Mainstream Organizations:
Local and National Organizations:
- Michigan Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
- Michigan Domestic Violence Crisis And Support Resources
- The National Domestic Violence Hotline
- State by state legal information and resources for domestic violence
- South Asian Bar Association (SABA)
General Resources:
Free Mammograms/PAP Smears
Search for breast and cervical cancer. The Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program (BCCCP) provides free pap smears for women ages 18 – 64 and mammograms for women ages 40 – 64. Hospitals in the area agree to provide cancer treatment for any woman whose tumor is detected. For closest location offering these services, call 800-922-6266 or visit the Website.
Charity Care
Nonprofit hospitals provide free or so-called charity care in return for the tax breaks they receive. If you are seeking care, ask about a hospital’s program. Also inquire about getting reduced rate or a deferred payment plan. For further help, call 211, the Health and Social Services hotline for United Way.
Cancer Help
The American Cancer Society provides advice on health insurance issues for cancer patients. Call 800-227-2345.
OUR NETWORK BY STATE
Alabama
Asha Kiran
P.O. Box 1021, Huntsville, AL 35807
Email: ken@ashakiranonline.org
Hotline: (256)-509-1882 or Crisis Center: (256)-716-1000Alaska
Arkansas
Arkansas Coalition Against Sexual Assault
http://acasa.us/crisis-centers/
Phone: 501-246-3276
Email: info@arkcasa.orgArizona
Arizona South Asians for Safe Families
PO Box 2748, Scottsdale, AZ 85252-2748
Hotline: 1-877-SAFE-711 (1-877-723-3711)
Email: info@asafsf.org or asafsf@gmail.com
ASAFSF is a registered, non-profit, community-based organization providing support and services to victims of domestic violence in the South Asian community in Arizona.California
Aasra
41835 Albrae Street, Fremont, CA, 94538
Email: asraa1@aol.com
Shelter services availableMaitri
PO Box: 697, Santa Clara, CA 95052
Helpline (888) 8 MAITRI (800.862.4874) Mon- Fri 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Office(408) 436 8398 or (408) 436 8393
Fax (408) 436 8381
Email: maitri@maitri.org
Cultural Displacement, Conflict Resolution and Domestic Violence – Transitional House services availableNarika
PO BOX 1708, FREMONT, CA 94538, USA
OFFICE: (510) 444-6068
Hotline (800) 215 7308
Fax (510) 540 0201
Email: narika@narika.orgSahara
SAHARA
Main Office
17100 Pioneer Blvd. Suite 260
Artesia, CA 90701
Hotline (888) 724 2722
Office (562) 402 4132
Fax (562) 402 60963
Email: saharaorg@yahoo.comSouth Asian Network
17918 South Pioneer Blvd. Suite 206, Artesia, CA 90701
Help line (800) 281 8111
Office (562) 403-0488
Fax: (562) 403 0487
Email: saninfo@southasiannetwork.orgTrikone
60 29th Street # 614
San Francisco, CA 94110
Phone: (844) 90-3-KONE (844-903-5663)
Email: contact@trikone.org
Serving Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender South AsiansColorado
A Woman’s Place, Inc.
PO Box 71 Greeley, Colorado 80632-0071
Office Phone: 970-351-0476
Crisis or Dispatch Phone: 970-356-4226
Email: info@awpdv.orgConnecticut
Sneha
P.O. BOX 271650, West Hartford, CT 06127-1650
Help Line: 860- 537-0795
Email: sneha@sneha.orgDelaware
Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence
912 Silas Deane Highway, Lower Level, Wethersfield, CT 06109
(860) 282-7899 Fax: (860) 282-7892
(888) 774-2900 In State DV Hotline
(844) 831-9200 In State DV Hotline (Spanish)
eMail: contactus@ctcadv.orgFlorida
Georgia
Raksha, Inc.
