LOUISIANA
LOUISIANA FOUNDATION AGAINST SEXUAL ASSAULT
PO Box 1450
Independence, LA 70443
(504) 878-3949
-some help and referrals
-mainly sexual assault but willing to help as much as possible
MAINE
AUGUSTA AREA RAPE CRISIS CENTER
3 Mulliken Court
Augusta, ME 04330
Office: (207) 626-3425
Hotline: (207) 626-0660
-sexual assault support groups
-legal advocacy, for sexual harassment victims as well as for sexual
assault survivors
-legal referrals
-training/education for sexual harassment prevention
MAINE COALITION AGAINST SEXUAL ASSAULT - RAPE CRISIS ASSISTANCE
P.O. Box 924
Waterville, ME 04903
Office: (207) 872-0601
24 hour Hotline: (800) 525-4441
-provide help to survivors of any type of sexual abuse, including
harassment
-provide sexual harassment training to employees
-information
-referrals (lawyers and counselors)
MID-COAST SEXUAL ASSAULT SUPPORT CENTER
P.O. Box 990
Brunswick, ME 04011
Office: (207) 725-2181
Hotline: (800) 822-5999
-individual counseling
-support groups
-legal referrals
-legal advocacy
RAPE RESPONSE SERVICES
P.O. Box 2516
Bangor, ME 04401
Office: (207) 941-2980
Hotline: (800) 310-0000 (statewide number)
Hotline: (207) 989-5678 (local Bongor area number)
-individual counseling
-support groups
-legal advocacy
-legal referrals
R.E.A.C.H.
17 Winter Street
Norway, ME 04268
Office: (207) 743-9777
Hotline: (800) 622-2365
-individual counseling
-legal referrals
-legal advocacy
S.A.V.E.S.
P.O. Box 349
Farmington, ME 04938
Office: (207) 778-9522
Hotline: (800) 221-9191
-sexual assault and incest survivors' support groups; sexual harassment
victims should feel comfortable attending too
-legal advocacy
-legal referrals
-training program for businesses
SEXUAL ASSAULT HELP LINE
2 Airport Drive
Presque Isle, ME 04769
Office: (207) 762-4851
Hotline: (800) 550-3304
-couseling
-provide information
-referrals
SEXUAL ASSAULT RESPONSE SERVICES OF SOUTHERN MAINE
P.O. Box 1371
Portland, ME 04104
Office: (207) 828-1035
24 hour Hotline: (800) 313-9900
-counseling
-support groups
-accompaniment to the hospital (sexual assault survivors)
-written information
-help men as well as women
-self-defense classes
-work with victim going through the court system
MARYLAND
SEXUAL ASSAULT AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CENTER
6229 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21212
Office: (410) 377-8111
24 hour Hotline: (410) 828-6390
-counseling
-referrals (legal, counselors)
MASSACHUSETTS
BOSTON BAR ASSOCIATION
Boston, MA
(617) 742-0615
-attorney referrals
-Note: The referred attorneys have paid to be put on the list
CAMBRIDGE WOMEN'S CENTER
46 Pleasant Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 354-8807
-support groups
-give out information
-attorney referrals
-referrals to local agencies
LOUISE BONAR & ASSOCIATESWOMEN'S EQUITY ACTION LEAGUE
24 Brayton Road
Brighton, MA 02135-3015
(617) 254-1729
-sexual harassment advocate
-gives out information
-management consultant for businesses
9 TO 5: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WORKING WOMEN
Boston, MA
(617) 348-2970
(800) 522--0925 (national number)
-counseling groups, workshops once a month
-support services: 2 counselors
-phone counseling
-educational materials
WOMEN'S CRISIS CENTER
24 Pleasant Street
Newbury Port, MA--1/2 hour north of Gloucester
(508) 465-2155
-phone counseling
-legal advocacy at a local court
-support group on Thursdays
MICHIGAN
BIG RAPIDS WOMEN'S INFORMATION SERVICE
PO Box 1074
Big Rapids, MI 49307
(616) 796-6692
-serves Oceola, Mecosta, and Newaygo counties
-sexual assault program; sexual harassment addressed
-limited lawyer referral capabilities
-support services to survivors
DIVORCE ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN'S NEEDS (DAWN)
