Resources ~ States
MAINE - NEBRASKA
MEMBERS ONLY
( centers.rainn.org )
It’s helpful to have support in your own community after a sexual assault. Local service providers make it easy for you to access care, and they are knowledgeable about the laws in your area and local resources that can assist you.
Click the link for the Interactive Map for Local Resources compiled by the Office for Violence Against Women – US Department of Justice:
List of anti-sexual assault organizations in the United States – Wikipedia
(States and US Territories)
Domestic Violence Service Directory (U.S.) | Red Woman Rising
US Dept. of Health & Human Services/OASH – Office on Women’s Health Resources
by state on violence against women.
Find resources and programs in your state that provide support for women who have experienced abuse.
Tribal Sex Trafficking By State (with Tribal Coalition) | Tribal Sex Trafficking Resources
Sex Trafficking in Indian Country: Victim/Survivor Resource Book
Address Confidentiality Programs by state
(Provides a listing of all ACP programs available in the United States)
Text “NOFILTR” to 741741 for immediate assistance for “Grooming”
If you’re being sextorted, GET HELP NOW – TEXT “THORN” TO 741741
Click the link for the Interactive Map for Local Resources compiled by WomensLaw.org:
Click the link for the Interactive Map for over 600 Local Resources complied by the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
DomesticShelters.org
Click Here to enter your zip code to start your search for domestic violence programs and shelters near you.
REMEMBER: EDUCATION + AWARENESS = PREVENTION!!!
We need more TRAUMA RECOVERY CENTERS (TRC’s) in every state in the US.
As of 2020, there were only 15 TRCs in California, 9 in Ohio, and several more in Michigan, Illinois, Iowa and New Jersey.
From the Downtown Women’s Center in Los Angeles, California:
“The TRC provides supportive services, outreach, emergency and healing interventions to victims/survivors and their families. We focus on responding to victimization from crimes and complex trauma from interpersonal violence including sexual and domestic violence, family and community violence, sex trafficking, intimate partner stalking and homelessness.”
Services offered by trauma recovery centers include trauma-informed clinical case management; evidence-based individual, group and family psychotherapy; crisis intervention; medication management; legal advocacy and assistance in filing police reports and accessing victim compensation funds; and are offered at no cost to the patient. These types of comprehensive services and assistance are intended to help people who have experienced violent crime, including patients who suffered gunshot wounds, as well as victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, human trafficking, and hate crimes, and those who had a family member assaulted or killed. To provide this breadth of services, trauma recovery centers utilize multidisciplinary staff members that might include psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers and outreach workers.
PLEASE SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS
(University Hospitals, Healthcare Organizations, and others)
AND LAWMAKERS IN YOUR STATE
(as well as your representatives in Washington)
YOUR VOICE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!!
MAINE COALITION AGAINST SEXUAL ASSAULT
SEXUAL ASSAULT HELPLINE 1-800-871-7741 FREE*PRIVATE*24/7
207-626-0034 (Augusta)
“The Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault is organized to end sexual violence and to support high quality sexual violence prevention and response within Maine communities.”
Maine’s sexual assault support centers are part of the Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault. They are listed below. Click on their name to see their website. You can also call the sexual assault helpline to talk with an advocate near you. Immigrant Resource Center of Maine (IRCM) Rape Response Services (RRS) Sexual Assault Prevention & Response Services (SAPARS) Sexual Assault Crisis & Support Center (SAC&SC) Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine (SARSSM) |
Maine’s sexual assault support centers all provide: Free and private support from trained people who understand and want to help. Crisis support to survivors and their family and friends when they need it. Help, information, and in person support for survivors who go to the hospital, police, or court. Connection to other help in your community. Support groups. Training and other support for organizations and workplaces. |
More Maine sexual assault services:
Wabanaki Women’s Coalition
The Wabanaki Women’s Coalition’s mission is to increase the capacity of Tribal Communities to respond to domestic and sexual violence, and influence Tribal, National, and Regional systems to increase awareness, safety, justice and healing for all their relations. A list of centers that belong to the Wabanaki Women’s Coalition are listed below:
Aroostook Band of Micmacs, Domestic & Sexual Violence Advocacy Center: 207-551-3639
Houlton Band of Maliseets, Domestic & Sexual Violence Advocacy Center: 207-532-6401
Indian Township Passamaquoddy, Domestic & Sexual Violence Advocacy Center: 207-214-1917
Passamaquoddy Peaceful Relations: 1-877-853-2613
Penobscot Indian Nation, Domestic & Sexual Violence Advocacy Center: 207-631-4886
Maine | National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)
Domestic Shelters – Maine: https://domesticshelters.org/help/me
GIFT FROM WITHIN
http://www.giftfromwithin.org/
Gift from Within is a non-profit organization dedicated to those who suffer post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), those at risk for PTSD, and those who care for traumatized individuals; develops and disseminates educational material, including videotapes, articles, books, and other resources through its website; and, maintains a roster of survivors who are willing to participate in an international network of peer support.
