Sin by Silence Blog

Organizations Making A Difference

The following links are just a few of the organizations that provide ways for you to give or receive help due to an abusive relationship.

• Find an Organization in Your Area – http://www.ndvh.org/get-help/help-in-your-area/
• The National Domestic Violence Hotline – www.ndvh.orgIf you or someone you know is frightened about something in your relationship, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
• Nicole Brown Charitable Foundation – www.nbcf.orgIn 1994, Nicole Simpson’s sister Denise Brown established The Nicole Brown Charitable Foundation in Nicole’s memory, to assist victims of domestic violence
• The California Women’s Law Center – www.cwlc.orgThe California Women’s Law Center (CWLC) works to ensure, through systemic change, that life opportunities for women and girls are free from unjust social, economic, and political constraints
• Free Battered Women – www.freebatteredwomen.orgThrough public education, community organizing, advocacy for support groups (both peer-led and professionally facilitated), policy work, and legal action, Free Battered Women seeks to create sustainable change with and for incarcerated survivors of domestic violence
• Anaheim Family Justice Center – www.anaheimfamilyjusticecenter.comThis organization seeks to provide a long-term positive impact on the community by compassionately providing effective, coordinated services and support to those whose lives have been touched by child abuse, domestic violence, elder/dependent adult abuse, or sexual assault.
• Human Options – www.humanoptions.orgHuman Options has served over 45,000 individuals in direct services, and over 105,000 through the community education program agency for abused women and their children in Orange County, CA.
• Laura’s House – www.laurashouse.orgLaura’s House prevents and reduces the incidence of domestic and family violence through shelter and support programs, education and outreach.
• WINGS – www.ywcawings.orgWomen in Need Growing Strong is a multi-purpose Domestic Violence program that provides services to victims of domestic violence with compassion, understanding, and cultural sensitivity. It is an integral part of the YWCA-WINGS mission to educate and empower women to be self-sufficient.
• The White Ribbon Campaign – www.whiteribbon.caThe White Ribbon symbolizes a man’s pledge to never commit, condone, or remain silent about violence against women.
• 1736 Family Crisis Center – www.1736familycrisiscenter.orgThe 1736 Family Crisis Center is dedicated to improving the safety and fostering the long-term survival and success of runaway and homeless youth, battered women and their children, and other individuals in need.
• Crossroads - www.crossroadswomen.orgThe mission of Crossroads is to provide housing, education, support and counseling in a homelike environment for women who have been incarcerated.
• Action Committee for Women in Prison – www.acwip.netThis organization is for the humane treatment and release of incarcerated women behind bars.