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UTVerified Oct 2026

Utah Domestic Violence LINKLine

Utah Domestic Violence Coalition

Statewide 24-hour line connecting survivors to Utah shelters, advocates, and legal help.

Safety & protectionShelter & housingLegal help
1-800-897-546524/7
NationwideVerified Oct 2026

National Human Trafficking Hotline

Polaris

24/7 confidential hotline for survivors of trafficking and people who suspect it. Connects to vetted local services.

Safety & protectionShelter & housingLegal help
1-888-373-788824/7
Ogden, UTSource-seeded · not yet verified

YCC Family Crisis Center

Ogden's domestic violence and sexual assault agency with a confidential shelter, 24/7 call-or-text crisis line, separate rape crisis line, protective order help, transitional housing, and child care. The public outreach office is on Adams Avenue.

Shelter & housingSafety & protectionLegal helpFamily & kids
801-392-7273Crisis line 24/7
Salt Lake City, UTSource-seeded · not yet verified

YWCA Utah

Operates the Women in Jeopardy licensed emergency shelter, the Kathleen Robison Huntsman transitional apartments for survivors and their children, and the Salt Lake Area Family Justice Center, which offers free confidential services for domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and elder abuse. Most residents are children; on-site case management, life-skills groups, and early education.

Shelter & housingSafety & protectionLegal helpFamily & kids
801-537-8600
Salt Lake City, UTSource-seeded · not yet verified

Refugee & Immigrant Center — Asian Association of Utah

RIC-AAU

Utah's primary human trafficking victim services provider, alongside refugee resettlement, trauma-informed behavioral health for refugees, trafficking and domestic violence survivors, housing help, financial coaching, English classes, parenting classes (STEP offered in Spanish), interpreting, and youth mentoring. Downtown Salt Lake City office open weekdays.

Safety & protectionLegal helpMental health & counselingJobs & training
801-467-6060Mon–Fri 8:30–5:30
Sacramento, CASource-seeded · not yet verified

Refugee Programs Bureau

California Department of Social Services

State office that coordinates resettlement support for refugees and other eligible newcomers through counties, resettlement agencies, and community organizations, and connects people to refugee health and regional immigrant legal hubs.

Benefits & cashHealth & medicationLegal help
916-654-4356
Orlando, FLSource-seeded · not yet verified

Harbor House of Central Florida

Certified domestic violence center for the Orlando area with a 24-hour confidential crisis hotline, emergency shelter, help pursuing justice and healing services. The R3 app helps people assess whether a relationship is abusive and where to turn.

Safety & protectionShelter & housingLegal help
407-886-2856Hotline 24 hours
Los Angeles, CASource-seeded · not yet verified

Homeboy Industries

Los Angeles program for formerly gang-involved and previously incarcerated people offering free tattoo removal, GED and education classes, substance use referrals, limited legal help, workforce support, and court-mandated classes. Most services start by walking into the office during business hours.

Jobs & trainingLegal helpMental health & counselingHealth & medication
323-526-1254Mon–Fri 8:30–4:30
Los Angeles, CASource-seeded · not yet verified

Cast LA 24-Hour Hotline

Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking

Los Angeles trafficking survivor organization with a round-the-clock hotline, emergency and transitional shelter, rental assistance, case management, legal services, and youth programs. Call the hotline to begin.

Safety & protectionShelter & housingLegal help
888-539-2373Hotline 24/7
Los Angeles, CASource-seeded · not yet verified

Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles

Free civil legal help for low-income Los Angeles County residents, including record clearing, eviction defense, domestic violence and family law, immigration, and public benefits. Call the intake line weekday mornings or apply online.

Legal help
800-399-4529Intake line Mon–Fri 9am–12pm
San Francisco, CASource-seeded · not yet verified

GLIDE Daily Free Meals

GLIDE

Three free meals every day in San Francisco's Tenderloin with no eligibility requirements and no intake form. GLIDE also runs a Welcome Center, workforce development, a women's center, a transitional age youth program, and a legal clinic.

FoodJobs & trainingLegal help
Breakfast 7:30–9am; lunch 11:30am–1pm; dinner 3:30–5pm; every day
Oakland, CASource-seeded · not yet verified

Root & Rebound

Oakland-based legal nonprofit for people with arrest or conviction histories, offering a reentry legal hotline, workshops, and direct legal services on issues like records, housing, and employment barriers.

Legal help
510-279-4662Mon–Fri 9–5
Sacramento, CASource-seeded · not yet verified

Sacramento Loaves & Fishes

Survival services campus for unhoused adults and children in Sacramento with a daily noon meal, showers and clothing, a women's daytime shelter, free mental health counseling, a legal clinic, and a jail visitation program that gives bus passes and toiletry kits after release.

