Domestic Violence Additional Links
This page provides links to a wide range of organizations you may find helpful. Please note that the City of Renton is not responsible for the contents on any of the below websites.
Minority Services
- Asian Counseling & Referral Service: www.acrs.org
Services for Asians and Pacific Islanders include domestic violence intervention, legal help, counseling, case management, and a food bank.
- Catholic Community Services and Archdiocesan Housing: www.catholiccharitiesseattlearch.org
Services include counseling, housing, and emergency assistance.
- Chaya: www.chayaseattle.org
Services for South Asian women who have experienced domestic violence include a help line, advocacy, counseling, and support groups.
- Jewish Family Services: www.jfsseattle.org
Services for the Jewish community include Project DVORA (Domestic Violence, Outreach, Response, and Advocacy), counseling, addiction recovery, vocational guidance, and emergency financial assistance.
- Northwest Network of Bisexual, Transgender, Lesbian, and Gay Survivors of Abuse: www.nwnetwork.org
Services for bisexual, trans, lesbian, and gay survivors of abuse include support groups, safety planning, counseling, and legal advocacy.
- Refugee Women's Alliance: www.rewa.org
Services for refugee and immigrant women include domestic violence advocacy, support groups, ESL classes, and citizenship preparation.
- Seattle Indian Health Board: www.sihb.org
Services for American Indians and Alaska Natives include healthcare, chemical dependency treatment, counseling, and financial assistance.
Elder Services
- Federal Administration on Aging: www.aoa.gov
Elder abuse prevention and treatment resources. Provides links to elder abuse resources in all states.
- National Center on Elder Abuse: www.elderabusecenter.org
Provides many resources to help find the assistance, publications, data and information you need.
- National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse: www.preventelderabuse.org
Information about elder abuse, how to get help, and how communities can stop and prevent elder abuse.
- Washington State's Adult Protective Services: www.aasa.dshs.wa.gov/pubinfo/APS/
Includes a description of their services and procedures, definitions and answers to commonly asked questions.
Family and Youth Services
- Children's Response Center: www.childrensresponsecenter.org
Services for children and families who have been affected by child sexual abuse, homicide, domestic abuse or other traumatic events include counseling, medical and legal advocacy, information and referrals.
- Friends of Youth: www.friendsofyouth.org
Services for children, youth, and families include youth programs, substance abuse treatment, housing, counseling, and parent education.
- Office of the Family and Children's Ombudsman: www.governor.wa.gov/ofco
Serves as an independent voice for families involved with Child Protective Services and the child welfare system, and investigates complaints.
- The Teen Line: www.theteenline.org
Provides peer counseling for teens who are experiencing personal crisis.
King County Agencies
- Consejo: www.consejo-wa.org
- Crisis Clinic: www.crisisclinic.org
Comprehensive online database of King County resources and information about their 24-hour crisis line for people in emotional crisis.
- Domestic Abuse Women's Network: www.dawnonline.org
- Family Resource Center: www.familyresourcecenter.org
- Eastside human service campus with organizations providing services including medical and dental care, legal aid, emergency food and shelter, youth activities, counseling, housing, and refugee services.
- Fremont Public Association: www.fremontpublic.org
Services include emergency food, shelter and transitional housing, employment assistance, literacy classes, and senior services.
- Hopelink: www.hope-link.org
Eastside human service agency provides housing, childcare, transportation, family development programs, and emergency assistance with food, clothing, heat, and eviction-prevention.
- King County Coalition Against Domestic Violence: www.kccadv.org
Links to local domestic violence resources, ways to take action against violence, job openings, and community events.
- King County Domestic Violence Information: www.kingcounty.gov/courts/Clerk/DomesticViolence.aspx
Information about domestic violence for victims, offenders, and others who are impacted by it. Links to the King County Prosecutor's domestic violence site.
- New Beginnings: www.newbegin.org
- South King County YWCA: www.ywcaworks.org
Washington State Agencies
- Address Confidentiality Program: www.secstate.wa.gov/acp
Provides information about Washington State's substitute mailing address program for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
- Department of Social and Health Services: www.wa.gov/dshs
Information about DSHS services including financial assistance, medical help, employment programs, and child support collection.
- Office of Crime Victim's Advocacy: www.ocva.wa.gov
Information about crime victim's compensation and victim services.
- Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs: www.wcsap.org
Education about social change and community development, public policy, and a list of sexual assault programs in Washington.
- Washington State's Adult Protective Services: www.aasa.dshs.wa.gov/pubinfo/APS/
Includes a description of their services and procedures, definitions and answers to commonly asked questions.
- Washington State Legislature: www.leg.wa.gov
Provides information about Washington's House of Representatives and Senate, and about state legislation.
National Agencies
- Alcohol/Drug Helpline: www.adhl.org
Information about their 24-hour helpline, referrals, and resources.
- Communities Against Violence Network: www.cavnet.org
Information sharing network and an online database about sexual and domestic violence.
- Corporate Alliance to End Partner Violence: www.caepv.org
Offers programs designed to assist businesses and corporations in putting violence awareness programs in place.
- Donate-A-Phone: www.donateaphone.com
Information on where to donate a phone, how to start a local collection, and the requirements for receiving a phone.
- Faith Trust Institute: www.cpsdv.org
Working together to end sexual and domestic violence, interreligious resource addressing sexual and domestic violence, providing training and educational materials.
- Family Violence Prevention Fund: www.fvpf.org
Programs addressing workplace, healthcare, and criminal justice response to domestic violence; public policy information; and public awareness campaigns.
- National Coalition Against Domestic Violence: www.ncadv.org
Information about domestic violence, public policy, getting help, and programs working to end domestic violence.
- Spouse Abuse by Law Enforcement: www.policedv.com
Information for victims whose abusers are members of law enforcement.
- Stop Family Violence: www.stopfamilyviolence.org
Encourages activism via an email list, lobbying, and media outreach.
Legal Information
- King County Bar Association Family Law Programs: www.kcba.org/cls/nlc/clients.html
Family law help available to low and moderate-income King County residents.
- King County Protection Orders: www.protectionorder.org
Information on obtaining a protection order including copies of the forms and contact information for protection order advocates.
- Northwest Justice Projec: www.nwjustice.org
Legal self-help materials including information on dissolutions and custody.
- Northwest Women's Law Center: www.nwwlc.org
Legal self-help materials including information on working with a lawyer, community debts, paternity, and child protective service cases.
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