Ayuda’s Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Program primarily offers services to low-income immigrant victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and/or stalking. Services include: emergency and transitional shelter, food, clothing, medical and mental health care, individual and group therapy for DC’s immigrant residents, and case management. Ayuda serves DC, Maryland, and Virginia.
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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Fairfax
Ayuda
Bethany House of Northern Virginia
Bethany House of Northern Virginia provides services to women and their children who have suffered from domestic violence. Services include: a 24-hour hotline, crisis intervention, emergency shelter, individual and group counseling, safety planning, referrals to food, clothing, medical, legal and other resources as requested, and job training and life skills programs. Bethany House of Northern Virginia serves Northern Virginia.
City of Alexandria Virginia: Domestic Violence Program
City of Alexandria Virginia’s Domestic Violence Program provides services to individuals affected by domestic violence. Services include: information and referrals, and assistance obtaining a protective order. City of Alexandria Virginia’s Domestic Violence Program serves Fairfax County.
Tahirih Justice Center
The Tahirih Justice Center works to protect immigrant women and girls seeking justice in the United States from gender-based violence. This center distributes its pro bono resources to provide a combination of legal services, advocacy, and public education programs. Tahirih’s holistic, client-centered legal services include screening, assessment, counsel and advice, and/or full-scale legal representation. Our staff are experts in the areas of Gender-based asylum (for individuals who have suffered or fear that they will suffer persecution in their home country); Violence Against Women’s Act Petitions (for battered spouses, parents, and/or children); T Visas (for survivors of trafficking);
U Visas (for survivors of certain types of crimes on U.S. soil); Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (for abused, abandoned, or neglected children). We also have a Forced Marriage Initiative to assist individuals facing or fleeing forced marriage in the United States or abroad. In addition to addressing our clients’ immediate physical needs, we also prioritize their mental and emotional well-being by providing regular Safety planning; Supportive counseling; and Mental health screenings. By providing social services to our clients, we help them stabilize their day-to-day lives and promote their safety and well-being as they pursue justice in the legal system.
Franklin
Family Resource Center
Family Resource Center (FRC) provides services to victims of domestic violence. Services include: a 24-hotline, emergency shelter, safety planning, court advocacy, case management, prevention education, youth and children programs, and community awareness. Family Resource Center serves Franklin County.
Frederick
The Laurel Center
El Centro Laurel (Laurel Center) ofrece servicios a sobrevivientes de violencia doméstica y sexual. Los servicios incluyen: una línea de ayuda de emergencia disponible las 24 horas, grupos de apoyo, consejería educativa individual, intercesores/as legales, planificación de seguridad, refugio de emergencia, educación a los padres/madres, consejería individual a niños/as (debe de tener más de 13 años), grupos de apoyo para los niños/as, educación y alcance comunitario. El Centro Laurel (Laurel Center) ofrece sus servicios en los condados de Frederick, Clarke y Warren.