and Domestic Violence Institute
2740 Greenbriar Parkway #256, Atlanta, GA 30331
Phone 770-909-0715, Website www.bcdvi.org
Bureau of Justice Statistics Clearinghouse
810 Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC 20531
Phone 1-800-851-3420, Website www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs
CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities
2473 Valentine Avenue, Bronx, NY 10458
Website www.caaav.org
Faith Trust Institute
2400 N. 45th Street #10, Seattle, WA 98103
Phone 206-634-1903, www.cpsdv.org
Family Violence Prevention Fund
383 Rhode Island Street #304, San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone 415-252-8900, TTY 1-800-595-4889,
Website www.endabuse.org
Hate-Crime National Hotline, The Anti-Violence Project
Phone 208-246-2292
Human Rights Watch
350 Fifth Avenue, 34th Floor, New York, NY 10118
Website www.hrw.org
The Humane Society of the United States, First Strike Campaign
2100 "L" Street NW, Washington, DC 20037
Phone 1-888-213-0956, Website www.hsus.org/firststrike
Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community
University of Minnesota School of Social Work, College of Human Ecology
290 Peters Hall, 1404 Gortner Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108
Phone 1-877-643-8222, Website www.dvinstitute.org
LAMBDA GLBT Community Services
216 S. Ochoa Street, El Paso, TX 79901
Phone 206-350-4283, Website www.lambda.org
The Miles Foundation (violence and the military)
P.O. Box 423, Newton, CT 06470
Phone 203-270-7861,
Website members.aol.com/milesfdn/myhomepage
National Center for Elder Abuse
1201 - 15th Street NW #350, Washington, DC 20005
Phone 202-898-2586, Website www.elderabusecenter.org
National Center for Human Rights Education
P.O. Box 311020, Atlanta, GA 31131
Phone 404-344-9629
National Center for Victims of Crime
2000 M Street, NW, Suite 480, Washington, DC
Phone 202-467-8700, Website www.ncvc.org
National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence
7800 Shoal Creek #120-N, Austin, TX 78757
Phone 512-407-9020, Website www.ncdsv.org
National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life
Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence
307 S. Paterson Street #1, Madison, WI 53703
Phone 608-255-0539, Website www.ncall.us
National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs
240 W. 35th Street #200, New York, NY 10001
Phone 212-714-1184, Website www.ncavp.org
National Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence
Family Violence Prevention Fund
383 Rhode Island Street #304, San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone 1-888-792-2873, Website www.endabuse.org
National Latino Alliance for the Elimination of Domestic Violence (ALIANZA)
P.O. Box 672, Triborough Station, New York, NY 10035
Phone 646-672-1404, Website www.dvalianza.org
National Network to End Domestic Violence
660 Pennsylvania Avenue SE #303, Washington, DC 20003
Phone 202-543-5566, Website www.nnedv.org
National Organization for Victim Assistance
1730 Park Road NW, Washington, DC 20010
Phone 1-800-879-6682, Website www.try-nova.org
National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence
6400 Flank Drive #1300, Harrisburg, PA 17112
Phone 1-800-537-2238, TTY 1-800-553-2508
Website www.nrcdv.org
National Sexual Violence Resource Center
123 N. Enola Drive, Enola, PA 17025
Phone 1-877-739-3895, TTY 717-909-0715
Website www.nsvrc.org
Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)
635-B Pennsylvania Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20003
Phone 1-800-656-4673 ext. 3, Website www.rainn.org
Resource Center on Domestic Violence: Child Protection & Custody
National Council on Juvenile & Family Court Judges
P.O. Box 8970, Reno, NV 89507
Phone 1-800-527-3223, Website www.nationalcouncilfvd.org
Sacred Circle
National Resource Center to End Violence Against Native Women
722 Saint Joseph Street, Rapid City, SD 57701
Phone 1-877-733-7623
STOPDV, Inc.
PO Box 1410, Poway, CA 92074
Phone 858-679-2913, Website www.stopdv.com
Violence Against Women Office, U.S. Department of Justice
10th and Constitution Avenue NW #5302, Washington, DC 20530
Phone 202-616-8994, Website www.ojp.usdoj.gov/vawo
Women's Independence Scholarship Program, The Sunshine Lady Foundation
4900 Randall Parkway #H, Wilmington, NC 28403
Phone 910-397-7742 / 1-866-255-7742
Website www.sunshineladyfdn.org
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