If you are in an emergency situation, please dial 911.
If you are in Georgia and need shelter please call 1.800. 33. HAVEN(42836)
If you need Domestic Violence resources, please call the 24-hour National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1.800.799.SAFE (7233).
If you need to speak to someone about Sexual Assault/Rape/Incest, call 1.800.656.HOPE
If you are having thoughts or feel like hurting yourself, please call 1.800.SUICIDE (7842433)
You can also reach the Domestic Violence Program or Himmat Program staff at Raksha on weekdays from 9 AM-5PM at 404.842.0725 or 1.866.725.7423. Please note we are not a 24hour crisis hotline. If you reach our voicemail, please leave us a message and also let us know if it is safe to call you back.
Abuse/Violence Related Hotlines in Georgia
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1.800.799.SAFE (7233)
- Shelter Hotline 1.800.33. HAVEN(42836)
- Elder Abuse Hotline 1.888.774.0152/ 404.657.5250
- Prevent Child Abuse Georgia 1.800.CHILDREN(24453736)
- Crime Victims Hotline 1.800.FYI.CALL
- Victim Information and Notification Everyday (VINE): 1.800.398.2916
- Human Trafficking/Labor Exploitation Hotline1.888.428.7581
Other Helpful Resources
Resources For Battered Refugee and Immigrant Women in Georgia
Refugee and Immigrant Battered Women Programs: All caseworkers and advocates from below listed projects are bilingual, bicultural and trained in domestic violence issues. They are all members of TAPESTRI, Immigrant and Refugee Coalition Challenging Gender Based Oppression.
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Tapestri, Inc.
PMB 362,
3939 Lavista Road, Suite E,
Tucker,GA 30084
Phone: (404)299-2185 or 1-866-56-ABUSE
(9am to 5pm - Mon through Fri)
Fax: (770)270-4184
Email: tapestri@tapestri.org
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*Information about and referrals to services available to battered immigrant women in metro Atlanta area
*Multicultural Training
*Legal advocacy
*Technical Assistance
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Anti-Human Trafficking Hot Line
(8am to 5pm)
1-866-317-3733
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*Services to victims of trafficking
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Center for Pan Asian Community Services
Office: (770) 936-0969 Fax: (770) 458-9377
M-F 9am-5pm, Sat 10-2
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*Interpretation for victims
*Referrals
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International Women's House
Hotline: (770) 413-5557
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*Shelter for battered refugee and immigrant women and children (max stay for residents is between 1 - 3 months)
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Caminar Latino,Inc.
P.O. Box 48623
Doraville, GA 30362
Informational Line: 404-651-1375
Latino Families
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*Crisis Counseling
*Direct Services for victims
*Legal advocacy
*Support groups for women and children
*Family violence Intervention groups for Latino men
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Raksha, Inc.
P.O. Box 12337, Atlanta, Georgia 30355
Fax: (404) 876-4525
E-mail: raksha@raksha.org
Raksha Helpline: (404) 842-0725
(1 866) 725-7423 (1 877) 672-5742
M-F 9am to 5pm ,
South Asian Sub Continent- Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and South Asian Diaspora
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*Crisis intervention
*Direct Services for victims
*Legal Advocacy/Referrals
*Support groups and Counseling
*Community education
*Youth mentoring
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Refugee Family Violence Prevention Project/ Refugee Family Services
Office: (404) 299-6217
M-F 9am to 5pm
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*Crisis counseling
*Direct Services for victims
*Legal advocacy/referrals
*Employment assistance
*Community education
*ESL classes
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Women Watch Africa, Inc.
Office: (404) 292-0069
M-F 9am to 5pm
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*Legal advocacy and referrals
*Community education
*Youth group
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Shalom Bayit/ Jewish Family and Career Services
Office: (770) 677-9322
M-F 9am to 5pm
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*Counseling
*Support groups for women
*Community education
*Referrals
*Job training and Placement
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Refugee Women's Network (RWN)
Office: (404) 299-0180
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*Education and advocacy on issues of Domestic Violence
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Tapestri Men's Program
Office: 678 698 3612
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*24 weeks family violence intervention program for men
*Community education
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Immigration Legal Clinic: (404) 881-6571 or 885-7483 Catholic Social Services (Immigration Legal Clinic provides free legal assistance for qualified immigrants).