FoodShelter & housingMental health & counselingLegal help
916-446-0874Dining room open 7 days a week, 364 days a year for a noon meal; Mercy Clinic weekdays 7:30am–3pm; Wash House weekdays
Sacramento, CASource-seeded · not yet verified

WEAVE 24-Hour Support Line

WEAVE, Inc.

Sacramento County's main crisis provider for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and sex trafficking, offering a 24-hour support line, safe shelter, safety planning, free group counseling, and legal services. No proof of address or police report is required.

Safety & protectionShelter & housingMental health & counselingLegal help
916-920-2952Support line 24/7; walk-in intake during business hours
Tampa, FLSource-seeded · not yet verified

The Spring of Tampa Bay

Hillsborough County's certified domestic violence center, offering a 24-hour hotline that takes calls and texts, emergency shelter, legal services, therapy and supportive services for survivors. A separate 24-hour TTY line serves Deaf and hard-of-hearing callers.

Safety & protectionShelter & housingLegal helpMental health & counseling
813-247-7233Hotline 24 hours
Miami, FLSource-seeded · not yet verified

Legal Services of Greater Miami

Free civil legal help for low-income residents of Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties on housing, benefits and other barriers to economic stability. Phone intake runs four afternoons a week; walk-in intake is Monday and Wednesday mornings.

Legal help
305-576-0080Phone intake Mon–Thu 2:00–4:00 PM; in-person intake Mon and Wed 9:00 AM–12:00 PM
Atlanta, GASource-seeded · not yet verified

New American Pathways

Atlanta resettlement agency offering case management, job placement, English and GED classes, immigration consultations and family violence prevention to refugees, asylees and trafficking survivors. Most services are by appointment, with walk-in hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Jobs & trainingLegal helpFamily & kidsBenefits & cash
404-299-6099Mon & Wed 9–5 by appointment; Tue immigration walk-ins; Thu 9–12 case management/employment walk-ins; closed Fri
Atlanta, GASource-seeded · not yet verified

International Rescue Committee in Atlanta

International Rescue Committee

Resettles refugees arriving in metro Atlanta and helps them find housing, enroll children in school, reach health care and start work. The office also offers low-cost immigration legal help, youth programs for ages 5 to 24, and career development for asylees and SIV holders.

Jobs & trainingLegal helpHealth & medicationFamily & kids
404-292-7731
Atlanta, GASource-seeded · not yet verified

The Shepherd's Inn

Atlanta Mission

Shelter and residential program for up to 450 single men a day, with meals, counseling, recovery programming, job training and legal help. Arrive at the Mills Street gate early; pre-screening happens before the weekday morning intake window.

Shelter & housingFoodJobs & trainingLegal help
404-367-2493Intake Mon–Fri 8:30–11:30am; arrive by 7:30am for pre-screening
Atlanta, GASource-seeded · not yet verified

Georgia Legal Services Program

Nonprofit law firm handling civil cases for low-income Georgians in the 154 counties outside metro Atlanta, through regional offices around the state. Statewide intake runs through a toll-free line.

Legal help
833-457-7529
Atlanta, GASource-seeded · not yet verified

Atlanta Legal Aid Society

Free civil legal help for people in Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton and Gwinnett counties who cannot afford a lawyer, with special projects for domestic violence survivors, veterans and people with disabilities. Online application is the fastest route; each county office also takes calls.

Legal help
404-524-5811Mon–Fri 9–12 and 1–5
GASource-seeded · not yet verified

Georgia Statewide Human Trafficking Hotline

Criminal Justice Coordinating Council

One number, answered 24/7, that reaches trained advocates and law enforcement for trafficking in Georgia. Menu options route adults to the CJCC victim advocate, foreign-born survivors to Tapestri, and trafficked youth to the Receiving Hope Center.

Safety & protectionLegal help
866-363-484224/7
GASource-seeded · not yet verified

Tapestri

Serves immigrant and refugee women, children and men who have survived domestic violence, sexual abuse or human trafficking, with advocacy, case management and referrals to housing. Tapestri does not run a shelter but is the foreign-born option on Georgia's trafficking hotline.

Safety & protectionLegal helpFamily & kids
404-299-2185
ILSource-seeded · not yet verified

Illinois Domestic Violence Hotline

Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Statewide line run by the coalition of more than 60 Illinois domestic violence agencies. Call to be connected with a local shelter, advocate, or legal help anywhere in the state.

