Family Rescue

Provides comprehensive support services in English and Spanish to victims of domestic violence and their children. Services include: a 24-hour hotline, shelter, transitional housing, children’s programs, crisis intervention, legal and social service advocacy, substance abuse counseling, court accompaniment, and more. The Rosenthal Family Lodge shelter is for women and their children who are survivors of domestic violence, including their teen male sons, to ensure that they are not separated from their mother. The Legal Advocacy Program can be reached at the Centralized Domestic Violence Court of Cook County (312-325-9300). Legal advocates provide assistance with obtaining orders of protection and police reports, court accompaniment, medical and social service advocacy, and more.