32000 Northwestern Highway
Suite 270
Farmington Hills, MI 48334
(810) 855-3296
-takes only women's legal cases
-litigate sexual harassment cases; contingency fee possible
SEXUAL ASSAULT CRISIS CENTER
1866 Packard Rd.
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
(313) 483-7942
-focus is particularly on sexual assault
-support groups for sexual assault survivors
-legal advocacy (to police, hospitals)
-legal counseling and referrrals
TURNING POINT (shelter)
Mt. Clemens, MI
(810) 468-6118
-sexual assault survivors support group (for 13 years+)
-court advocacy, if requested; more work with sexual assault than
with sexual harassment
WAYNE COUNTY LEGAL SERVICES
Downtown Law Center
3535 Cadillac Tower Building
Detroit, MI 48226
(313) 962-0466
-take sexual harassment cases
-cost depends on income--services may be free
WOMEN INVOLVED IN GIVING SUPPORT (WINGS)
(810) 437-8091
-for women facing sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace
-informational telephone line
-support groups in 5 different locations: Detroit, Lansing, Kalamazoo,
Ann Arbor, and Flint
-attorney referrals--some attorneys take cases on contingency
-legal advocacy--provide support in court
-publicize cases
-provide a brochure on sex discrimination
MINNESOTA
CARVER AND SCOTT COUNTY SEXUAL VIOLENCE CENTER
510 Chestnut St. North, #204
Chaska, MN 55318
(612) 448-5425 (Hotline and Office line)
-support groups
-individual counseling
-legal referrals
-legal advocacy
-sexual assault physical exam
CHRYSALIS
4432 Chicago Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55407
(612) 871-0118
Chrysalis' mission is to empower women and their families to initiate
person and/or social change. Our services include: Resource and
Referral, Mental & Chemical health, Legal Services, Educaiton
and Support Services, Divorce Education, and licensed Child Care.
CRISIS CONNECTION
Minneapolis, MN
24 hour Hotline: (612) 379-6363
-7 A.M.-midnight a one woman-one man team is available to provide
on-site counseling to hotline callers, as hotline staff deems necessary
-individual phone counseling
-legal referrals
RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT CENTER
2431 Hennepin Ave. South
Minneapolis, MN 55405
Office: (612) 825-2409
24 hour Hotline: (612) 825-4357
-individual counseling
-support groups
-legal advocacy
-legal referrals
SEXUAL OFFENSE SERVICES (S.O.S.)
1619 Dayton Ave., Suite 201
St. Paul, MN 55104
24 hour Hotline: (612) 298-5898
-individual counseling
-legal referrals
-legal advocacy
SEXUAL VIOLENCE CENTER
2100 Pillsbury Ave. South
Minneapolis, MN 55404
Office: (612) 871-5100
24 hour Hotline: (612) 871-5111
-individual counseling, up to 10 free
-survivors group, for survivors of all different types of sexual
violence including sexual harassment
-legal referrals
-legal advocacy
WASHINGTON COUNTY SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES
8200 Hadley
Cottage Grove, MN 55016
Office: (612) 458-4116 (of umbrella health group)
Hotline: (612) 777-1117
-individual counseling
-legal advocacy
-legal referrals
WOMEN'S COALITION, INC.
