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This page has contact information for programs that offer assistance and referrals to victims and survivors of abuse throughout your state. If you plan to contact a program by email, please review our Safety when using email page first.
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Beaufort
Ruth's House
P.O. Box 2843Washington, NC 27858
Hotline: (252) 940-0007 (24 hours)
URL: https://www.ruths-house.org/
Email: sheltermanager@ruths-house.org
Ruth’s House provides services to victims of domestic abuse. Services include a 24-hour helpline, court advocacy, counseling, case management, emergency shelter, safety planning, protective order assistance, and community education. Service are available in English and Spanish. Serving Beaufort County.
Bladen
Families First, Inc.
105 W. Broad StreetElizabethtown, NC 28337
Hotline: (910) 641-0444 (24 hours)
Phone: (910) 862-2534
Fax: (910) 644-0253
URL: https://familiesfirstnc.org/
Email: info@familiesfirstnc.org
Families First provides services to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. Services include: a 24-hour hotline and crisis intervention, emergency shelter and assistance, community education, counseling, support groups, court advocacy and accompaniment, information, referrals, empowerment classes, and more. They have offices in Elizabethtown and Whiteville, which serve Bladen and Columbus counties.
Brunswick
Hope Harbor Home
P.O. Box 230Supply, NC 28462
Hotline: (910) 754-5856 (24 hours)
Phone: (910) 754-5726
URL: https://hopeharborhome.org/
Hope Harbor Home serves victims of domestic and sexual violence in Brunswick County. Services include a 24-hour hotline, emergency shelter for women and their children, empowerment support group, victim advocacy, and community education and outreach programs. Services are provided in English and Spanish.
Buncombe
Helpmate, Inc.
Buncombe County Family Justice Center35 Woodfin Street
Asheville, NC 28801
Hotline: (828) 254-0516 (24 hours)
Phone: (828) 254-2968
URL: https://helpmateonline.org/
Helpmate provides services to victims of domestic violence in Buncombe County. Services include: a 24-hour hotline, emergency shelter, individual and group counseling, safety planning, case management, court advocacy, children’s services, outreach and education, and LGBTQIA+ outreach. Helpmate’s services are available by walk-in at the Buncombe County Family Justice Center.
Burke
Options, Inc.
Morganton, NCHotline: (828) 438-9444 (24 hours)
URL: https://www.optionsburkecounty.org/
Options serves victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and rape in Burke County. Services include: a 24-hour hotline, emergency shelter, court advocacy, assistance with protection orders, community education and outreach, individual therapy, and support groups.
