Riverview Center offers free and confidential services for survivors of sexual violence in 14 counties of Northeast Iowa. Services include: a 24-hour crisis hotline, legal/medical/social service advocacy, counseling, trauma-informed therapy, transition and basic needs assistance, and more. This office of Riverview Center serves Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, and Fayette counties.
Local Programs
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Black Hawk
Riverview Center – Waterloo Office
Bremer
Friends of the Family
The mission of Friends of the Family is to provide safe shelter, confidential services, and housing assistance to individuals in crisis due to domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and homelessness. Services include: confidential emergency shelter, re-housing program, homeless housing assistance, and employment programs. Friends of the Family has offices in Waverly, Dubuque, Mason City, and Waterloo, serving 27 counties in Iowa.
Cass
Family Crisis Support Network
Family Crisis Support Network assists victims of domestic violence and their families. Services are based on an assessment and include: housing assistance, child care, personal care, and more. Serving Cass County.
Cerro Gordo
Crisis Intervention Service
Crisis Intervention Service provides comprehensive domestic violence and sexual assault services in North Central Iowa. Services include: counseling, legal/medical advocacy, hospital/court accompaniment, information and referrals, community education, and more. Serving Butler, Cerro Gordo, Chickasaw, Floyd, Franklin, Grundy, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Humboldt, Kossuth, Mitchell, Webster, Winnebago, Worth, and Wright counties.
Clay
Centers Against Abuse and Sexual Assault (CAASA)
The Centers Against Abuse and Sexual Assault (CAASA) provides free and confidential services to those impacted by sexual abuse. Services include: a 24-hour hotline, crisis counseling and advocacy, ongoing counseling, support groups, shelter, medical and legal advocacy, victim transportation, school outreach and violence prevention programs, community education, and more. Bilingual services available. See website for direct phone numbers to the outreach offices. Serving Buena Vista, Calhoun, Carroll, Cherokee, Crawford, Dickinson, Emmet, Ida, Lyon, Monona, O’Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Pocahontas, Sac, Sioux, and Woodbury counties.
Clinton
Family Resources - Clinton Office
Family Resources provides free, confidential services to survivors of domestic abuse, sexual abuse, human trafficking, and other violent crime. Their services include: a 24-hour crisis line, shelter, rapid rehousing, counseling and therapy, support groups, medical and legal advocacy, safety planning, employment assistance, and more. Family Resources has offices in Davenport, Muscatine, and Clinton.
Dallas
Crisis Intervention & Advocacy Center
Crisis Intervention & Advocacy Center serves victims/survivors of domestic abuse, sexual abuse and violent crime, as well as those experiencing homelessness. Services include: a 24-hour hotline, emergency and transitional housing, legal/medical advocacy, safety planning, trauma-informed counseling, support groups, prevention education, court/hospital accompaniment, interpretation/translation services, and more. Advocates speak English and Spanish. Serving Adair, Adams, Clarke, Dallas, Decatur, Guthrie, Madison, Ringgold, Taylor, and Union counties.
Dubuque
Dubuque Y Crisis Services Program (DYCS)
The Dubuque Y Crisis Services Program provides temporary emergency shelter and supportive services to victims-survivors of intimate partner violence and other violent crime committed against women and their children. Services include: a 24-hour crisis line, emergency shelter, extended stay shelter (for eligible persons), safety strategies, emotional support, advocacy, case management, life skills education, employment readiness, and more. The DYCS offers toiletries and daily essentials such as diapers, laundry detergent, hygiene products, and food to shelter residents.
Riverview Center – Dubuque Office
Riverview Center offers free and confidential services for survivors of sexual violence in 14 counties of Northeast Iowa. Services include: a 24-hour crisis hotline, legal/medical/social service advocacy, counseling, trauma-informed therapy, transition and basic needs assistance, and more. This office of Riverview Center serves Dubuque, Delaware, and South Clayton counties.
Johnson
Domestic Violence Intervention Program
The Domestic Violence Intervention Program provides support and advocacy services to victim/survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and human trafficking. Services include: a 24-hour hotline, emergency shelter for victims and their pets, support groups, and more. Serving Cedar, Des Moines, Henry, Iowa, Johnson, Lee, Van Buren, and Washington counties.