State or Territory Served: Maine; Type of Organization: Victim / Survivor Support
Wabanaki Women’s Coalition
https://www.niwrc.org/tribal-coalitions/wabanaki-womens-coalition
The Wabanaki Women’s Coalition (WWC) is a non-profit Tribal Domestic and Sexual Violence Coalition Serving the five Wabanaki Tribes of Maine, providing them with technical assistance, training and resources. The MISSION of the Wabanaki Women’s Coalition (WWC) is to increase the capacity of tribal communities to respond to domestic and sexual violence; and to influence tribal, national and regional systems to increase awareness, safety, justice, and healing for all our relations. (Resources: Domestic, Sexual Assault, Stalking, Teen Dating Violence, Sex Trafficking, MMWI)
VISION: Guide the evolution of systems and policies that reflect our Wabanaki voice on behalf of survivors of domestic and sexual violence. Create a technical resource center that affirms Wabanaki cultural values and tribal sovereignty, and empowers tribal service providers to serve, educate and influence their communities in an effective and uniform way. Be recognized as the informed resource for issues on Wabanaki survivor of http://www.wabanakiwomenscoalition.org/
Contact:
Donna Brown, Executive Director
20 Godfrey Drive
Orono, Maine 04473
207-866-3030 (Office)
207-322-6604 (Cell)
donnabrown@wabanakiwomenscoalition.org
Founded by Becca Stevens in 1997 to provide women survivors the time and space for transformative, sustainable healing from trafficking, prostitution, and addiction. The program includes two years of housing, healthcare, counseling, job training, and meaningful employment in a trauma-informed care setting.
For more information on Becca Stevens and Thistle Farms, please click here.
“None of the women ended up in their situation by themselves. It takes broken systems in our community to make them become runaways, allow them to be trafficked, and to become addicted, so it makes sense that it takes a community to help welcome them back and help them heal.”
– Becca Stevens, Founder of Thistle Farms
Many of the sister organizations are at full capacity.
If you are part of an organization or know of an organization that might be interested in joining the Thistle Farms National Network, https://thistlefarms.org/pages/national-network the largest network in the United States committed to a housing-first model for survivors. please share this information with them, or click here for the application.
For information on how to give, donate or support by fundraising, please click here.
Please share. You might help save a life!
THISTLE FARMS – NATIONAL NETWORK – ESTABLISHED IN 2010. A coordinated movement of survivors, customers, advocates, and communities who collaborate on innovative ways to deliver justice and challenge systems that commodify and abuse women.
This survivor-led network includes 59 sister organizations based on Thistle Farms’ model, creating a referral system to house and heal up to 309 women survivors across the country.
The education department offers seminars and resources to help groups considering founding a program like Thistle Farms learn more about the model and how to launch a social enterprise.
Sophia's House (Wisdoms Women Center)
Sophia’s House / Center for Wisdoms Women
97 Blake St. Lewiston, ME
P.O Box 1016 | Lewiston, ME 04243
207-513-3922
Contact: https://wisdomswomen.org/contact-us/ | https://wisdomswomen.org/sophias-house/
Sophia’s House came about through the restoration of an early twentieth century convent, creating a unique heritage of place which has served women of the area for over a century.
Mission:
Support and empower women survivors of addiction, trafficking, and incarceration through holistic healing in a shared community.
Vision:
Become the go to place in Maine for trauma informed, gender sensitive recovery that provides holistic healing for women – mind, body and spirit/soul – grounded in community and in love. Healing through horticulture, healing through healthy food, healing through art, healing through meaningful work, healing through stable community life, healing through spirituality, healing with appropriate therapy and good medical care.
Established in 2019, Sophia’s House provides two years of healing and housing for women who are survivors of prostitution, trafficking, prison, and addiction. The project is an adaptation of the successful 20 year Magdalene program at Thistle Farms in Nashville, TN, a comprehensive, two year “housing first” community based model. www.thistlefarms.org
SHOP (Local only)
https://wisdomswomen.org/herban-works/
At Herban Works, our mission is to offer women with adverse life experiences the opportunity to work, develop a range of skills and life-giving experiences, and generate income in a safe and dignified space.
All our products are handmade by a grassroots collaborative of Maine women who work to break isolation, build community, and invest in their own healing and development.
Ingredients are grown and processed at the Center for Wisdom’s Women in downtown Lewiston, Maine.
Products:
Calendula Salve, Calendula Lip Balm, Calendula Lemon Balm Tea (Calendula has gentle calming qualities), Calendula Mint Tea, Salted Herbs – glass jar (Available seasonally. salted herbs is a traditional French Canadian way to save an herb garden’s bounty to last all winter. Our proprietary blend of seven common herbs brings uncommon flavor), Lavender Eye Pillow – Locally grown, dried lavender buds tossed in a flax seed base, these soothing eye pillows may help with sleep thanks to the comforting lavender scent.
MARYLAND COALITION AGAINST SEXUAL ASSAULT
301-328-7023 (Silver Spring)
“The mission of the Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA) is to help prevent sexual assault, advocate for accessible, compassionate care for survivors of sexual violence, and work to hold offenders accountable.”
Founded by Becca Stevens in 1997 to provide women survivors the time and space for transformative, sustainable healing from trafficking, prostitution, and addiction. The program includes two years of housing, healthcare, counseling, job training, and meaningful employment in a trauma-informed care setting.
For more information on Becca Stevens and Thistle Farms, please click here.