P.O. Box 12337, Atlanta, Georgia – 30355
Office (404) 876 0670
Toll Free (866) 725 7423
Toll Free (877) 672 5742
Helpline (404) 842 0725
Fax (404) 876-4525
Email: raksha@mindspring.comIllinois
Apna Ghar
Address:4350 NORTH BROADWAY, 2ND FLOOR, CHICAGO IL 60613
Text: (773) 899 1041
Email: help@apnaghar.org
Crisis line (800) 717 0757 Illinois only
Out of State (773)334 4663
Office (773) 334 0173
Fax (773) 334 0963
services availableHamdard Center
228 E. Lake Street, Suite 300, Addison, IL 60101
Office (630) 835 1430 or (630) 860 9122
Email: admin@hamdardcenter.orgIndiana
ICADV (Indiana Coalition Against DV)
1915 West 18th Street, Suite B
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone: 317-917-3685@UMEEDHOPEINDY ON INSTAGRAM
umeedhopeindy@gmail.com
317-721-1482
317-855-8385Iowa
NAPIESV (National Organization of Asians and Pacific Islanders Ending Sexual Violence)
4952 Franklin Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa 50310
(office) 515.288.0881
Email: information@napiesv.orgMonsoon Asians and Pacific Islanders in Solidarity
4944 Franklin Avenue Suite B,
Des Moines, Iowa 50310
Office: 515-288-0881Iowa City Office:
Eastdale Plaza, Suite 18,
1700 S 1st Avenue,
Iowa City, IA 52240
Office: 319.466.9000Helpline: 1.866.881.4641
Email: contact@monsooniowa.org
Kansas
Wichita Family Crisis Center1111 N. St. Francis,
Wichita, KS 6721424/7 Crisis Line: 316-267-SAFE
Phone: 316-263-7501
Fax: 316-263-7503Email Us: mainoffice@wichitafamilycrisiscenter.org
Kentucky
KCADV (Kentucky Coalition Against DV)
111 Darby Shire Circle
Frankfort, Ky 40601 USA502.209.5382
502-226-5382 (fax)
National Domestic Violence Hotline
(800) 799-SAFEeMail: info@kcadv.org
Louisiana
Main
Administrative Office:
P.O. Box 713
Auburn, ME 04212-0713
Phone: (207) 795-6744
Fax: (207) 795-6814Farmington: (207) 778-6107
South Paris: (207) 743-5806
Rumford: (207) 369-0750Maryland
ASHA Asian (Women’s) Self- Help Association
Toll-free, confidential helpline: 1-888-417-2742.
P.O. Box 2084
Rockville, MD 20847
Email: coordinator@ashaforwomen.orgCounselors Helping Asian Indians (CHAI, Inc.)
Mailing Address:
Pro Bono Counseling Project
5900 Metro Drive
Baltimore, MD 21215
contact number- (410) 825-1001
FAX number: (410) 825-1388Massachussets
Saheli
P O Box 1345, Burlington, MA 01803
Office (866) 4 SA HELI
Email: info@saheliboston.orgMinnesota
Phone:.763.234.8301 | FAX: 855.836.8544
Call Crisis Line : (952) 912 – 91003702 E Lake Street, Suite 300
Minneapolis, MN 55406Missouri
SEMO FVC(Southeast Missouri Family Violence Council)
Hotline: 800-663-9929
Shelter: 573-358-4461
(573) 358-3913 or (573) 358-7405PO Box 465, Bonne Terre, MO 63628, USA
Montana
DSVS (Domestic and Sexual VIolence Services)
1119 South Broadway
PO Box 314 • Red Lodge, MT 59068
Office: 406-446-2296
Office Hours: 9-5, M-F
Stillwater Office
565 N. 9th St., Suite 30
Columbus, MT 59019
eMail: info@dsvsmontana.orgNebraska
Asian Community and Cultural Center
144 N 44th’ Street, Suite A
Lincoln, NE 68503
Phone: (402) 477-3446
Fax: (402) 477-4508New Jersey
Manavi
P.O. Box 3103, New Brunswick , NJ 08901
Office (732) 435 1414
Fax (732) 435 1411
Email: Manavi@manavi.org
Transitional House services availableNew York
