Women's Resources

NATIONAL MUSLIM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGENCIES

http://peacefulfamilies.org/LocalMuslimOrgs.html

 
MIDWESTERN STATES


Arab American Family Services
9044 S. Octavia
Bridgeview IL., 60455
708-599-2237
708-599-8229 fax
www.arabamericanfamilyservices.org
Website: www.aafamilyservices.org


Muslim Men Against Domestic Abuse
1717 West Kirby Avenue, Suite 333
Champaign, IL 61821
Email: mmada22009@yahoo.com
Website: www.mmada.org
Blog: http://www.mmada.org/11501.html


NORTH EASTERN STATES


Baitul Hemayah
20-24 Branford Place, Suite 702
Newark, New Jersey 07102
Phone: 973.242.1922
Hotline: 866.HEM.AYAH
Email: info@baitulhemayah.org
Website: www.baitulhemayah.org


Domestic Harmony Foundation
P.O. Box 35
Syosset, NY 11791
Phone: 516.942.2081
Email: info@dhfny.org
Website: www.dhfny.org


Healthy Families Initiative
A program of Rhode Island Council for Muslim Advancement (RICMA)
P.O. Box 40535
Providence, RI 02940
Email: rihealthyfamilies@ricma.org
Website: www.ricma.org
Blog: http://healthyfamiliesinitiative.blogspot.com


Rahama
Buffalo, NY
Phone: 716.908.6505
Email: rahama.dv@gmail.com


Sista2Sista
P.O. Box 42039
Philadelphia, PA 19101
Email: sistas@sista2sista.org
Website: www.sista2sista.org


Turning Point
PO Box 670086
Flushing, NY 11367
Phone: 718.883.9400
Fax: 718.883.9449
Email: info@turningpoint-ny.org
Website: www.turningpoint-ny.org


WAFA House
P.O. Box 2102
Clifton, NJ 07015-2102
Phone: 800.930.9232
Email: info@wafahouse.org
Website: www.wafahouse.org


SOUTHERN STATES


Baitul Salaam Network
PO Box 11041
Atlanta, GA 30310
Phone: 800.285.9489 pin #00
Email: haleem1@aol.com
Website: www.baitulsalaam.net


Central Texas Muslimaat
3571 Far West Boulevard #109
Austin, Texas 78731
Phone: 512.577.SAFE
Email: yturk@ctmuslimaat.org
Website: www.ctmuslimaat.org


Foundation for Appropriate and Immediate Temporary Help (FAITH)
500 Grove Street
Herndon, VA 20170
Phone: 571.323.2198 and 571.323.2199
Email: info@faithus.org
Website: www.faithus.org


Muslim Community Center for Human Services
Al-Shifa Clinic
7600 Glenview Drive
Richland Hills, TX 76181
Phone: 817.589.9165 (HelpLine)
Email: info@mcc-hs.org
Website: www.mcc-hs.org


Muslim Men Against Domestic Violence
(A project of FAITH)
500 Grove Street
Herndon, VA 20170
Phone: 571.323.2198 and 571.323.2199
Email: info@faithus.org
Website: www.faithus.org


Muslimat Al-Nisaa
5115 Liberty Heights Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21207
Phone: 410.466.8686
Email:info@mnisaa.org
Website: www.mnisaa.org


New Star Family Center
Phone: 310.281.3368
Email: info@starfamilycenter.org
Website: www.starfamilycenter.org


Texas Muslim Woman's Foundation
Executive Director: Hind Jarrah
P.O. Box 863388
Plano, TX 75086
Phone: 469-467-6241
Cell: 214-668-8350
Email: execdir@tmwf.org
Website: www.tmwf.org


WESTERN STATES


National Islamic Society of Women in America (NISWA)
P.O. Box 1403
Lomita, CA 90717
Phone: 310.748.9087
Website: www.niswa.org


North American Islamic Shelter for the Abused (NISA)
P.O.Box 50515
Palo Alto, CA  94303
Phone: 650.856.0440
Toll-Free: 888.Ask.NISA
Email: admin@ask-nisa.org
Website: www.ask-nisa.org


Rahima Foundation
2302 Calle Del Mundo
Santa Clara, CA 95054
Phone: 408.845.0050
Email: mail@rahima.org
Website: www.rahima.org


SEMAH
39675 Cedar Boulevard, Suite 140
Newark, CA  94560
Phone: 510.659.8535
Help Line: 866.99S.EMAH
Email: info@semah.org
Website: www.semah.org


Stepping Together
PO Box 2216
Los Gatos, CA 95031
Email: admin@amila.org
Website: www.amila.org


INTERNATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE/VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN HOTLINES

• For domestic violence victims in the US, call the National DV Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or TTY 1-800-787-3224

• Assaulted Women's Helpline in Ontario, Canada is 1-866-863-0511 (can accept calls from outside Ontario).