Walk-in: Tuesdays and Thursdays; Attorneys and staff speak Spanish
Battered immigrant women may qualify for assistance in filing for permanent residency (Green Card), self-petitioning, waiver of deportation, employment authorization, etc. Atlanta Legal Aid Society: (404) 377-0705, ext. 234 (Spanish speaking attorneys) Georgia Legal Services : 1-800-643-1212 TDD 1-800-255-0056
National Resources National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (They can provide information in Spanish) National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: 1-800-THE-LOST (Can assist if there is a fear of child abduction and steps necessary to prevent kidnapping - interstate or outside United States) National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild: (617) 227-9727 Family Violence Prevention Fund: (415) 252-8900 www.endabuse.org NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund: ( 212) 925-6635 www.nowldef.org AT&T Language Line: 1 800 528 5888 (Call this number to have someone interpret for you over the phone. There is a charge for this service from ATT).
South Asian Organizations in the U.S.
A listing of South Asian organizations in a state near you.
California
Aasra
Freemont, California
1.800.313.ASRA
510.657.1245
Email: asraa1@aol.com
Maitri
San Jose, California
www.maitri.org
1.800.8.MAITRI
408.436.8393
Email: maitri@maitri.org
Narika
Northern California
www.narika.org
1.800.215.7308
510.540.0754
Email: narika@narika.org
Sahara
Los Angeles, California
www.charityfocus.org/host/sahara
1.888.724.2722
562.402.4132
Email: sahara_2@hotmail.com
South Asian Network
Los Angeles, California
562.403.0488
Email: kripa@southasiannetwork.org
Connecticut
Sneha
Connecticut
www.sneha.org
1.888.58.SNEHA
860.658.4615
Email: sneha@sneha.org
Georgia
Raksha
Atlanta, Georgia
www.raksha.org
1.866.725.7423
404.842.0725
Email: raksha@mindspring.com
Illinois
Apna Ghar
Chicago, Illinois
www.apnaghar.org
1.800.717.0757
773.334.4663
Email: info@apnaghar.org
Maryland
ASHA – Asian Women's Self Help Association
Washington D.C., Virginia, and Baltimore, Maryland
www.ashaforwomen.org
1.888.417.2742
201.207.1248
Email: asha@ashaforwomen.org
Michigan
MAIFS – Michigan Asian Indian Family Services
Detroit, Michigan
www.maifs.org
1.888.664.8624
248.477.4985
Email: info@maifs.org
New Visions: Alliance to End Violence in Asian/Asian-American Communities
www.ssw.umich.edu/newVIsions/
734.604.1808
Email: newvisions@umich.edu
New Jersey
Manavi
New Jersey
www.manavi.org
732.435.1414
Email: manavi@worldnet.att.net
New York
AWAKE
Rockland County, New York
845.368.2011
Sakhi for South Asian Women
New York City, New York
www.sakhi.org
212.868.6741
212.914.9153
Email: contactus@sakhi.org
North Carolina
Kiran
North Carolina
www.kiraninc.org
1.866.KIRAN.INC (1.866.547.2646)
919.865.4006
Email: kiraninc@hotmail.com
Oregon
Sawera
Portland, Oregon
www.sawera.org
503.778.7386
503.641.2425
Email: sawera@sawera.org
Pennsylvania
Sewaa
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
www.sewaa.net
212.62.SEWAA (73922)
Email: sewaa@sewaa.net
Texas
AADA – Asians Against Domestic Abuse
Houston, Texas
www.aadainc.org
713.339.8300
Email: info@aadainc.org
Daya
Houston, Dallas and San Antonio, Texas
www.dayahouston.org
713.914.1333
Email: info@dayahouston.org
Saheli
Austin, Texas
www.saheli-austin.org
512.703.8745
Email: saheli@usa.net
Virginia
ASHA – Asian Women's Self Help Association
Washington, D.C., Virginia, and Baltimore, Maryland
www.ashaforwomen.org
201.207.1248
1.888.417.2742
Email: asha@ashaforwomen.org
Washington, D.C.
