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Utah Domestic Violence LINKLine
Statewide 24-hour line connecting survivors to Utah shelters, advocates, and legal help.
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.
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.
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.
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.
WEAVE 24-Hour Support Line
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Illinois Domestic Violence Hotline
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.
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.
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.
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.
Voices4 Hotline
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.
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.
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.
Michigan Legal Help
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 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.
Greater Charlotte Hope Line
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Ohio 211
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
Philadelphia Domestic Violence Hotline
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.
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.
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.
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.
Community Legal Services of Philadelphia
Free civil legal help for low-income Philadelphians with public benefits, housing, employment, debt, utilities, family matters and criminal record clearing including Clean Slate expungements. Two offices, Center City and North Philadelphia.
MidPenn Legal Services
Free civil legal aid for low-income residents and survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault across 18 central Pennsylvania counties including Dauphin, Cumberland, York, Lancaster and Berks. Apply by phone through the intake unit.
The SAFE Alliance
Austin provider for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking and child abuse. The confidential SAFEline takes calls, texts and web chats 24 hours a day; in-person advocacy is available weekdays.
Houston Area Women's Center
Houston's crisis center for women, children and families escaping domestic violence, sexual assault or sex trafficking. Separate 24-hour hotlines handle domestic violence and sexual assault, with a TTY line, counseling, legal help and supportive housing.
Lone Star Legal Aid
Free civil legal aid for low-income residents of East and Southeast Texas including Houston, with units for crime victims, public benefits, eviction defense, employment and civil matters tied to the criminal justice system.
Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas
Free civil legal services for low-income people across 114 counties in North and West Texas, including Dallas–Fort Worth. Handles eviction, family and domestic violence cases, public benefits, immigration, and removing barriers to employment and housing.
Utah Legal Services
Free civil legal help for Utahns at or below 125% of the federal poverty line with very limited assets, including domestic violence, housing, Medicaid, SNAP, SSI, and family cases. Offices in Salt Lake City, Ogden, Provo, and St. George; apply online or call the Salt Lake intake line. Free interpreters.
Safe Harbor Crisis Center
Davis County's domestic violence and sexual assault program: a 24/7 emergency protective shelter, a support line that is always answered, advocacy, protective order help, forensic nurses, therapy, support groups, and services for children. All through one number.
DOVE Center
Southern Utah's domestic violence and sexual assault program based in St. George: a staffed 24-hour helpline, residential shelter, court advocacy, case management, counseling and support groups, rape and sexual assault victim advocacy, and financial empowerment. Spanish-speaking advocates.
Legal Aid Society of Salt Lake
Free lawyers for protective orders and civil stalking injunctions for any domestic violence victim regardless of income, and free family law representation (divorce, custody, guardianship) for low-income people. Cases must be in Salt Lake County.