“None of the women ended up in their situation by themselves. It takes broken systems in our community to make them become runaways, allow them to be trafficked, and to become addicted, so it makes sense that it takes a community to help welcome them back and help them heal.”
– Becca Stevens, Founder of Thistle Farms
Many of the sister organizations are at full capacity.
If you are part of an organization or know of an organization that might be interested in joining the Thistle Farms National Network, https://thistlefarms.org/pages/national-network the largest network in the United States committed to a housing-first model for survivors. please share this information with them, or click here for the application.
For information on how to give, donate or support by fundraising, please click here.
Please share. You might help save a life!
Drink at the Well, Inc.
Drink at the Well (The Well)
4710 Pennington Ave | Curtis Bay, MD 21226
(410) 589-6670 | info@drinkatthewell.org | https://www.drinkatthewell.org/
(Drink at the Well is a Thistle Farms Sister Organization.)
Our Mission
The Well is a community of women committed to transforming lives through long-term relationships, practical programs, and the healing power of love. We are a nonprofit, 501c3, organization.
In the center of one of Baltimore’s toughest neighborhoods is a community of women—each on our own journey of healing. We have survived lives of trauma: sexual exploitation, poverty, abuse, and addiction.
We believe in second chances, finding dignity, and a path for a woman to rebuild her life.
Together, we are The Well.
We are committed to changing the odds for each woman who walks through our door.
We are committed to changing our community.
And we believe in a world full of amazing people who want to help.
SHOP – Hon’s Honey
https://www.honshoney.com/
(Can also pickup curbside in Baltimore.)
Home & body goods handcrafted by women survivors. Behind every label is a story of survival.
THISTLE FARMS – NATIONAL NETWORK – ESTABLISHED IN 2010. A coordinated movement of survivors, customers, advocates, and communities who collaborate on innovative ways to deliver justice and challenge systems that commodify and abuse women.
This survivor-led network includes 59 sister organizations based on Thistle Farms’ model, creating a referral system to house and heal up to 309 women survivors across the country.
The education department offers seminars and resources to help groups considering founding a program like Thistle Farms learn more about the model and how to launch a social enterprise.
HOTLINE 1-877-785-2020
To find a program near you visit janedoe.org/findhelp or call 877-785-2020.
Call SafeLink, the statewide domestic violence hotline to talk to someone and be connected with a local sexual assault or domestic violence program. SafeLink is free and confidential.
617-248-0922 (Boston)
Massachusetts | National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)
Domestic Shelters – Massachusetts: https://domesticshelters.org/help/ma
From Statewide Resources for Sexual Assault Survivors (mass.gov)
MICHIGAN COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC & SEXUAL VIOLENCE
517-347-7000 (Okemos)
Dedicated to the empowerment of all the state’s survivors of domestic and sexual violence. Our mission is to develop and promote efforts aimed at the elimination of all domestic and sexual violence in Michigan.
Michigan | National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)
Let’s End Campus Sexual Assault – LECSA – Support and Help (michigan.gov)
Sexual Assault Services | Women’s Resource Center of Northern Michigan (wrcnm.org)
BAY MILLS INDIAN COMMUNITY
http://www.baymills.org/bay-mills-behavioral-health.php
Bay Mills Indian Community provides mental health and substance abuse services along with programs that includes public awareness, education, training, and advocacy services for crime victims.
Bay Mills also offers a Journey to Healing Program to provide comprehensive support services to survivors and their families of domestic and sexual violence along with providing public awareness, education and training to the community.
Type of Organization: Community of Color, Victim / Survivor Support
Email: johnson@baymills.org
CENTRO MULTICULTURAL LA FAMILIA
We are a private, not-for-profit, mission-driven organization that provides comprehensive services to a diverse community. While most of the clients we serve now are of Hispanic descent, we strive to offer services to a broader cultural community.
We are proud to be able to offer culturally and linguistically competent services in the areas of mental health, substance abuse, domestic violence, home-based Early Head Start and Great Parents parenting programs, Integrated Care for patients with a chronic medical condition in collaboration with St. Joseph hospital, support and interpretation for pregnant women at Clinica de la Mujer, and Parent Education workshops.
Type of Organization: Community of Color, Victim / Survivor Support
Founded by Becca Stevens in 1997 to provide women survivors the time and space for transformative, sustainable healing from trafficking, prostitution, and addiction. The program includes two years of housing, healthcare, counseling, job training, and meaningful employment in a trauma-informed care setting.
For more information on Becca Stevens and Thistle Farms, please click here.
“None of the women ended up in their situation by themselves. It takes broken systems in our community to make them become runaways, allow them to be trafficked, and to become addicted, so it makes sense that it takes a community to help welcome them back and help them heal.”
– Becca Stevens, Founder of Thistle Farms
Many of the sister organizations are at full capacity.
If you are part of an organization or know of an organization that might be interested in joining the Thistle Farms National Network, https://thistlefarms.org/pages/national-network the largest network in the United States committed to a housing-first model for survivors. please share this information with them, or click here for the application.
For information on how to give, donate or support by fundraising, please click here.
Please share. You might help save a life!
HOPE Against Trafficking - Love Transforms
Hope Against Trafficking/Monarch Wings
P.O. Box 431413 | Pontiac, MI 48343
248-499-8416 | hello@hopeagainsttrafficking.org | https://hopeagainsttrafficking.org/
(Hope Against Trafficking is a Thistle Farms Sister Organization.)