• If you're in Australia & need help re domestic violence, call Lifeline Australia's 24-hour helpline at 1800200526

• If you are in Malaysia and need help re domestic violence, contact Women's Aid Organization's helpline at 03 7956 3488

• For domestic violence resources in the Hawaiian Islands - http://www.hscadv.org/resources/index.htm

• Helplines & Support for Women in India facing violence, dowry threats. Call 1091 Women's Hotline

• SF Asian Women's Shelter crisis line (415) 751-0880. Emergency shelter/support services for non-English speaking Asian women & children

• USA: jovenes en relaciones violentas con sus parejas, sufriendo, llame al: LoveIsRespect.org, or 866-331-9474

• National Teen Violence Helpline: LoveIsRespect.org, or 866-331-947

• Vancouver Rape Relief and Women's Shelter 604.872.8212 http://www.rapereliefshelter.bc.ca/

• Sexual Assault Centre Edmonton - 24 hr crisis line 780-423-4121 T.T.Y. line 780-420-1482 http://www.sace.ab.ca/about.html

• For rape and abuse victims in South Africa call Stop Women Abuse at this toll-free helpline: 0800 150 150

• S. Africa's POWA offers shelter and counseling services to abused women, rape victims: (011) 642 4345 http://www.powa.co.za/website/

• Scotland's National Domestic Abuse Hotline 0800 027 1234

• The Rape Crisis Scotland Helpline is 08088 01 03 02

• Wales Domestic Abuse Helpline - 0808 80 10 800
  

• The Rape & Abuse Helpline UK (toll-free) - 0808 800 0123 answered by women; 0808 800 0122 (sometimes answered by men)

• If you are in the UK and need help escaping domestic violence, call the 24-hr helpline at 0808 2000 247

• If you're in Singapore and suffering from domestic violence please contact PAVe Centre http://www.pavecentre.org.sg/

• Call 1800 774 5935 to speak to an AWARE Singapore helpliner - open to all women with crisis of any kind. http://www.aware.org.sg/

• If you are in Israel and facing domestic violence call the Women's International Zionist Organisation: 1-800-220-000

• Isha L'Isha - Batterred women's hotline (also receives calls from Palestinian women in West Bank) 972-4-865097

• Shalom Bayit: grassroots organization dedicated to empowering battered Jewish women. http://www.shalom-bayit.org

• Domestic Violence resources in Brazil (Portuguese) - http://www.brazilianalliance.org/content/domestic-violence

• In Brazil, call 180 for help with Domestic Violence (24 hours) - Women's helpline.

• A list of European Domestic Violence Agencies http://www.hotpeachpages.net/europe/europe1.html Germany

• Domestic Violence resources in Sweden: http://www.roks.se/har-finns-hjalp/kvinnojourer

• Domestic Violence resources in Norway: http://www.krisesenter.com/medlemssentre/medlemssentre.html or http://www.norskkrisesenterforbund.no/medlemssentrene

• If you're facing violence against women in Afghanistan - contact the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission +93 (0)20 2500676

• Saudi Arabia - Nat'l Hotline toll-free number providing advice and help for Domestic Violence victims: 8001245005

• In Egypt Al-Nadeem works with victims of violence 0164004012/0164004013 http://www.alnadeem.org/en

• In Ireland- NATIONAL FREEPHONE HELPLINE 1800 341 900 - SAFE IRELAND Tel: 090 6479078

• Domestic Violence resources in Ireland - http://www.hotpeachpages.net/europe/europe1.html#Ireland

• HPP Earth: "International Directory of Domestic Violence Agencies" http://www.hotpeachpages.net/

• Haiti: Pou rapòte violence against women, disparèt moun, trafik oswa vyolans ak lòt, ki text 3803 0303 oswa ale nan AyitiSMSSOS.com

• Haiti: To report violence against women, missing persons, trafficking or other violence, text to 3803 0303 or visit AyitiSMSSOS.com

• If you are experiencing domestic violence in Mexico, call 01-800-911-25-11 for help.

• Si tienes experiencia con violencia domestica en Mexico habla 01-800-911-25-11

• In the Philippines: call 1343 in Metro Manila, call (02)1343 from anywhere else http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/03/11/11/victim-human-trafficking-call-1343

• Russia : For violence against women crisis lines in St. Petersburg: (812) 327-3000, in Moscow: 8 800 7000 600.

• Domestic Violence resources in Sweden: http://www.kvinnojouren.se/joursok (Swedish)

• Columbia: To report human trafficking call 01 8000 522020