Local Programs
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.
We list the organizations by the county where the office is located, but many offices serve multiple counties. You can click “View All” to look through the complete list of organizations. If you are looking for an attorney to represent you in court or to give you legal advice about your situation, go to our Finding a Lawyer page instead.
Please note: WomensLaw does not have a relationship with or promote the organizations listed on these pages. Because we include thousands of resources, we cannot review them regularly or vouch for the information or services they provide. We share these resources to help all victims and survivors of abuse find essential direct services and support their needs and safety concerns.
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Yankton
Catholic Family Services - Yankton
1000 West Fifth StreetBenedictine Center - Fifth Floor
Yankton, SD 57078
Phone: (800) 700-7867 (Toll-free)
Fax: (605) 988-3875
URL: https://sfcatholic.org/cfs/
Catholic Family Services provides a variety of counseling programs: grief, individual, family, and adoption services. Services offered in five locations across eastern South Dakota. Counseling is professional and confidential.
Native American Women's Health Education Resource Center - Women’s Lodge
SDHotline: (605) 487-7130
URL: https://www.nativeshop.org/violence-prevention/
The Women’s Lodge provides shelter for women (and their children) suffering from domestic abuse and/or sexual assault. In addition to shelter and food, services include: rape advocacy, support groups, legal advocacy, and referrals to other service agencies.
River City Domestic Violence Center - Women's Shelter
Yankton, SDHotline: (605) 665-1448
Phone: (605) 665-4811 Center
Fax: (605) 260-3200
Email: womensshelter@midconetwork.com
River City Domestic Violence Center offers a 24-hr hotline, emergency shelter, support groups, education, workshops, assistance with orders of protection, court accompaniment, advocacy, among other services available for victims of domestic violence and their families.