When Hope Against Trafficking started, our founders realized that there was a lack of long-term, safe, restorative environments for adult survivors of human trafficking.
The women who have been rescued or escaped their traffickers lack hope as they have no safe haven, no financial stability, and fear for their lives.
We provide a comprehensive and dedicated program with the vision of reducing the 90% of women who try to get out from returning to the street through force or for survival or are killed.
We have taken a two-pronged approach for the restoration of survivors and education for our community.
Our Solution
Residential: Our 2-year residential holistic program provides rent-free housing and comprehensive services focused on the physical, mental, and economic transformational needs of female survivors of trafficking, giving them hope for their future and empowering them to thrive once again.
Community Education: The community education arm of our mission focuses on educating the community on the issue of human trafficking. This includes the vulnerabilities, signs of manipulation, lures, and ways to identify possible victims.
Video – HOPE Against Trafficking
THISTLE FARMS – NATIONAL NETWORK – ESTABLISHED IN 2010. A coordinated movement of survivors, customers, advocates, and communities who collaborate on innovative ways to deliver justice and challenge systems that commodify and abuse women.
This survivor-led network includes 59 sister organizations based on Thistle Farms’ model, creating a referral system to house and heal up to 309 women survivors across the country.
The education department offers seminars and resources to help groups considering founding a program like Thistle Farms learn more about the model and how to launch a social enterprise.
SOAR Cafe & Farms (Womens Community)
SOAR Cafe & Farms
Jackson, MI
admin@soarcafeandfarms.com | https://www.soarcafeandfarms.com/
(SOAR Cafe & Farms is a Thistle Farms Sister Organization.)
SOAR Café & Farms is a non-profit in Jackson, Michigan. SOAR exists to provide healing, housing, and employment for women survivors of human trafficking, sexual abuse, and trauma. SOAR Café & Farms is a long-term Residential Home + Program for women in Jackson, Michigan and the surrounding area.
The SOAR Shop
https://www.soarcafeandfarms.com/shop
Buy a candle, break a chain.
Light the candle, feel the warmth of our gratitude.
Support our mission by purchasing some of our amazing products! (Just a few below.)
THISTLE FARMS – NATIONAL NETWORK – ESTABLISHED IN 2010. A coordinated movement of survivors, customers, advocates, and communities who collaborate on innovative ways to deliver justice and challenge systems that commodify and abuse women.
This survivor-led network includes 59 sister organizations based on Thistle Farms’ model, creating a referral system to house and heal up to 309 women survivors across the country.
The education department offers seminars and resources to help groups considering founding a program like Thistle Farms learn more about the model and how to launch a social enterprise.
Uniting Three Fires Against Violence
https://www.niwrc.org/tribal-coalitions/uniting-three-fires-against-violence
Our mission is to support Michigan Tribes in promoting the social change necessary to address the disproportionate rates of violence impacting our communities.
Uniting Three Fires Against Violence envisions
Empowered Native American survivors with access to essential and culturally appropriate services throughout the State of Michigan.
Tribal communities that have access to the resources necessary to provide the identified services.
Tribal, State and Federal responses guided by culturally appropriate and trauma informed practices.
Goals of UTFAV include:
To ESTABLISH a network among advocates working in Indian County who are providing comprehensive services to victims of domestic violence.
To EMPOWER survivors of domestic violence.
To EDUCATE Tribal and non-Tribal communities in Michigan on issues of domestic violence.
To SUPPORT and PROMOTE quality services to native victims of crime.
To ENSURE native victims of domestic violence receive culturally appropriate services.
To EDUCATE service providers in Michigan working with native victims of crime about the complex issues that native victims and their families face.
https://unitingthreefiresagainstviolence.org/
MINNESOTA COALITION AGAINST SEXUAL ASSAULT
We provide resources for those who have been sexually assaulted. If you are a victim/survivor, you are not alone.
651.209.9993 (St. Paul)
Find Help – Coalition Against Sexual Assault & Rape in MN that Trains Advocates (mncasa.org)
Minnesota | National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)
Domestic Shelters – Minnesota: https://domesticshelters.org/help/mn
COMUNIDADES LATINAS UNIDAS EN SERVICIO, INC.
http://www.clues.org/
info@clues.org
A linguistically and culturally relevant resource and service nonprofit organization by Latinos for Latinos. Our programs and services connect families to resources, skills, institutions, and systems and create an environment for people to be engaged and empowered.
CLUES programs are designed to provide access to resources and opportunities for Latino families and individuals to be healthier, prosperous and engaged.
Programs & Services include:
- Healthy & family wellbeing
- Economic vitality
- Education
- Cultural & civic engagement
Type of Organization: Community of Color, Victim / Survivor Support
Mending the Sacred Hoop Tribal Domestic Violence Coalition
Mending the Sacred Hoop
Phone: (888) 305-1650 | (218) 623-HOOP
Duluth, MN
https://mshoop.org/sacred-hoop-coalition/
https://www.niwrc.org/tribal-coalitions/mending-sacred-hoop-tribal-domestic-violence-coalition
MENDING THE SACRED HOOP works from a social change perspective to end violence against Native women and children while restoring the safety, sovereignty, and sacredness of Native women. We are committed to strengthening the voice and vision of Native peoples through grassroots organizing, restoring the leadership of Native women in addressing and ending domestic and sexual violence nationally.
Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition
https://www.niwrc.org/tribal-coalitions/minnesota-indian-womens-sexual-assault-coalition
Through unity Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition works to strengthen their voices and build resources in their communities statewide to create awareness and eliminate sexual violence against Indian women and children. They vigorously strive to apply their efforts toward influencing social change and reclaim traditional values that honor the sovereignty of Indian women and children.
Native Women’s Society of the Great Plains
https://www.niwrc.org/tribal-coalitions/native-womens-society-great-plains
Native Women’s Society of the Great Plains offers a vision that ends domestic and sexual violence against Native women. The Society works to support and strengthen sisterhood and local advocacy and program development efforts through culturally specific education, technical assistance training and resource implementation and collaborate to strengthen strategies and responses to violence in their respective tribal communities.
The geographical area that constitutes the service area of the Society includes tribes of southern Minnesota, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, northern Nebraska, and Iowa.
Founded by Becca Stevens in 1997 to provide women survivors the time and space for transformative, sustainable healing from trafficking, prostitution, and addiction. The program includes two years of housing, healthcare, counseling, job training, and meaningful employment in a trauma-informed care setting.
For more information on Becca Stevens and Thistle Farms, please click here.
“None of the women ended up in their situation by themselves. It takes broken systems in our community to make them become runaways, allow them to be trafficked, and to become addicted, so it makes sense that it takes a community to help welcome them back and help them heal.”
– Becca Stevens, Founder of Thistle Farms
Many of the sister organizations are at full capacity.
If you are part of an organization or know of an organization that might be interested in joining the Thistle Farms National Network, https://thistlefarms.org/pages/national-network the largest network in the United States committed to a housing-first model for survivors. please share this information with them, or click here for the application.
For information on how to give, donate or support by fundraising, please click here.
Please share. You might help save a life!
Terebinth REFUGE
Terebinth Refuge
110 2nd St S. Ste. 231 | Waite Park, MN 56387
CRISIS TEXT/LINE: 320-428-4707
Office-320-828-7721
The Hope & Healing Store-320-828-6689 (Formerly Basic Care Products) hopehealingstore@terebinthrefuge.org
Mission:
Terebinth Refuge is a Christ-centered shelter and safe home that brings hope, healing services, and freedom to sexually exploited and trafficked women. We are a MN DHS SAFE HARBOR funded organization.
SERVICES INCLUDE:
- Emergency Shelter and Transitional Housing Program for women 18 and older
- Trauma-informed, Strength-based, Victim-centered, and Survivor-informed Programming
- Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Services
- Equine Therapy
- Individualized Case Management
- Legal Advocacy Referrals
- Independent Living Skills
- Education and Employment Services
and much more!
SHOP: The Hope & Healing Store
https://terebinthrefuge.org/hopehealing-store
THISTLE FARMS – NATIONAL NETWORK – ESTABLISHED IN 2010. A coordinated movement of survivors, customers, advocates, and communities who collaborate on innovative ways to deliver justice and challenge systems that commodify and abuse women.
This survivor-led network includes 59 sister organizations based on Thistle Farms’ model, creating a referral system to house and heal up to 309 women survivors across the country.
The education department offers seminars and resources to help groups considering founding a program like Thistle Farms learn more about the model and how to launch a social enterprise.
White Earth Reservation Tribal DOVE Program
24-hour crisis line: 1-877-830-3683
Phone: (218) 983-4656
White Earth, MN
http://www.whiteearthdove.com/
MISSISSIPPI COALITION AGAINST SEXUAL ASSAULT
MSCASA 1-888-987-9011
24 Hour Rape Crisis Hot-Line 800-656-HOPE (4673)
601.948.0555 (Jackson)
“The vision of the MS Coalition Against Sexual Assault is to enhance services to victims of violence, educate the community, and provide resources, referrals, and outreach to those affected by sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking. “
Click Here for Online Hotline | Mississippi Resource Directory
Phone: 717-909-0710
TTY: 717-909-0715
Toll Free: 1-877-739-3895
Mississippi | National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)
Domestic Shelters – Mississippi: https://domesticshelters.org/help/ms
Founded by Becca Stevens in 1997 to provide women survivors the time and space for transformative, sustainable healing from trafficking, prostitution, and addiction. The program includes two years of housing, healthcare, counseling, job training, and meaningful employment in a trauma-informed care setting.
For more information on Becca Stevens and Thistle Farms, please click here.
“None of the women ended up in their situation by themselves. It takes broken systems in our community to make them become runaways, allow them to be trafficked, and to become addicted, so it makes sense that it takes a community to help welcome them back and help them heal.”
– Becca Stevens, Founder of Thistle Farms
Many of the sister organizations are at full capacity.
If you are part of an organization or know of an organization that might be interested in joining the Thistle Farms National Network, https://thistlefarms.org/pages/national-network the largest network in the United States committed to a housing-first model for survivors. please share this information with them, or click here for the application.
For information on how to give, donate or support by fundraising, please click here.
Please share. You might help save a life!