Linn
Riverview Center – Cedar Rapids Office
Riverview Center offers free and confidential services for survivors of sexual violence in 14 counties of Northeast Iowa. Services include: a 24-hour crisis hotline, legal/medical/social service advocacy, counseling, trauma-informed therapy, transition and basic needs assistance, and more. This office of Riverview Center serves Benton, Jones, and Linn counties.
Waypoint
Waypoint’s Domestic Violence Victim Services Program serves victims and survivors of domestic violence and their families. Services include: a 24-hour resource and support line, support groups, peer counseling, legal and medical advocacy, information, and referrals. Serving Benton, Black Hawk, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Linn, and Jones counties.
Mahaska
Crisis Intervention Services
Crisis Intervention Services provides advocacy and support services for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. Services provided include: hotline, legal/economic/medical advocacy, temporary emergency shelter (in a scattered-site model), community education, support groups, and local referrals and resources. Services are provided in a mobile capacity in 12 Southeast Iowa counties: Appanoose, Davis, Jasper, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lucas, Mahaska, Marion, Monroe, Poweshiek, Wapello, and Wayne.
Muscatine
Family Resources - Muscatine Office
Family Resources provides free, confidential services to survivors of domestic abuse, sexual abuse, human trafficking, homicide, and other violent crime. Services include: a 24-hour crisis line, shelter, rapid rehousing, counseling and therapy, support groups, medical and legal advocacy, safety planning, employment assistance, and more. Family Resources has offices in Davenport, Muscatine, and Clinton.
Muscatine Center for Social Action (MCSA) Domestic Violence Shelter
The Muscatine Center for Social Action (MSCA) operates a shelter at a confidential location to provide a safe refuge for women and their children fleeing domestic violence. Trained staff are on-site 24 hours a day to provide direction, support, and resources for each family member’s needs, including food, clothing, and toys. MCSA also offers transitional and overnight housing, healthcare services, and dental services, among other resources. Serving Muscatine County.
Polk
Children & Families of Iowa’s Domestic Violence Services Program
Children & Families of Iowa provides help to people affected by domestic violence. Services include: a 24-hour hotline, shelter, counseling, support groups, medical and court advocacy, community education, and more. Serving Polk and Warren counties.
Polk County Crisis & Advocacy Services
Polk County Crisis & Advocacy Services provides free and confidential services to victims of sexual assault. Services include: crisis intervention, advocacy with law enforcement agencies, court advocacy, support groups, referrals to community services, and more. Serving Polk County.
Pottawattamie
Catholic Charities Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Program
Catholic Charities Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Program, formerly known as Phoenix House, offers services and support to anyone affected by domestic violence or sexual assault. They offer the following services: a 24-hour crisis line, emergency shelter, court advocacy, empowerment education, support groups, and outreach. The shelter provide safe, confidential living for up to eight families at a time. Serving Audubon, Cass, Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie, and Shelby counties.
Scott
Family Resources – Main Office
Family Resources provides free, confidential services to survivors of domestic abuse, sexual abuse, human trafficking, homicide, and other violent crime. Services include: a 24-hour crisis line, shelter, rapid rehousing, counseling and therapy, support groups, medical and legal advocacy, safety planning, employment assistance, and more. Family Resources has offices in Davenport, Muscatine, and Clinton.
Sioux
Family Crisis Centers (FCC)
Family Crisis Centers (FCC) helps anyone affected by domestic violence, human trafficking, and other violent crimes in Northwest Iowa. Service include: 24-hour hotline, safety planning, support at court hearings, help with medical appointments, child and medical advocacy, referrals, and more. They also facilitate access to emergency, transitional, and long-term housing. FCC is partnered with three area community health clinics to place advocates on site, offering a confidential way for victims to seek services. FCC can connect victims with the nearest advocate by calling the hotline. Serving 17 counties of Northwest Iowa: Buena Vista, Calhoun, Carroll, Cherokee, Clay, Crawford, Dickinson, Emmet, Ida, Lyon, Monona, O’Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Sac, and Sioux.
