Local Programs

Updated:

June 21, 2017

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.

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Walker

SAAFE House (Huntsville office)

P.O. Box 1893
Huntsville, TX 77342
Hotline: (936) 291-3369 or (936)327-2513
Phone: (936) 291-3529
URL: https://www.saafehouse.org/

SAAFE House provides services to men, women, and children who have been victims of family violence and sexual assault. Though, the shelters are specifically for women and children only. SAAFE House’s services include crisis intervention, legal and medical advocacy, information and referrals, emergency lodging and transportation, support services for secondary victims, safety planning, and education and prevention. SAAFE serves Walker, Polk, and Trinity Counties.

Waller

Focusing Families

P.O. Box 1053
Hempstead, TX 77445
Hotline: (877) 237-2339
Phone: (979) 826-3290
Fax: 979) 862-0332
URL: https://focusing-families.org/
Email: focusing_families@yahoo.com

Focusing Families provides services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault and their family. Services include a 24-hour crisis hotline, crisis intervention, individual counseling, women and children’s shelter, accompaniment services for medical, legal and social services, support groups, community education, professional education, and a volunteer program. Focusing Families serves Waller, Washington, Austin, NW Harris, and Grimes Counties.

Webb

Casa de Misericordia

1000, 4653, Mier Street
Laredo, TX 78040
Hotline: (956) 712-9591
URL: https://casademisericordia.org/

Casa de Misericordia offers services to individuals affected by domestic violence. Major services include: a 24-hour hotline, counseling services for adults and children, legal assistance, outreach education, non-residential/outreach services, community referrals, assistance with judicial system, recreation center for women and children, and shelter services. Casa de Misericordia serves Jim Hogg, Zapata, and Webb Counties.

Serving Children and Adults in Need

1605 Saldana Avenue
Laredo, TX 78041
Hotline: (800) 355-7226
Phone: (956) 724-3177
Fax: 956) 724-4861
URL: https://www.scan-inc.org/
Email: nfo@scan-inc.org

Serving Children and Adults in Need (SCAN) provides services to adults and children who are in need of prevention programs, intervention programs, treatment programs, or other programs such as trauma recovery programs. SCAN serves Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kleberg, LaSalle, Maverick, Real, Starr, Uvalde, Val Verde, Webb, Zapata, and Zavala Counties.

Wharton

The Crisis Center (Wharton office)

116 East Burleson Street
Wharton, TX 77488
Hotline: (979) 531-1300 or (800) 451-9235
URL: https://support.website-creator.org/domain_404.html

The Crisis Center provides services to victims of family violence, child abuse, and sexual assault. Services include emergency shelter, a 24-hour crisis line, a children’s advocacy center, a sexual assault program to assist victims, a domestic violence program to assist victims, support groups and counseling, legal advocacy, assistance in getting a protective order and accompaniment to law enforcement departments, court hearings, district/county attorney’s office and the hospital. The Crisis Center serves Wharton and Matagorda Counties.

Wichita

First Step, Inc.

624 Indiana Avenue, Suite 304
Wichita Falls, TX 76301
Hotline: (800) 658-2683
Phone: (940) 723-7799
Phone 2: (940) 692-4494 (Counseling Services)
Fax: (940)723-1132
URL: https://www.firststep.org/
Email: firststepbernal@yahoo.com

First Step, Inc. provides services to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. Services include emergency shelter, individual and group counseling, legal advocacy, hospital advocacy, a children’s program, and education and training. First Step, Inc. serves Wichita County.

Willacy

Family Crisis Center, Inc. (Raymondville office)

192 North 3rd Street
Raymondville, TX 78580
Phone: (956) 689-5150
URL: https://www.familycrisisctr.org/
Email: familycrisiscenter@sbcglobal.net

The Family Crisis Center, Inc. provides services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault and to their children. The Crisis Center’s services include accompaniment to the hospital, police interviews, and court proceedings, and legal advocacy. It also has support groups and temporary shelter. The Family Crisis Center, Inc. serves Northern Cameron and Willacy Counties.

Williamson

Hope Alliance

1011 Gattis School Road, Suite 106
Round Rock, TX 78664
Hotline: (800) 460-7233
Phone: (512) 255-1212
URL: https://www.hopealliancetx.org/

Hope Alliance provides services to victims of family and sexual violence. Services include a 24-hour crisis hotline, emergency shelter, transitional housing, accompaniment, legal advocacy, counseling, support groups, and education and prevention. Hope Alliance serves Williamson County.

Wise

Wise Hope Shelter & Crisis Center

Wise Hope Center
608 North Business 81-287
Decatur, TX 76234
Hotline: (940) 626-4855 or (940) 393-2884 (Español)
Phone: (940) 393-2984 (Español)
Phone 2: (940) 626-4855
Fax: (940) 626-4117
URL: https://wisehope.org/
Email: help@wisehope.org

Wise Hope Shelter & Crisis Center provides services to victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and/or stalking. Wise Hope’s services include a 24-hour crisis hotline, crisis intervention, victim advocacy, police/hospital accompaniment, protective order assistance, temporary shelter, information and referral resources, legal advocacy, crime victims compensation assistance, victim impact statements, counseling and support groups, and community education and prevention. The Domestic Violence Task Force serves Wise County.

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