Bethany House Services (BHS) empowers homeless and at-risk families with solutions to achieve housing stability and long-term self-sufficiency. Provides shelter for desperate homeless families in need of help to achieve stable housing and income. Shelters meet each family’s immediate needs for safety, housing, food and other necessities. While in shelter, parents receive the resources and information needed to help them obtain a living income, organize a comfortable home, and provide a nurturing environment for their children. For additional information on services click here.
Local Programs
This page has contact information for programs that offer help/referrals to victims of abuse throughout the state. If you plan to contact a program via email, please review our Safety when using email page first.
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Hamilton
Bethany House Services
Women Helping Women
Women Helping Women currently serves and has locations in Butler and Hamilton Counties. Also provide sexual assault services in Brown and Adams Counties. Women Helping Women provide housing and advocate services as you recover from dating violence. domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking. For additional services available access website here.
YWCA-Alice Paul House
YWCA Hamilton County Domestic Violence Hotline provides crisis counseling, risk assessment, information and referrals, safety planning, and support for survivors in Hamilton County 24 hours a day. LOCAL: (513) 872-9259
TOLL FREE: (888) 872-9259
YWCA Domestic Violence Programs include: non-residential services, youth services, shelter and housing.
House of Peace Hotline provides crisis counseling, risk assessment, information and referrals, safety planning, and support for survivors in Clermont, Brown and Adams counties 24 hours a day. LOCAL: (513) 753-7281
TOLL FREE: (800) 540-4764
Hancock
First Step
First Step is a healthy family resource center serving Wood, Wyandot, Seneca, Sandusky, and Hancock counties in Northwest Ohio. First Step Healthy Family Resource Center has provided shelter for victims of domestic violence and their children, 24-hour support line, advocacy, and outreach and support programs for men, women, and children.
Open Arms Domestic Violence Shelter & Rape Crisis Services
The Shelter Program provides 30-day emergency stay for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault and their children. The location is confidential, allowing for increased client safety during their stay. Any adult or child who lives or works in Hancock County and is a survivor of domestic violence or sexual assault is eligible to stay at the shelter with their immediate family. Open Arms shelter is the only one in Hancock County that provides immediate, temporary housing for survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault and their children 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. To access the 24 hour crisis hotline call (419) 422-4766.
Henry
Center for Child and Family Advocacy
CCFA provides the following services for domestic violence and sexual abuse victims: Domestic Violence Shelter, 24-Hour Domestic Violence Hotline, Domestic Violence Support Groups, Family Justice Centers, Child Advocacy Center, Victim Advocacy, Speaker’s Bureau, In-Service Trainings, Professional Development Workshops and Parenting Programs.
Highland
Highland/Clinton Domestic Violence Task Force
THe Domestic Violence Task Force for Clinton & Highland Counties provide survivor programs. These are available 24-hour a day and at no cost. Services provided by trained and certified staff to survivors of abuse, stalking or sexual violence. Additional services include: 24-hour shelter and crisis line, court advocacy, safety planning, legal assistance and licensed therapy.
Huron
Huron County Domestic Violence Program
The Huron County Victim Assistance Program was established to inform residents of Huron County of their rights as a victim, and to provide quality supportive services and information to those who have been affected by the criminal acts of violence. Other services provided: information and referrals to community services, information on case status, court accompaniment, notification of case status, assistance in filing for temporary and civil protection orders, crime victim compensation assistance, assistance in preparing to testify in court, support groups referrals and 24 emergency on-call hotline referrals.