Story
Assault Care Center Extending Shelter and Support (ACCESS)
ACCESS provides free and confidential support to victims of domestic and sexual abuse. Services include: 24-hour crisis line, housing advocacy, rapid rehousing, legal advocacy, community education, counseling, referrals and information, support groups and more. They operate a scattered-site shelter model in Ames, designed to alleviate the immediate housing needs associated with fleeing domestic violence, sexual assault, or other forms of violence. This shelter primarily serves Story County, with open spaces available to any victim in need as well. ACCESS has three offices: Story County, Marshall County, and Boone County. Serving Boone, Greene, Marshall, Story, and Tama counties.
Wapello
Family Crisis Center (FCC)
The Family Crisis Center (FCC) provides safety and advocacy to victims of intimate partner violence in South Central Iowa. Services include: 24-hour crisis line, assistance with protection orders, safety planning, assistance with short- and long-term housing, counseling, legal advocacy, help changing/adding locks to doors and windows, assistance with understanding immigration laws as they relate to domestic violence, and more. The FCC also provides safe housing in scattered sites throughout its service area. Serving Appanoose, Davis, Jasper, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lucas, Mahaska, Marion, Monroe, Poweshiek, Wapello, and Wayne counties.
Webster
Domestic/Sexual Assault Outreach Center (DSAOC)
The Domestic/Sexual Assault Outreach Center (DSAOC) is a crisis-based shelter program serving victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, trafficking, stalking, and violent crimes. Services include: 24-hour crisis line, counseling, court/medical/child advocacy, safety planning, case management, basic needs, support groups, activities, transportation, housing opportunities, and more. Services within the shelter are all free of charge, confidential, and support the survivor’s ability to once again control their own life. Serving Boone, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Franklin, Greene, Grundy, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Humboldt, Kossuth, Marshall, Mitchell, Story, Tama, Webster, Winnebago, Worth, and Wright counties.
Winneshiek
Domestic Abuse Resource Center
The Domestic Abuse Resource Center offers free and confidential services in Northeast Iowa for adults, teens, and children affected by intimate partner violence. Services include: a 24-hour hotline, online chat, safety planning, legal/child/teen advocacy, housing resources, support groups, bilingual advocacy, referrals, and more. Serving Allamakee, Bremer, Chickasaw, Clayton, Delaware, Fayette, Howard, and Winneshiek counties.
Riverview Center – Decorah Office
Riverview Center offers free and confidential services for survivors of sexual violence in 14 counties of Northeast Iowa. Services include: a 24-hour crisis hotline, legal/medical/social service advocacy, counseling, trauma-informed therapy, transition and basic needs assistance, and more. This office of Riverview Center offers services in Spanish and serves Allamakee, Chickasaw, North Clayton, Howard, North Fayette, and Winneshiek counties.
Woodbury
Ponca Tribe of Nebraska Domestic Violence Program
The mission of the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska’s Domestic Violence Program is to assist Native American victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, elder abuse, and human trafficking. Services are available to individuals enrolled in a federally recognized tribe, those who have children who are enrolled members, or have a partner who is an enrolled member. Their services include: advocacy, safety planning, shelter referral, transportation, support groups, counseling referral, protection orders, phone cards, and more. The service area includes Woodbury County in Iowa, in addition to 14 counties across Nebraska and South Dakota.
SafePlace
SafePlace, formerly the Council on Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence, offers safety, advocacy, and support to victims of domestic violence and their children. Services include: a 24-hour crisis line, safe shelter, legal/medical advocacy, safety planning, case management, assistance with victim compensation, and more. Food, bedding, clothing, and other essentials are provided to those staying in the shelter. SafePlace can also help individuals or families who are at risk of being homeless due to domestic violence, helping them to access safe and affordable housing. Sign language and other interpreters are available. They provide outreach services for Plymouth and Woodbury counties. SafePlace offers shelter services for 19 counties in Iowa: Buena Vista, Calhoun, Carroll, Cherokee, Clay, Crawford, Dickinson, Emmet, Ida, Lyon, Monona, O’Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Pocahontas, Sac, Sioux, and Woodbury.