Islamic Center of Long Island, Domestic Violence Committee
835 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury, NY 11590
Office (516) 333-3495
Fax (516) 333 7321
Email: icli.icli@verizon.netSakhi for South Asian women
P O Box 1333 Church Street Station New York, NY 10008 1333
Helpline (212) 868 6741
Office (212) 714 9153
Fax (212) 5648745
Email: contactus@sakhi.org32 Broadway, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10004
eMail: info@iamWK.org
Admin: 212-732-0054North Carolina
KIRAN: Domestic Violence and Crisis Services for South Asians in North Carolina
1012 Oberlin Road
Raleigh, NC 27605
Hotline: 1-877-625-4726
24 hour crisis line: 1-877-nckiran
Email: kiraninc@hotmail.comNorth Dakota
521 E Main Avenue
Suite 320
Bismarck, ND 58501Phone (701) 255.6240
Toll Free (888) 255.6240
Fax (701) 255.1904Ohio
ASHA- Ray of Hope
4900 Reed Rd #300, Columbus, OH 43220
Office (614) 326 2121
Fax (614) 326 2131 Email: asharayofhope@sbcglobal.netOregon
South Asian Women’s Empowerment and Resources Alliance (SAWERA)
P.O. Box 91242, Portland, OR 97291 0242
Email: sawera@sawera.org
Provides free referrals to South Asian women domestic violence (DV) victims seeking shelter, legal help, job placement, child care and counseling.IRCO (Immigration & Refugee Community)
Main Office
10301 NE Glisan St. Portland, OR 97220
(503) 234-1541Asian Family Center
8040 NE Sandy Blvd. Portland, OR 97213
(503) 235-9396
eMail: piafc-info@irco.orgPennsylvania
Service and Education for Women Against Abuse (SEWAA)
P.O. Box 1591, Havertown, PA 19083
Email: sewaa@sewaa.netSEAMAAC (Southeast Asian Mutual Assistance Association Coalition Inc.)
1711 S Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19148
tel:215-467-0690Texas
Asians Against Domestic Abuse (AADA)
PO Box. 420776, Houston TX 77242
Office (713) 339 8300
Email: nfo@addainc.org
DV help to all Asian womenChetna
P O Box 832802, Richardson, TX 75083
Helpline: 1-888-924-3862 (M-F, 8:30am to 5:00pm)
E-mail : chetna@chetna-dfw.orgDaya
PO BOX 770773
HOUSTON, TX 77215
HELPLINE (713) 981-7645
OFFICE (713) 842-7222
Email: contact@dayahouston.orgAsian Family Support Services of Austin, orAFSSA (formerly SAHELI)
P.O. BOX 14234
Austin, TX 78761
Helpline: 1-877-281-8371
Email: info@afssaustin.orgUtah
AAU (Refugee & Immigration Center- Asian Association of Utah)
155 South 300 West, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84101
Tel: 801-467-6060
Fax: 801-486-3007
Email: aau@aau-slc.orgVirginia
Ashiyanaa (formerly ASHA for Women)
Hotline: 1-888-417-2742
Hours: Not 24/7
Contact Form: https://ashiyanaa.org/get-help/
City: Bethesda, MDWashington
Office Email: info@apichaya.org
Office Phone: 206-467-9976
Office Fax:: 206-467-1072
Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-5pmMailing Address: PO Box 14047, Seattle, WA 98114
Provides translation and interpretation services, referrals to shelters, counseling, medical services, legal and immigration services, community outreach, and training.
Washington D.C.
Domestic Violence Resource Project (DVRP)
Helpline: 1-202-833-2233
Hours: Mon- Thur 9:00 AM to 6:30 PM EST, Fri 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM EST
Email: info@dvrp.org
City: Washington D.C.