Safety & protectionShelter & housingLegal help
877-863-6338
Chicago, ILSource-seeded · not yet verified

RefugeeOne

Chicago's largest resettlement agency, serving refugees, asylees, and immigrants with rent support, English classes, job coaching, mental health therapy, youth programs, and free citizenship help. Call or email to connect.

Shelter & housingJobs & trainingMental health & counselingLegal help
773-989-5647
Chicago, ILSource-seeded · not yet verified

Legal Aid Chicago

Free civil legal help for low-income Cook County residents. All new clients register by phone with the Client Screening Unit, which checks eligibility before assigning a case.

Legal help
312-341-1070
ILSource-seeded · not yet verified

STOP-IT Program

The Salvation Army

Anti-trafficking program covering greater Chicagoland, the suburbs, and northern Illinois. Survivors and people who suspect trafficking can call the program hotline directly.

Safety & protectionShelter & housingLegal help
877-606-3158
Rockford, ILSource-seeded · not yet verified

Prairie State Legal Services

Free civil legal aid across 36 northern and central Illinois counties including Winnebago and Peoria, with a dedicated domestic violence line and an eviction help line. Apply through your local office or online via Illinois Legal Aid Online.

Legal help
815-965-2134Offices Mon–Fri 8:30–5; DV line 844-388-7757 Mon–Fri 9–1; Eviction Help 855-631-0811 Mon–Fri 9–3
Peoria, ILSource-seeded · not yet verified

Center for Prevention of Abuse

Central Illinois provider for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking, with emergency safe shelter, long-term NextStep Housing, orders of protection, counseling, and medical advocacy. All victim services are free and confidential.

Safety & protectionShelter & housingLegal helpMental health & counseling
800-559-7233
MISource-seeded · not yet verified

Voices4 Hotline

Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence

Michigan's statewide 24/7 line for anyone affected by domestic violence, sexual assault, or human trafficking. Advocates answer calls, texts, and online chat and can connect you to a local program.

Safety & protectionShelter & housingLegal help
855-864-237424/7
Detroit, MISource-seeded · not yet verified

Samaritas New Americans

Samaritas

One of Michigan's largest refugee resettlement agencies, with offices in Detroit, Grand Rapids, and Lansing. Provides arrival resettlement, employment and education support, low-fee immigration legal help, case management, and refugee foster care.

Shelter & housingJobs & trainingLegal helpFamily & kids
313-823-7700
Grand Rapids, MISource-seeded · not yet verified

YWCA West Central Michigan

Grand Rapids provider for survivors of intimate partner violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking. Runs the confidential Sojourner emergency shelter, Project HEAL transitional housing, legal advocacy for protection orders, and counseling, all at no cost.

Shelter & housingSafety & protectionLegal helpMental health & counseling
616-454-992224-hour helpline; advocates by appointment Mon–Thu 8–6, Fri 8–5
MISource-seeded · not yet verified

Lakeshore Legal Aid

Free civil legal aid for low-income people, older adults, and survivors of domestic and sexual violence in southeast Michigan. Handles protection orders, eviction and subsidized housing, public benefits denials, driver's license restoration, and setting aside adult and juvenile criminal records.

Legal help
888-783-8190Intake line Mon, Tue, Thu 9–5; Wed 9–6; Fri 9–1
MISource-seeded · not yet verified

Michigan Legal Help

Michigan State Bar Foundation

Statewide self-help website with plain-language guides and court forms for people handling their own legal problems, including clearing criminal records, eviction, family law, and personal protection orders. Its Guide to Legal Help points you to a legal aid office or lawyer.

Legal help
Raleigh, NCSource-seeded · not yet verified

North Carolina Refugee Assistance Program

NC State Refugee Office, NCDHHS Division of Social Services

Administers cash and medical assistance for the first 12 months after arrival plus employment services, case management, English classes, and immigration help for refugees, asylees, trafficking victims, and SIV and parolee populations. Applications are taken at county DSS offices rather than the state office.

Benefits & cashHealth & medicationJobs & trainingLegal help
919-527-6300
NCSource-seeded · not yet verified

Legal Aid of North Carolina Helpline

Free civil legal help for low-income North Carolinians with housing, benefits, family law, domestic violence protective orders, employment, and criminal record expunction. Apply by phone during weekday hours or online through JusticeHub at any time.