Leah's House
Leah’s House
P.O. Box 1833 | Southaven, MS 38671
662-703-9806 | Info@leahshouse.com | https://www.leahshouse.com/
God’s Grace Healing Broken Lives
Our ministry helps women ages 18 and over who have been incarcerated, deal with addictions, behavioral problems, self-harm, depression, and others. It is our goal to provide a comprehensive, Biblical foundation.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to provide adult women with a 12- month Biblical foundation for approaching problems. Our discipleship program teaches women to look to the Word of God for answers.
Clean & Safe Environment • Restoration • Discipleship
OUR VISION
Our vision is to help adult women become productive citizens who are able to help others. Leah’s House provides a clean, Christian setting that offers the following:
Biblical Foundation • Social Support • Future Planning • Sense of Purpose • Accountability
THISTLE FARMS – NATIONAL NETWORK
ESTABLISHED IN 2010. A coordinated movement of survivors, customers, advocates, and communities who collaborate on innovative ways to deliver justice and challenge systems that commodify and abuse women.
This survivor-led network includes 59 sister organizations based on Thistle Farms’ model, creating a referral system to house and heal up to 309 women survivors across the country.
The education department offers seminars and resources to help groups considering founding a program like Thistle Farms learn more about the model and how to launch a social enterprise.
MISSOURI COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE
MCADSV is not a 24-hour service provider and does not provide crisis services.
For immediate help in Missouri, CLICK HERE or call the National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-7233 or the National Sexual Assault Hotline 1-800-656-4673.
For the Deaf Crisis Line videophone call 321-800-3323 or text HAND to 839863.
573.634.4161 (Jefferson City)
Missouri | National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)
Domestic Shelters – Missouri: https://domesticshelters.org/help/mo
Founded by Becca Stevens in 1997 to provide women survivors the time and space for transformative, sustainable healing from trafficking, prostitution, and addiction. The program includes two years of housing, healthcare, counseling, job training, and meaningful employment in a trauma-informed care setting.
For more information on Becca Stevens and Thistle Farms, please click here.
“None of the women ended up in their situation by themselves. It takes broken systems in our community to make them become runaways, allow them to be trafficked, and to become addicted, so it makes sense that it takes a community to help welcome them back and help them heal.”
– Becca Stevens, Founder of Thistle Farms
Many of the sister organizations are at full capacity.
If you are part of an organization or know of an organization that might be interested in joining the Thistle Farms National Network, https://thistlefarms.org/pages/national-network the largest network in the United States committed to a housing-first model for survivors. please share this information with them, or click here for the application.
For information on how to give, donate or support by fundraising, please click here.
Please share. You might help save a life!
Sisters of Solace
Sisters of Solace
1703 S. 12th St. | St. Joseph, MO 64503 | https://www.sosstjoe.org
Sisters of Solace is a ministry that offers hospitality and a sacred space for women to heal from trauma and addiction. A community of hospitality and healing for women survivors of trauma and addiction who have no place to call home.
The model for our community is very simple. We’re here to offer compassion for healing and opportunities to lead a financially independent life.
We also recognize that simple doesn’t mean easy. Healing takes time, intentionality and hard work. Sisters in our home get as much out of their stay with us at they’re willing to put in. In our home, the sisters can expect support and guidance for setting goals and charting a course for achieving them.
Our Advocates help remove barriers and provide access to the support and resources for the journey ahead. While we have a method that is designed to bring healing, life skills and employment, we’re also intentional about our relationships.
We are fully present in each sister’s story and care for her deeply on her personal journey to healing. This means that every path will be unique.
In addition to healing of body, mind and spirit our home places a strong emphasis on employment. We’re all created with gifts and talents to offer the world so believe that employment goes a long way to restoring dignity. For this reason, we’ve become a mission with a business that offers employment within our home. Our sisters learn to work together, make something beautiful and earn a paycheck.
Products hand-crafted by the women who find their way home.
THISTLE FARMS – NATIONAL NETWORK
ESTABLISHED IN 2010. A coordinated movement of survivors, customers, advocates, and communities who collaborate on innovative ways to deliver justice and challenge systems that commodify and abuse women.
This survivor-led network includes 59 sister organizations based on Thistle Farms’ model, creating a referral system to house and heal up to 309 women survivors across the country.
The education department offers seminars and resources to help groups considering founding a program like Thistle Farms learn more about the model and how to launch a social enterprise.
MONTANA COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE
MCADSV does not provide direct services. If you are in immediate danger, call 911 and ask for emergency assistance. Otherwise, please contact your local program to learn about their services.
406.443.7794 (Helena)
Montana | National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)
Domestic Shelters – Montana: https://domesticshelters.org/help/mt
Indian Law Resource Center
Helena, MT
Phone: (406) 449-2006
Email: mt@indianlaw.org
Phone: (202) 547-2800
Email: dcoffice@indianlaw.org
Washington, D.C.
https://indianlaw.org/safewomen
Helena, MT
Indian Law Resource Center – a non-profit organization established and directed by American Indians. We give legal assistance to Indian and Alaska Native nations who are working to protect their lands, resources and human rights. We are working to overcome the devastating problems that threaten Native peoples by advancing the rule of law and establishing national and international legal standards that help preserve their human rights and dignity, while challenging the governments of the world to equally respect all human beings, Helena, MT and Washington, DC.
