BREAK THE CYCLE Legal advocacy for young people ages 12 to 24 in abusive relationships202.824.0707• http://www.breakthecycle.org/

DAWN Medical and legal referrals, case management, counseling and support to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking in the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deaf-Blind communities202.559.5366 • http://www.deafdawn.org/

RAMONA’S WAY Counseling and support for survivors of domestic violence who have substance abuse issues202.257.6790 • http://www.ramonas-way.org/

HOUSING RESOURCES

DISTRICT ALLIANCE FOR SAFE HOUSING (DASH) Emergency, transitional, and transitional-to-permanent housing, housing resource clinics and emergency financial assistance202-462-3274 Ext. 104 • http://www.dashdc.org/

HOUSE OF RUTH Housing, counseling, and support services for women and families left homeless by domestic violence.202.667.7001 Ext. 515 • http://www.houseofruth.org/

MY SISTER’S PLACE Emergency shelter, transitional-to-permanent hous-ing, supportive services, counseling, and education for survivors of domestic violence and their children202.529.5261 • http://www.mysistersplacedc.org/

LEGAL RESOURCES FOR IMMIGRANT CRIME VICTIMSAYUDA Immigration legal services for crime including U and T visas and VAWA Self-Petitions, Asylum and Notario fraud202.387.4848 • http://www.ayuda.com

CENTRAL AMERICAN RESOURCE CENTER (CARECEN) Immigration legal services for the Latino community, bilingual dispute resolution and assistance filing Victims Compensation Program claims202.328.9799 • http://www.carecendc.org/

CAIR COALITION Legal services for immigrants detained in VA and MD and for unaccompanied children in the custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement in VA202.331.3320 • http://www.caircoalition.org/

HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST Legal and social services for Asylum seekers202.547.5692 • http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/

LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, OR QUEER/QUESTIONING (LGBTQ) CRIME VICTIMS RESOURCESTHE DC CENTER FOR THE LGBT COMMUNITY/DCAVP Community outreach, education, support and monitoring of cases to ensure that the rights and dignity of LGBT victims are protected

202.888.7222 (LGBTQ Violence Response Hotline)http://www.thedccenter.org/ • http://www.dcavp.org/

WHITMAN-WALKER HEALTH Mental health services for the LGBTQ community and people living with HIV and youth programs through Metro TeenAIDS including individual and group therapy to LGBT victims of violence ages 13-30202.797.3539 (Behavioral Health Services) 202.803.6848 (Metro TeenAids) http://www.whitman-walker.org/

RESOURCES FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVORSAYUDA Case management and medical and GED program referrals, finan-cial and immigration legal assistance to foreign-born survivors202.387.4848 • http://www.ayuda.com

FAIR GIRLS Crisis intervention, case management and other resources to trafficking victims.1.855.900.3247 • http://www.fairgirls.org/

POLARIS -Crisis responses, case management, counseling and job readi-ness assistance to trafficking victims and survivors202.745.1001 • http://www.polarisproject.org/

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVOR RESOURCESPut your safety first! Download the ASK DC app for real-time personal security including a panic button, GPS location sharing and access to local resources available for iPhone and Android

Call 24/7 to get a free Uber cab to Medstar Washington Hospital Center for a Medical Forensic Exam conducted by DC Forensic Nurse Examiners (http://www.dcforensicnurses.org/)

If you have been the victim of a sexual assault, call 1-800-641-4028 to speak with an advocate,

If you have been the victim of domestic violence, call 1-800-407-5048 to speak with a domestic violence advocate

CRISIS MANAGEMENT, COUNSELING AND SUPPORT RESOURCES

DC SAFE Crisis intervention, housing and help in court to survivors of domestic violence and their families 202.879.0720 • http://www.dcsafe.org/

NETWORK OF VICTIM RECOVERY OF DC (NVRDC) Case management and crisis intervention to victims of sexual assault and legal representation to victims of sexual assault, domestic and dating violence, and stalking.202.742.1727 • http://www.nvrdc.org/

DC RAPE CRISIS CENTER Individual and group counseling , crisis in-tervention, community outreach and education for sexual assault survivors202.333.RAPE • http://www.dcrcc.org/

COMMUNITY SPECIFIC CRISIS MANAGEMENT, COUNSELING AND SUPPORT RESOURCES

ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESOURCE PROJECT (DVRP) Crisis intervention, case management, advocacy and referrals to survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence in over 20 Asian/Pacific Islander languages202.833.2233 • http://www.dvrp.org/

AYUDA Case management, crisis intervention, and legal help for immigrant survivors of sexual assault/domestic violence202.387.4848 • http://www.ayuda.com

COUNSELING, MENTAL HEALTH & SUPPORT SERVICES BREAD FOR THE CITY Comprehensive services for low income DC residents including assistance with food, clothing, medical care, and legal and social services with dignity and respect202.265.2400 • http://www.breadforthecity.org/

HIPS Improving the health and safety of injection and non-injection drug users, sex workers, and transgender individuals through respectful non-judg-mental harm reduction services, advocacy, and community engagement1.800.676.HIPS • http://www.hips.org/

THE PERSON CENTER Mental health and support services for the Afri-can immigrant communities in the DC area202.365.8213 • http://www.thepersoncenter.org/

THE WENDT CENTER FOR LOSS AND HEALING Individual and group therapy, grief counseling, support groups, and commu-nity education202.624.0010 • http://www.wendtcenter.org/

THE WOMEN’S CENTER Mental health counseling and support for women, men, children, teens and families202.293.4580• http://www.thewomenscenter.org/

TORTURE ABOLITION AND SURVIVORS SUPPORT COALITION (TASSC) Assistance with legal, medical, mental health, housing, food, employment and other needs for survivors of torture.202.529.2991• http://www.tassc.org/

CHILDREN’S ADVOCACYSAFE SHORES Comprehensive services to children and families affected by abuse, trauma and other violence in the District of Columbia.202.671.7233 • http://www.safeshores.org

Have you or a family member been a victim of crime? Are you trapped and unable to get free from someone else’s control?

Do you need help or want to talk to someone?

1.844.4HELPDC (1.844.443.5732)

The DC Victim Hotline is a free and confidential resource providing crisis- intervention support and referrals for all crime victims in DC 24/7.

http://www.dcvictim.org

Did you know that if you or a family member has suffered physical injury, emotional trauma or death because of a violent crime committed against you in DC you may be able to get money to cover crime related expenses?

Contact the Crime Victims Compensation Program to see if you qualify at 202.879.4216

Did you know that there are organizations that provide free and confidential help in your native language?

If you do not speak English, are learning English, or prefer to communicate in another language, an interpreter will be provided to you free of charge at these organizations

WARNING: Beware of scams that affect immigrants! If you need help with a legal matter, make sure that the person helping you is an attorney. A notary public is not an attorney and cannot help you with your legal matter. If a non-attorney took money from you or hurt your case, contact Ayuda’s Project END (Eradicating Notario Decite) at 202-552-3604 or end@ayuda.com.

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DISCLAIMER: This project is supported by a National Crime Victims’ Right Week Community Awareness Proj-ect subgrant awarded by the National Association of VOCA Assistance Administrators under a Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grant from the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice

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