Legal help
866-219-5262Helpline Mon–Fri 9–3; IMMPAV line for immigrant DV victims 866-204-7612 Tue 3:30–7:30 and Thu 9–1; Senior Helpline (60+) 877-579-7562 Mon–Fri 9–11 and 1–3
NCSource-seeded · not yet verified

Project FIGHT

The Salvation Army of North Carolina

Statewide anti-trafficking program offering crisis intervention and long-term case management for trafficking survivors, including safety planning, food, shelter, medical and dental care, help replacing identification, immigration and legal referrals, and ESL. Reach the program by its dedicated hotline or email.

Safety & protectionShelter & housingID & documentsLegal help
919-390-6731
Charlotte, NCSource-seeded · not yet verified

Greater Charlotte Hope Line

Safe Alliance

Mecklenburg County's 24-hour line for anyone affected by domestic violence, sexual assault, or human trafficking, staffed by Safe Alliance, which also runs the county's DV shelter, a court advocacy program, and a Sexual Trauma Resource Center. Call for safety planning, shelter screening, or to be connected to an advocate.

Safety & protectionShelter & housingLegal helpMental health & counseling
980-771-4673Hope Line 24/7
Raleigh, NCSource-seeded · not yet verified

InterAct of Wake County

Wake County's domestic violence and sexual assault agency, with a 24-hour crisis line, emergency shelter and housing program, counseling, court support, and weekday walk-in hours. Crisis counselors can arrange transportation when you set up an appointment.

Safety & protectionShelter & housingMental health & counselingLegal help
919-828-7740Crisis line 24 hours; walk-in Mon–Fri 9–5; main office 919-828-7501
Asheville, NCSource-seeded · not yet verified

Helpmate Domestic Violence Services

Buncombe County's domestic violence agency, providing a 24-hour hotline, emergency shelter, case management, individual and group counseling, court advocacy, children's programs, and housing help. Start with the hotline; the business line is for non-urgent calls.

Safety & protectionShelter & housingMental health & counselingLegal help
828-254-0516Hotline 24 hours; business line 828-254-2968
New York, NYSource-seeded · not yet verified

Anti-Trafficking Program

Safe Horizon

Legal and social services for survivors of sex and labor trafficking in New York City, including counseling, help with basic needs, and connections to housing and public benefits. Call the program line for an appointment, or the 24-hour HOPE line at 800-621-4673.

Legal helpSafety & protectionShelter & housingBenefits & cash
718-943-8652HOPE line 24/7
New York, NYSource-seeded · not yet verified

Sanctuary for Families

Shelter, counseling, legal representation, and economic empowerment for survivors of domestic violence and sex or labor trafficking in New York City. Every contact starts with an intake assessment by phone or text; walk-ins are also taken at the Family Justice Centers in each borough.

Shelter & housingLegal helpMental health & counselingSafety & protection
212-349-6009Mon–Fri 9–5; voicemail after hours
New York, NYSource-seeded · not yet verified

The Legal Aid Society

Free civil, criminal, and juvenile legal representation for low-income New York City residents, covering housing, public benefits, immigration, family matters, parole revocation, and more. Call the main line or browse topic pages at legalaidnyc.org/get-help.

Legal help
212-577-3300
Buffalo, NYSource-seeded · not yet verified

International Institute of Buffalo

Resettlement and integration services for refugees and other newcomers in Western New York, with an in-house legal team for immigration matters. Call or visit the Delaware Avenue office on weekdays.

Legal helpJobs & trainingBenefits & cash
716-883-1900Mon–Fri 9–5
Rochester, NYSource-seeded · not yet verified

Center for Community Alternatives – Rochester

Center for Community Alternatives

Career training, job placement, and legal help with conviction records for people who have been arrested or incarcerated, from an office on Andrews Street downtown. Email or call to connect with a staff member.

Jobs & trainingLegal help
585-328-8230
Columbus, OHSource-seeded · not yet verified

Ohio Domestic Violence Network

Statewide coalition that connects survivors anywhere in Ohio to their local domestic violence program. Call the toll-free line or use the Find Help page to reach the agency serving your county.

Safety & protectionShelter & housingLegal help
800-934-9840
OHSource-seeded · not yet verified

Ohio 211

United Way 211 (Ohio Department of Children and Youth funded)

Free information and referral line for housing, food, utilities, health care, recovery, and legal help across Ohio. Dial 211 from any phone or use the online chat; coverage is expanding to all 88 counties.

Shelter & housingFoodBenefits & cashHealth & medication
21124 hours a day, 365 days a year
Columbus, OHSource-seeded · not yet verified

Office of Reentry

Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction

The state prison system's reentry office handles Certificates of Qualification for Employment and Housing, reentry coalitions, workforce programs, and regional reentry coordinators. Returning citizens can call the main line or the coordinator for their region.

