Local Programs

The Center’s mission is to help individuals and families through crisis circumstances, including domestic violence, human trafficking, and other situations. Services include: 24-hour hotlines, four confidentially located shelters, rapid re-housing, referrals, legal services, and on-scene crisis response in homes and hospitals to domestic violence victims. Additional shelter services include case management, counseling, legal assistance, life skills training, parenting education, employment assistance, and specialty services for children. Legal services include representation in court, child custody/visitation, divorce, child and spousal support, immigration assistance, and more. The Center has outpatient mental health clinics that provide mental health and social services in English and Spanish. All services are provided free of charge.

The Bureau of Victim Services provides essential services to crime victims and witnesses. Services include: crisis intervention, emergency assistance, counseling referrals, case status notification, court escort and orientation, and restitution assistance. Services are provided free of charge and there is no legal residency or citizenship requirement.Victim services representatives are specially trained to help children, seniors, persons with disabilities, and victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and other violent crime. They work in courthouses and police stations throughout Los Angeles County and are available to provide assistance in several languages. For locations, see their website: https://da.lacounty.gov/vwap/locations.  Call the central number to access all victim services.

The Child & Family Center provides free domestic violence services for individuals in abusive relationships and their children. Services include: a 24-hour hotline, 30-day emergency shelter, individual and group counseling, life skills, assistance with temporary restraining orders, and referrals for custody and divorce.

The Center offers services to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and HIV/AIDS throughout Greater Los Angeles. It provides culturally competent services to meet the unique needs of Latino communities. Services include: a 24-hour bilingual hotline, crisis intervention, accompaniment to hospital and courts, referrals, housing assistance program, male engagement program, youth services, wellness center, and more.

House of Ruth is a comprehensive domestic violence agency serving the eastern Los Angeles and western San Bernardino counties. Services include: a 24-hour hotline, confidential shelter, safety planning, housing program with financial assistance, children’s programs, court accompaniment, help filing restraining orders, counseling, and education and community programs. Counseling services are available in English and Spanish for youth and adults of all gender identities. Residential services in the shelter include case management, domestic violence educational classes, savings assistance, employment assistance, children’s programs, tutoring, and the shelter is pet accessible.

Jenessee Center provides services to survivors of domestic and sexual violence, with culturally sensitive programs. Services include: a 24-hour hotline, emergency family shelter for up to 30 days, transitional housing for up to 24 months, permanent housing assistance, educational programs, counseling, support groups, transportation, case management, programs for children and youth, job skills and employment assistance, and more. Legal services include: restraining orders, family law, immigration (U and T Visas, VAWA self-petitions), court accompaniment, and legal clinics.

JFS Hope, formerly Haven House, provides compassionate, personalized services to survivors of domestic violence through a trauma-informed lens. All services are free of charge and offered in English and Spanish. Services include: a 24-hour English/Spanish hotline, two emergency shelters, transitional housing, and two counseling centers. Shelter and transitional housing services include: crisis intervention, individual therapy, support groups, food, basic necessities, CalWORKs client advocacy, children’s programs, housing assistance, job readiness, help navigating resources, and more. JFS Hope counseling centers offer services in English and Spanish, including: individual therapy, support groups, parenting education, court accompaniment, social service and legal advocacy, case management, and supportive services for older survivors.

The LGBT Center is home to two programs that provide trauma-informed, LGBTQ+-specific services to survivors of intimate partner abuse, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The STOP Violence Program (SVP) services include: advocacy, a program designed for court-referred individuals, crisis intervention, emergency assistance, case management, individual and group counseling, and more. The Legal Advocacy Project for Survivors (LAPS) services include: attorney consultations, help with restraining orders, court accompaniment, advocacy, assistance applying for Victims of Crime compensation, safety planning, and more. LAPS can be reached by phone or email at lapslalgbtcenter.org.

Peace Over Violence is a center for the prevention of sexual and domestic violence, stalking, child abuse, and youth violence. Services include: 24-hour hotlines, emotional support, counseling, support groups, hospital/court/social services accompaniment, case management, orientation to the criminal justice system, referrals, and advocacy. They offer a variety of support groups, focusing on domestic violence survivors, sexual assault survivors, Black women survivors, couples workshops, and healing arts. Their sexual assault and domestic violence response teams provide comprehensive services including law enforcement investigation, forensic medical exams, crisis counseling, restraining orders assistance, shelter placement, and resources. Legal services include protective orders, legal/court accompaniment, divorce, VAWA self-petitions, attorney consultation, pro bono representation, and more. All services are offered in English, Spanish, and American Sign Language. Serving Los Angeles and the 22 cities within the West San Gabriel Valley.

Rainbow Services helps domestic violence survivors, regardless of gender or sexual identity, sexual orientation, number of children, or citizenship status. Services include: a 24-hour English/Spanish hotline, emergency shelter for individuals and families with their pet, transitional housing, community housing, case management, counseling, support groups, and programs for children. Legal services include family law, child support and custody, restraining/protective orders, and immigration. All services are offered in English and Spanish, and translation/interpretation for other languages is available as needed.

Strength United provides services to victims of sexual and domestic violence. Services include: a 24-hour hotline, 24-hour sexual assault response team, support groups, safety planning, counseling, education, case management, child abuse prevention program, assistance with restraining orders, a Family Justice Center, and more.  

Union Rescue Mission (URM) is dedicated to serving men, women, and children experiencing homelessness. They provide comprehensive emergency and long-term services to their guests to help them escape the dangerous streets of Skid Row. Services include: emergency shelter, transitional housing, food, clothing, medical services, and more. URM does not provide domestic violence services.

WomenShelter provides services to victims of domestic violence and dating violence. Services include: a 24-hour hotline, emergency shelter, a support group for male victims, LGBTQ support group, children and youth services, family services, and more. Their domestic violence resource center offers walk-in services such as crisis management, resources, referrals, support groups, peer counseling, therapy, legal and health advocacy, and more.  

Provides comprehensive services for all survivors of sexual assault, rape, human sex trafficking, and other forms of sexual violence. Services include: a 24-hour hotline, sexual assault crisis services, safety planning, information and referrals, counseling, accompaniment, child and court advocacy, employment assistance, community education, and more.