Montana Native Women’s Coalition
https://www.niwrc.org/tribal-coalitions/montana-native-womens-coalition
To improve urban, rural, and Native American community responses to victims of domestic and sexual violence.
The Montana Native Women’s Coalition has added purpose of bringing together Native American leaders and representatives from state agencies that manage and administer state and federal funding for domestic violence and programming in Montana, to improve coordination, access, and resources for native women and tribal programs.
Contact Info:
Jean Bearcrane, Executive Director
Address: 711 Central Ave., Suite 123 Billings, MT 59101
406-969-2552
National Indian Women Resource Center
Phone: (406) 477-3896
Lame Deer, MT
https://www.niwrc.org/tribal-coalitions
The National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center, Inc. (NIWRC) is a Native-led nonprofit organization dedicated to ending violence against Native women and children. The NIWRC provides national leadership in ending gender-based violence in tribal communities by lifting up the collective voices of grassroots advocates and offering culturally grounded resources, technical assistance and training, and policy development to strengthen tribal sovereignty.
Our staff and board of directors consist of Native women from throughout the United States with extensive experience and commitment to ending violence against Native women and their children.
NIWRC’s staff bring decades of expertise in building the grassroots movement to increase tribal responses to domestic violence and increase safety for Native women.
Native Women’s Society of the Great Plains
https://www.niwrc.org/tribal-coalitions/native-womens-society-great-plains
Native Women’s Society of the Great Plains offers a vision that ends domestic and sexual violence against Native women. The Society works to support and strengthen sisterhood and local advocacy and program development efforts through culturally specific education, technical assistance training and resource implementation and collaborate to strengthen strategies and responses to violence in their respective tribal communities.
The geographical area that constitutes the service area of the Society includes tribes of southern Minnesota, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, northern Nebraska, and Iowa.
SAFESPACE
24 HR CRISIS LINE: 406-782-8511
OFFICE LINE: 406-782-9807
TOLL FREE: 877-335-8511
http://www.safespaceonline.org
http://www.safespaceonline.org/local-state–national-contacts.html
http://www.safespaceonline.org/information.html
Safe Space, Inc., originally known as the Butte Christian Center (BCCC), began as a grass roots movement in the early 1970’s by local women to address a multitude of needs in Silver Bow County. Out of this endeavor, Safe Space was born.
Over time, it began addressing the complex and specific needs of survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. Preventative efforts continue to be a priority in our program, as community education and awareness campaigns are at the foundation of our philosophy statement and the services offered by Safe Space.
Safe Space provides clients with the tools needed to break the inter-generational cycles of violence, and helps in recognizing that they can gain control of their lives. We assist in identifying the avenues for emotional self-sufficiency, as well as the strength and right to refuse the unacceptable.
In Silver Bow County, there are many resources that are able to help victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. Speaking with a Safe Space advocate can help you to discover the available resources that are able to assist victims in the process of healing, starting over financially, and how to navigate the legal processes that may accompany the victims experience.
Domestic Violence Shelter
Safe Space provides a highly secured and 24 hour staffed/volunteer advocate on site emergency shelter for women and children in need of a safe place to stay.
The emergency shelter has 22 beds, both for individuals and families. While a victim is staying at the shelter, Safe Space offers personal advocacy, counseling, and guidance, as well as weekly and monthly support groups for women, men, children, members of the LGBTQ community, and family & friends.
The shelter is able to provide emergency funds for gas, clothing from donations, and other day to day necessities.
HOW TO BE ADMITTED TO THE SHELTER
In order to request emergency shelter, a victim needs to speak with our crisis line advocate.
http://www.safespaceonline.org/local-state–national-contacts.html
How to Contact Safe Space
All staff can be reached by calling either our office line 406-782-9807 or 24 Hour Crisis Line 406-782-8511.
24 HR CRISIS LINE: 406-782-8511
OFFICE LINE: 406-782-9807
TOLL FREE: 877-335-8511
WEBSITE: https://www.safespaceonline.org
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/safespaceinc/
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/safespacebutte
Contact:
http://www.safespaceonline.org/contact-us.html
Cathrine Beaunae, Executive Director
cathrineb@safespaceonline.org
Amber Ketelsen, Shelter Administrator
amberk@safespaceonline.org
Melanie Frossard, Sexual Assault Specialist
melanief@safespaceonline.org
NEBRASKA COALITION TO END SEXUAL AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Nebraska Spanish Helpline 1-877-215-0167- Línea de Crisis
402.476.6256 (Lincoln)
Resources (Get Informed Links)
“The Nebraska Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence is a statewide advocacy organization committed to the prevention and elimination of sexual and domestic violence. We work to enhance safety and justice for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking by supporting and building upon the services provided by our network of local programs.”
Survivors in after hours crisis situations can call the Omaha Women’s Center for Advancement (WCA) 24-Hour Hotline, (402) 345-7273.
List of Nebraska Programs | Map of Nebraska Programs
Nebraska | National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)
Domestic Shelters – Nebraska: https://domesticshelters.org/help/ne
Native Women’s Society of the Great Plains
https://www.niwrc.org/tribal-coalitions/native-womens-society-great-plains
Native Women’s Society of the Great Plains offers a vision that ends domestic and sexual violence against Native women. The Society works to support and strengthen sisterhood and local advocacy and program development efforts through culturally specific education, technical assistance training and resource implementation and collaborate to strengthen strategies and responses to violence in their respective tribal communities.