Jobs & trainingLegal helpID & documentsBenefits & cash
614-752-0627
Columbus, OHSource-seeded · not yet verified

Community Refugee and Immigration Services (CRIS)

Central Ohio's independent refugee resettlement agency since 1995. Offers immigration legal services, employment placement, ESL and citizenship classes, health and wellness programs, and case management for refugees and immigrants.

Legal helpJobs & trainingHealth & medicationBenefits & cash
614-235-5747
Cleveland, OHSource-seeded · not yet verified

Migration and Refugee Services

Catholic Charities Diocese of Cleveland

Resettles refugees admitted through the federal Refugee Admissions Program in the Cleveland area and welcomes asylees. Provides initial resettlement, English classes, vocational training, mentoring, affordable immigration legal services, and access to the Ohio Center for Survivors of Torture.

Legal helpJobs & trainingHealth & medicationMental health & counseling
216-334-2900
Columbus, OHSource-seeded · not yet verified

Franklin County Reentry Services

Franklin County Office of Justice Policy and Programs

County office that links justice-involved residents to work, food, and housing providers, and hosts First Step Friday, a monthly resource event at 1111 E. Broad Street on the first Friday of each month.

Jobs & trainingFoodShelter & housingID & documents
614-525-5577Mon–Fri 8–5
Cleveland, OHSource-seeded · not yet verified

Legal Aid Society of Cleveland

Free civil legal help for low-income residents of Northeast Ohio, with intake lines in eight languages and walk-in intake at the downtown Cleveland office. Apply by phone, online, or at neighborhood advice clinics in Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, and Lorain counties.

Legal help
216-687-1900Phone intake Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri 9–4; Thu 9–2. Cleveland office walk-in weekdays 9–5
Cincinnati, OHSource-seeded · not yet verified

Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati

Civil legal assistance for low-income people in Southwest Ohio, covering housing, benefits, family, and consumer matters, plus a Low Income Taxpayer Clinic. Start by calling the Legal Aid Line.

Legal help
513-241-9400Office Mon–Fri 8:30–5
OHSource-seeded · not yet verified

Ohio Legal Help

Statewide website with plain-language legal information, court forms, and a Find a Lawyer tool that points to legal aid by county. Covers housing, benefits, driver's license reinstatement, name changes, family safety, and immigration; no phone line, chat only.

Legal helpID & documents
Cincinnati, OHSource-seeded · not yet verified

Women Helping Women

24/7 call-or-text help line, live chat, hospital accompaniment, legal advocacy, and support groups for survivors of domestic violence in Hamilton, Butler, Brown, Adams, and Clermont counties.

Safety & protectionLegal helpMental health & counseling
513-381-5610Help line 24/7
PASource-seeded · not yet verified

Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Statewide coalition of Pennsylvania's local domestic violence programs. Its find-help page routes survivors to the 24-hour hotline and to a directory of county programs offering shelter, counseling, legal and economic help; PA Safe Law connects survivors with free attorneys for civil matters.

Safety & protectionShelter & housingLegal help
800-799-7233Hotline 24 hours a day, every day
Philadelphia, PASource-seeded · not yet verified

Philadelphia Domestic Violence Hotline

Women Against Abuse

Philadelphia's citywide domestic violence line, answered around the clock by advocates who provide crisis support, safety planning and referrals to emergency housing, legal services and behavioral health care. Calls are free and confidential.

Safety & protectionShelter & housingLegal help
866-723-301424 hours a day, 7 days a week
Pittsburgh, PASource-seeded · not yet verified

Women's Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh

Emergency shelter, legal advocacy, individual therapy, children's counseling, substance use recovery counseling and support groups for adults and children leaving domestic violence in the Pittsburgh area. Reach a trained advocate first by phone, text or web chat.

Safety & protectionShelter & housingLegal helpMental health & counseling
412-687-8005Hotline 24/7; text and chat Mon–Fri 9am–5pm
Harrisburg, PASource-seeded · not yet verified

YWCA Greater Harrisburg

Crisis and counseling services for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking in Dauphin, Cumberland and Perry counties, plus free civil legal representation for survivors who cannot afford an attorney and emergency housing for trafficking survivors.

Safety & protectionShelter & housingLegal helpMental health & counseling
800-654-1211Hotline 24 hours
Allentown, PASource-seeded · not yet verified

Turning Point of Lehigh Valley

Domestic and intimate partner abuse program for Lehigh and Northampton counties with a 24-hour helpline, emergency safe house, empowerment counseling and groups, legal advocacy, medical advocacy and youth services.

Safety & protectionShelter & housingLegal helpMental health & counseling
610-437-3369Helpline 24 hours