ASHA--Asian Women's Self Help Association
Washington, D.C., Virginia, and Baltimore, Maryland
www.ashaforwomen.org
1.888.417.2742
201.207.1248
Email: asha@ashaforwomen.org
Washington (State)
Chaya
Seattle, Washington
www.chayaseattle.org
1.877.92.CHAYA (24292)
206.325.0325
Email: chaya@chayaseattle.org
Domestic Violence Organizations in South Asia (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka)
Domestic Violence Agencies in South Asia
Bangladesh:
Ain-O-Salish Kendro
Nina Goswami
26/3 Purana Paltan Line,
Dhaka -1000, Bangladesh
Phone: 880-2-9337173
NariPokkho
Address: House 51 Road 9/A,
Dhanmondi R.A.,
Dhaka 1201, Bangladesh.
Tel: 88-2-819-917 or 1431 or 6518
E-Mail: convenor@pradeshta.net
India:
Women's Rights Initiative
Pro bono legal aid cell for domestic violence
63 / 2, First floor, Masjid road, J
ungpura, New Delhi.
Ph: 4316925 / 4313904 / 432101.
Email: wri@vsnl.net.
CREA
2/14 Shantiniketan
New Delhi-110021
Phone: 011- 6883209,4107983
Fax: 6481610
Email: crea@vsnl.net
Action India
5/27 A, Jangpura B
New Delhi 110014
Phone: 011-6828233(H)/4314785 (O)
Fax: 011-4327470/4601245
Email: actioni@hotmail.com
Talking About Reproductive And Sexual
Health Issues (TARSHI)
49 Golf Links, 2nd floor
New Delhi - 110003
Phone: 91-11-4654603
Sakshi
A Violence Intervention for Women and Children
B-67 South Extension Part-1, First Floor,
New Delhi-110065. Tel: 4643946/4623295
Email: s.sakshi@mailcity.com
Nirantar
B - 64 2ND floor,
Sarvodaya Enclave,
New Delhi - 110017
Phone: 91-11-696634
Sachetna
Contact: Rajashri Dasgupta
31, Mahairban Road,
Calcutta,West Bengal
Email: chetana@cal2.vsnl.net.in
Socio-Legal Aid Research and Training Center
P-112 Lake Terrace,
Calcutta, West Bengal
Pragatisheel Mahila Manch
211 N. Ho Chi Minh Road,
Sarania, Behala,
Calcutta 700 061
Swayam,
11 Balu Hakkak Lane
Kolkata 700017
West Bengal
91 33 2280 3688/3429/2754
E-mail: anindita@swayam.info
Website: http://www.swayam.info/
Pradan
Dhanbad Road
PO-Barhi
Dist. Hazaribagh - 825405
Jharkhand
Phone: 06543 - 66284
Email: pradanrn@dte.vsnl.net.in soumen_1@yahoo.com
Women’s Initiatives ( WINS)
6-8-1017 NGO Colony, K.T. Road
Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh - 517 507
Phone: 08574-30607
Asmita Resource Center For Women
10-3-96, Plot 283, 4th Floor,
Street 6, Teachers Colony,
East Marredpally,
Secunderabad - 500 026
Andhra Pradesh, India
Phone: 91-40-7733251/ 7733229
Hyderabad Women’s Collective
1-9-113/27/1/B (423)
Dayanand Nagar, Vidya Nagar
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Phone: 91-40-6215730 (H)/91-40-6590954 (O)
Email: 1_chaitanya2000@yahoo.com
International Foundation for Crime Prevention and Victim Care (PCVC),
Address - # 19, Mooker Nallamuthu Street,
Chennai 600 001.
Phones: Office 25279085, 52053280; Fax : 25230951
Email: pcvc@vsnl.net, pcvc2000@yahoo.com
Crisis Lines (56105595 / 56105596)
Vimochana
2124 16th B Main 1-A Cross,
HAL IInd Stage,
Bangalore 560038.