Intervention Advocates
P.O. Box 3558
Duluth, MN 55803
(218) 726-1528
-help women (not men) with obtaining an order of protection to stop
harassment that is occurring
-sexual assault health services
-legal referrals to Indian Legal Aid, Legal Aid, and individual
attorneys
MISSISSIPPI
RAPE CRISIS LINE
PO Box 2248
Jackson, MS 39225
Office: (601) 366-3880
24 hour Hotline: (601) 982-RAPE
-individual counseling
-support groups
-legal advocacy
-legal referrals
GULF COAST WOMEN'S CENTER
PO Box 333
Biloxi, MS 39533
24 hr Hotline: (601) 435-1968
-counseling (mainly sexual assault issues)
MISSOURI
WOMEN'S SELF HELP CENTER
2838 Olive Street
St. Louis, MO 63103
Office: (314) 531-9100
24 hr Hotline: (314) 531-2003
-individual counseling
-referrals (counseling)
YWCA WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTER
140 North Brentwood Ave.
Clayton, MO 63105
(314) 726-6665
-Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) helps rape survivors at emergency
room, then provide follow-up counseling
-support group for survivors of sexual assault
-individual counseling
-legal referrals
MONTANA
WOMEN'S PLACE
501 West Alder
Missoula, MT 59802
office: (406) 543-3320
24 hour crisis hotline: (406) 543-7606
-counselor referrals
-legal referrals
MONTANA HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
616 Helena Ave.
Helena, MT 59601
(406) 444-2884
-files, investigates, and mediates complaint at the state level
-co-files at federal level if applicable
-serves entire state of MT
NEBRASKA
WOMEN AGAINST VIOLENCE
(402) 345-7273
-referrals to counselors, attorneys
-serves Omaha area
YWCA
222 South 29th Street
Omaha, NE 68105
(402) 345-6555
-contact: Joan Dorwart
-attorney referrals
NEVADA
CRISIS CALL CENTER
P.O. Box 8016
Reno, NV 89507
Office: (702) 323-4533
24 hour Hotlines: (702) 323-6111
(800) 992-5757 only for state of NV
-"Rape Crisis Center"--not really for sexual harassment
-short-term counseling
-legal referrals
NEW HAMPSHIRE
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND RAPE PREVENTION
(SHARP)
Huddleston Hall
Durham, NH 03824
Hotline: (603) 862-3494 (Mon.-Fri., 8 A.M.-4:30 P.M.)
Hotline: (603) 862-1212 (after 4:30 P.M.)
-counseling
-support groups
-crisis and academic intervention
-legal assistance from one of 40 trained legal advocates
-community outreach, including programs in high schools
SEXUAL ASSAULT SUPPORT SERVICES
7 Junkins Avenue
Portsmouth, NH 03801
24 hour Hotline: (603) 436-4107
-crisis interventions
-legal referrals
-referrals to other agencies
-education and workshops
-support group for sexual harassment in the future
-serves Rockingham and Strafford counties and 5 towns in Maine:
Kittery Point, York, Elliot, and the Burwicks
NEW JERSEY
National Organization for Women (NOW) -- NEW JERSEY
114 West State Street
Trenton, NJ 08608
(609) 393-0156
-provides information
NEW JERSEY COALITION AGAINST SEXUAL ASSAULT
(908) 418-1354
-counseling
-provide information
WOMANSPACE, INC
1212 Stuyvesant Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08618
Office: (609) 394-0136
24-hr Hotline: (609) 394-9000
WOMEN AGAINST SEXUAL HARASSMENT (WASH)
North Jersey:
P.O. Box 66
Gladstone, NJ 07934
(908)234-0913
South Jersey:
112 East Wyoming Ave.
Absecon, NJ 08201
(609) 641-7750
-have informal chapters nationwide
-24-hour hotline
-keep record of all cases of WASH members
-conduct research
-public education
-peer support
-advocacy for EEOC
-legal advice and referrals
-bi-monthly newsletter
WOMEN'S RIGHTS LITIGATION CLINIC
RUTGER'S LAW SCHOOL
15 Washington Street
Newark, NJ 07102
(201) 648-5637
-provides information
-litigation for sexual harassment, esp. sexual harassment in housing
YWCA
140 East Hanover Street
Trenton, NJ 08608
Office: (609) 989-9592
Hotline: (609) 989-9332
-"Rape Crisis Program"--focus is on helping women who have been
raped
-crisis intervention and individual counseling
-group counseling
-information and resources
-advocacy; accompaniment to court
-referrals
NEW MEXICO
RAPE CRISIS CENTER
1025 Hermosa SE
Albuquerque, NM 87108
Office and 24 hour Hotline: (505)266-7711
-counseling
-crisis services
-community education
NEW YORK
JEFFERSON COUNTY WOMEN'S CENTER
Arcade Street
Watertown, NY
(315) 782-1855
-sexual assault/rape crisis help
-sexual harassment counseling
-women's and men's support groups
-public education on sexual harassment for schools and businesses
NEW YORK ASIAN WOMEN'S CENTER
39 Bowery, Box 375
New York, NY 10002
(212) 732-5230
-counseling
-referrals to legal and other kinds of agencies
-primarily Asian women
NEW YORK DIVISION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
55 W. 125th Street
New York, NY 10027
(212) 961-8400
-will start prosecution after victim of sexual harassment has already
gone through proper channels
-lawyers available
9 TO 5
63 Jerusalem Ave.
Hemptead, NY 11550
(516) 485-6787
-also the NorthEast regional office
-counseling
-referrals (medical, legal, support)
THE RETREAT, INC
13 Goodfriend Drive
East Hampton, NY 11937
(631) 329-4398
-24 hour hotline
-18-bed residential shelter
-legal advocacy
-counseling
-education programs
Women's
Rights At Work
1-888-WRW-PROJ
NORTH CAROLINA
NORTH CAROLINA COUNCIL FOR WOMEN
Northwestern Region
1400 Battleground Avenue
Suite 202
Greensboro, NC 27408
(910) 334-5094
-guidance
-information on EEOC procedure
-referrals to agencies, including legal ones
-sexual harassment training in industry for employer/ees
-serves counties: Alamance, Alleghany, Caswell, Davidson, Davie,
Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Granville, Guilford, Rockingham,
Orange, Person, Randolph, Stokes, Surry, Vance, Warren, Wilkes,
Yadkin
NORTH CAROLINA COUNCIL FOR WOMEN
Western Region
46 Haywood St.
Suite 358
Asheville, NC 28801
(704) 251-6169
-guidance and information
-referrals (legal, therapy)
-serves counties: Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham,
Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell,
Polk Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, Yancey
NORTH CAROLINA COUNCIL FOR WOMEN
Southeastern Region
PO Box 595
New Bern, NC 28560
(919) 514-4869
-advice and intervention
-referrals (legal, therapy)
-gives workshops
-serves counties: Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Columbus, Craven,
Cumberland, Duplin, Jones, Lenoir, New Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico,
Pender, Wayne
NORTH CAROLINA COUNCIL FOR WOMEN
Southwestern Region
James K. Polk Building
500 West Trade Building, Box 360
Charlotte, NC 28202
(704) 342-6367
-advice
-referrals (legal, medical)
-serves counties: Alexander, Anson, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell,
Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg,
Montgomery, Richmond, Robeson, Rowan, Scotland, Stanly, Union, Watauga
NORTH CAROLINA COUNCIL FOR WOMEN
Northeastern Region
404 St. Andrews Drive
Greenville, NC 27834
(919) 830-6595
-advice and help
-referrals (legal, therapy)
-serves counties: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck,
Dare, Edgacombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde,
Northampton, Johnston, Martin, Nash, Pasquotank, Perquimans,
Pitt, Sampson, tyrrell, Washington, Wilson
MECKLENBURG COUNTY WOMEN'S COMMISSION
700 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC 33609
(813) 872-8022
-counseling, support
-referrals (legal, medical)
-serves Charlotte-Mecklenburg area
NORTH DAKOTA
WEST CENTRAL HUMAN SERVICES CENTER
600 S. 2nd St.
Bismarck, ND 58504
(701) 255-3090
-direct treatment and therapy
-sliding-fee scale
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