Victim / Survivor Support

Amani Community Services is a culturally specific domestic violence and sexual assault agency serving African Americans in Black Hawk and Linn Counties. Our staff provides counseling, outreach services, personal advocacy, legal advocacy, children’s programming and information and referrals.

The Arab-American Family Support Center (AAFSC) provides culturally and linguistically competent, trauma-informed, multi-generational social services to the marginalized and under-resourced.

We prevent domestic violence, child abuse, and neglect by equipping families with the tools to succeed, offering case management services to victims of violence, and cultivating healthy relationships.

We promote mental and physical well-being, healthy relationships, and all forms of community wellness. We know that families are healthier when they are together so we fight for family reunification.

We prepare immigrant and refugee families to learn, work, succeed, volunteer, give back, and lead productive lives using our culturally and linguistically competent, trauma-informed model.

We communicate the needs of the marginalized to partners and policymakers, aiding New York’s most vulnerable populations.

API Chaya empowers survivors of gender-based violence and human trafficking to gain safety, connection, and wellness.  We build power by educating and mobilizing South Asian, Asian, Pacific Islander, and all immigrant communities to end exploitation, creating a world where all people can heal and thrive. 

API Chaya offers support, referrals, information, safety planning, and also simply to listen, on our confidential helpline. We offer support groups multiple times per year for survivors of sexual abuse/assault and human trafficking. Support groups offer opportunities to share experiences, focus on healing, connect with others and build skills in a supportive, engaging environment. API Chaya Advocates assists survivors and their families with exploring options and in accessing a wide range of resources and services to meet their unique needs, including resources and referrals for housing, legal and immigration assistance, mental health, food and financial assistance programs.

The Advocacy Resource Center (ARC) is a direct service program for Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians that provides voluntary assistance and support to victims / survivors and their children regardless of law enforcement involvement or length of time since the assault, abuse and / or crime.

The Network for Victim Recovery of DC (NVRDC) provides free, holistic, and comprehensive advocacy and legal services to victims of all types of crime regardless of income. We believe that victims deserve respect for their dignity in the aftermath of a crime. NVRDC seeks to empower crime victims in our nation’s capital by meeting them where they are and, in doing so, provide vital services in order to achieve justice and encourage self-determination.

Legal Services: Staff attorneys provide direct representation in civil protection orders (CPO) cases and Title IX administrative proceedings; in criminal court, they zealously defend victims’ rights throughout the entire criminal justice process.

Advocacy Services: NVRDC runs the advocacy portion of DC’s Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program, supporting a coordinated community response for survivors, including: hotline services, free transportation to and from the hospital, hospital advocacy and accompaniment, entry into therapeutic services, and referrals to legal services.

To access a medical forensic exam (aka. rape kit) in DC, please call the DC Victim Hotline and you will be connected to an NVRDC advocate! (844) 443-5732.

Monsoon Asians & Pacific Islanders in Solidarity (formerly Monsoon United Asian Women of Iowa) serves victims/survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking in Asian and Pacific Islander (API) communities in Iowa. Monsoon’s mission is to end all forms of gender-based violence and build healthy communities through transformative justice and social change. The organization serves all 99 counties in Iowa. Monsoon’s programs include direct services, community outreach and education, violence prevention and technical assistance. Monsoon has two offices: in Des Moines and in Iowa City. All staff members are multilingual and together speak 14 languages. Monsoon’s services are free and confidential. Monsoon is funded by the Iowa Crime Victim Assistance Division (CVAD), U.S. Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) and the Iowa Department of Public Health (DPH).

Legal Aid for Survivors of Sexual Assault (LASSA), a program of Texas Legal Services Center, provides free legal aid to survivors of sexual assault in the state of Texas. We have a toll free hotline which is answered Monday-Friday from 9 AM to 7 PM by friendly attorneys to answer legal questions regarding sexual assault.

Raksha — meaning “protection” in several South Asian languages — is a Georgia-based nonprofit organization for the South Asian community. Though we primarily serve the South Asian community, we provide services to all those who face similar barriers to justice, regardless of ability, country of origin, race, religion, caste, socioeconomic status, gender identity, age, immigration status, or sexual orientation. Raksha’s mission is to promote a stronger and healthier South Asian community through confidential support services, education, and advocacy. Guided by values of consensus in decision-making, diversity in leadership, and the dignity and worth of every individual, Raksha strives to empower and serve the South Asian community.

The mission of Imagine If Ranch, Inc. is to break the cycle of abuse, poverty, hunger, and homelessness by helping residents rebuild their lives in a loving, healthy environment. Serving Hampshire, Mineral and Hardy Counties of West Virginia, is Imagine If Ranch; a place where the pieces of a broken life can start over and begin anew. Imagine If Ranch is a safe-haven for abused women, abused women with children, aged-out orphans, and homeless. It affords temporary free housing for a duration depending on each individual needs and circumstances. 

Many self-help resources are made available during the process of going from immediate crisis to learning new life-skills that will benefit their life-long success and social standing. With the encouragement and compassion of the Imagine If Ranch team, the constant support of local affiliates, programs and agencies, residents will be encouraged toward a bright future of new beginnings. 

The goal of Imagine If Ranch is with new found confidence and self-worth, a resident will be able to lead a productive life, establish themselves within the community, and thrive as a contributing member of society. 

The Roxcy Bolton Rape Treatment provides advocacy and accompaniment, crisis intervention, information and referral, and counseling to victims of sexual and their non- offending family members. Forensic examination is also done on-site by SANE trained ARNPs.