The geographical area that constitutes the service area of the Society includes tribes of southern Minnesota, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, northern Nebraska, and Iowa.
Founded by Becca Stevens in 1997 to provide women survivors the time and space for transformative, sustainable healing from trafficking, prostitution, and addiction. The program includes two years of housing, healthcare, counseling, job training, and meaningful employment in a trauma-informed care setting.
For more information on Becca Stevens and Thistle Farms, please click here.
“None of the women ended up in their situation by themselves. It takes broken systems in our community to make them become runaways, allow them to be trafficked, and to become addicted, so it makes sense that it takes a community to help welcome them back and help them heal.”
– Becca Stevens, Founder of Thistle Farms
Many of the sister organizations are at full capacity.
If you are part of an organization or know of an organization that might be interested in joining the Thistle Farms National Network, https://thistlefarms.org/pages/national-network the largest network in the United States committed to a housing-first model for survivors. please share this information with them, or click here for the application.
For information on how to give, donate or support by fundraising, please click here.
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Deborah's Legacy
Deborah’s Legacy
705 N. Poplar | North Platte, NE 69101
(308) 660-6792 | deborahslegacy@gmail.com | http://www.deborahslegacy.org
Legacy began as a shared vision of co-founders Allison Huebner and Jill Vaughn. They recognized the pressing need for a safe, healthy alternative in the North Platte area for women facing homelessness- Women who were ready to do the hard work necessary to live a life of sobriety and wholeness. Allison & Jill envisioned a sanctuary founded upon the ideal of community where women would be loved and accepted but also challenged and held accountable by fellow members of the community. Their research lead them to Magdalene. Legacy was loosely patterned after this amazing program located in the heart of Nashville, Tennessee. (Thistle Farms)
The mission of Legacy is to provide rent free housing, support and educational opportunities for women faced with homelessness. Legacy’s residential program provides long-term secure housing as a haven from the social, psychological, and economic factors that drive women to desperate means for survival….
The vision of Legacy is that of women growing individually and collectively, while living in community. We seek to empower women by…
· Providing a safe, pleasant home environment based on a community living model
· Helping residents to live honest, sober, and self-sufficient lives
· Providing life skills, educational, and vocational opportunities
· Fostering self-understanding through personal and spiritual growth
THISTLE FARMS – NATIONAL NETWORK
ESTABLISHED IN 2010. A coordinated movement of survivors, customers, advocates, and communities who collaborate on innovative ways to deliver justice and challenge systems that commodify and abuse women.
This survivor-led network includes 59 sister organizations based on Thistle Farms’ model, creating a referral system to house and heal up to 309 women survivors across the country.
The education department offers seminars and resources to help groups considering founding a program like Thistle Farms learn more about the model and how to launch a social enterprise.
Magdalene Omaha
Magdalene Omaha
4383 Nicholas Street, Suite 303 | Omaha, NE 68131
(402) 934-8599 | info@magdaleneomaha.org | https://www.magdaleneomaha.org/
(Magdalene Omaha is a Thistle Farms Sister Organization.)
Dedicated to the belief that love is the most powerful force for change.
We deliver hope, healing, and economic self-empowerment for survivors of sex trafficking, prostitution, and addiction. We deliver hope through four programs, each offering distinct support opportunities for survivors of all gender identities at all points in their healing journeys.
We Deliver Hope
At Magdalene Omaha, we believe everyone deserves the chance for a new beginning. We provide welcoming spaces for survivors of sex trafficking/prostitution, trauma, and addiction to feel unconditionally loved.
We also offer opportunities for survivors to safely restore a sense of hope as they explore the journey of their own authentic healing.
Magdalene Omaha provides equal opportunities to all employees, volunteers, program participants, and applicants without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, pregnancy or pregnancy-related conditions, medical condition, disability, results of genetic testing, age, service in the military, or any other characteristic protected by law.
In 2019 we opened the doors to our Healing & Recovery Services for survivors community-wide. Through this non-residential setting, we offer the following services free of cost to survivors of all gender identifications:
⦁ Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) for addiction recovery;
⦁ Individual substance abuse counseling and on-going group support;
⦁ Trauma therapy groups;
⦁ Survivor-led peer support groups; and
⦁ Trauma-informed yoga, spirituality, & mindfulness classes.
With the exception of our IOP program, these services can be accessed in-person or through secure virtual connections.
SHOP – Thistle Lights | https://www.magdaleneomaha.org/shop
(Some of their products are shown below. They can also be purchased at Voila! Magdalene Blooms florist and decor shop at 4922 Dodge Street )
THISTLE FARMS – NATIONAL NETWORK
ESTABLISHED IN 2010. A coordinated movement of survivors, customers, advocates, and communities who collaborate on innovative ways to deliver justice and challenge systems that commodify and abuse women.
This survivor-led network includes 59 sister organizations based on Thistle Farms’ model, creating a referral system to house and heal up to 309 women survivors across the country.
The education department offers seminars and resources to help groups considering founding a program like Thistle Farms learn more about the model and how to launch a social enterprise.
