A Friend’s House provides emergency shelter to female and male victims of domestic violence and their underage children.
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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Madison
A Friend's House
Mahoning
Sojourner House Domestic Violence Program
Sojourner House Domestic Violence Program provides services that will empower, enhance and strengthen individuals and families of the Mahoning Valley. Sojourner House is a program of COMPASS Family & Community Services, contact program at (330) 782-5664 or (330) 747-4040.
Marion
Turning Point
Turning Point’s services are free of charge and confidential.Turning Point provides victims/survivors of domestic violence and their children with safe, secure, temporary shelter. The shelter is designed to meet the victims’ physical needs by providing housing, food, clothing and personal items, as well as their emotional needs through support services. The shelter also features designated rooms for male victims. LEP/Deaf/Hard of Hearing Services are available.
Medina
Battered Women's Shelter of Summit and Medina Counties
Serves Medina and Summit county. Emergency shelter services for woman and their underage children.
Mercer
Family Crisis Network
Family Crisis Network is a program provided by Our Home Family Resource Center. Providing Mercer County residents guidance, shelter, and advocacy programs to escape domestic violence and/or to report sexual assault.
Miami
Family Abuse Shelter of Miami County
The Family Abuse Shelter of Miami County provides emergency shelter assistance for any woman or man, with or without children, who lack a safe, stable place to live. Offering immediate safe shelter for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, elder abuse, human trafficking, and homeless individuals and families.
Montgomery
Artemis Center for Alternatives to Domestic Violence
Artemis Center empowers victims of domestic violence to make decisions and choices that will establish and maintain safety for themselves and their children. Advocates are able to coordinate needed services available through the Artemis Center. For additional information on resources and programs clicks here.
YWCA Battered Women Project
The YWCA Battered Women Project advocates for women and children’s safety and freedom from abuse. All services are free, confidential, and available 24/7/365 for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, stalking, and other forms of intimate-partner and gender-based violence. YWCA Dayton is a dual-service agency providing domestic violence shelters and a 24/7 crisis and domestic violence hotline in Montgomery and Preble County.
Muskingum
Transitions
The Transitions program serves Muskingum, Morgan, and Perry in Ohio. Provides multidisciplinary services and referrals. Contact program at (740) 454-3214.