Phone: (city code = 80) 526 9307
Majlis
Bldg. No.4 Block A/2
Golden Valley
Kalina Kurla Road
Kalina, Mumbai 400 098
Phone: 91-22-618 0394
Fax: 91-22-614 8539
Email: admin@majilis.ilbom.ernet.in
United Voluntary Youth Council
Keishampat, Modhu Bhawan
Imphal - 795001
Phone: 91-385-228774
Fax: 91-385-241333/244317
Email: noniyengkhom@yahoo.co.in or ye_nonibala@rediffmail.com
TATHAPI
425 DP, 77 Mukund Nagar
T. M. V. Colony
Pune 411037
Phone: 020 - 6879897(H)/4270659(O)
Email: raintree@vsnl.net or tathapi@vsnl.com
Mahila Sarvangeen Utkarsh Mandal( MASUM)
11 Archana Apts, Kanchanjanga Arcade,
163 Solarpur Road,
Hadapsar, Pune - 411 028
Phone: 91-020-6875058
Special Cell For Women And Children Of
The TATA Institute Of Social Sciences (TISS)
Deonar, Mumbai - 400088
Phone: 91-22-2620111
SANCHETANA - Community Health & Research Centre
O-45/46, New York Trade Centre
Near Thaltej Crossroad
Sarkhej - Gandhinagar Highway
Ahmedabad - 380054
Gujarat
Phone: 79-7410564(H)/6857848(O)
Fax: 91-79-6843395
Email: ifieahdad1@sancharnet.in
North East Network
Indralaya, La-Chumiere,
Shillong - Meghalaya
Phone: 0364 – 211425
Anweshi Women's Counselling Centre,
Near YWCA,
Cannanore Road,
Kozhikode 673 001.
Nepal:
Nepal Trade On Congress NTUC
GPO 5507
Kathmandu, Nepal
Phone: 00977-1-437402 or 432298 (H)/527443 (O)
Fax: 00977-1-527469
Email: ntuc@mos.com.np or bitukc@hotmail.com
ASMITA Publication House
Post Box no. 4975
Kathmandu
Nepal
Phone: 01-468791/474623/01-252445
Fax: 01-221158/267929
Email: iumana@enet.com.np or cwlac@mail.com.np
Research On Environment Health And Population Activities (CREHPA)
P.O. Box: 9626,
Kathmandu, Nepal
Phone: 977 - 1- 530344 / 530341
Saathi
Non-governmental organization working in
the area of violence against women and girls
Address: P.O. Box 7770,
Kathmandu, Nepal
Tel: (977)1-411-078 or 411-209
Email: vaw@saathi.wlink.com.np
Pakistan:
Marie Stopes Society
21-C, Commercial Area
Sunset Boulevard
D.H.A. Phase 2
Karachi, Pakistan
Phone: (o) 92-21-5389151,5389127,5889876
Email: soniasham@hotmail.com
Islanabad Womens Welfare Agency
House #10, Street # 43
F8/1 Islamabad
Pakistan
Phone: 051-2293609 (H)/051-2250199 (O)
Email: iwwa@comsats.net.pk
Women Living Under Muslim Laws -Asia Coordination Office
c/o Shirkat Gah Women’s Resource Center,
PO Box 5192,
Lahore 15,
Contact Person: Farida Shaheed,
Email: farida@lhr.comstas.net.pk
AGHS Legal Aid Center
131 Gulberg III Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: 92-42-879-273 or 871-813
Fax: 92-42-576-3236
Email: aghs@brain.net.pk
The Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA)
Address: PO Box 372,
Quetta, Pakistan
Email: rawa@rawa.org
Website: www.rawa.org
Shirkat Gah Women's Resource Centre
Address: P.O. Box 5192
Lahore, Pakistan
Email: sgah@lhr.comsats.net.pk
Sri Lanka
International Women's Rights Action Watch Asia Pacific (IWRAW Asia)
237/22 Vijaya Kumaratunga Mawatha,
Colombo 5, Sri Lanka
Tel: 94-1-809-538
Fax: 94-1-809-467
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