If you or your children are a victim of domestic violence you should:
Get yourself and your children to safety.
Call law enforcement (911) if you're in immediate danger, are being threatened or being abused.
Press charges against the aggressor with the police.
File for a restraining order in your local family court.
Find the local domestic violence shelter and ask for help.
If you are a low-income individual you may qualify to get an attorney to represent you for free in certain situations. Free Legal Services Information
The women's shelters in California provide assistance for victims of domestic violence who are not safe in their own homes. The shelter provides food, clothing and personal necessities. The shelter also provides a warm, free of violence atmosphere where victims are provided with support groups, counseling and assistance in rebuilding the lives of the adults or children victims of rape, incest or molestation.
LOS ANGELES Battered Service Action Center 134 E. 1st. Los Angeles CA 90012 Business #: 213-268-7568 Toll Free #: (800)548-2722
Center for the Pacific-Asian Family, Inc. 543 North Fairfax Ave., #108 Los Angeles CA 90036
Free Spirit/Chicana Service 134 East First Street Los Angeles CA 90012 Business #: 213-253-5959 Hotline/Crisis: 213-937-1312
Good Shepard Shelter P.O. Box 19487 Los Angeles CA Business #: 213-737-6111
Jenesse Center, Inc. P.O. Box 73837 Los Angeles CA 90003 Business #: 213-751-1145 Hotline/Crisis: 213-751-1145 Toll Free#: (800)479-7328
Los Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women 6043 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 200 Los Angeles CA 90028 Business #: 213-462-1281 Hotline/Crisis: 213-626-3393 Toll Free #: (310)392-8381
APPLE VALLEY High Desert Domestic Violence Program 18930 Outer Hwy 18 Apple Valley CA 92307 Business #: 619-242-1468 Hotline/Crisis: 619-242-9179
ARTESIA Su Casa Family Crisis and Support Center P.O. Box 998 Artesia CA 90702 Business #: 310-402-7081 Hotline/Crisis: 310-402-4888
BAKERSFIELD Alliance Against Family Violence P.O. Box 2054 Bakersfield CA 93303 Business #: 805-322-0931 Hotline/Crisis: 805-327-1091 Toll Free #: (800)433-7337
BARSTOW Dessert Sanctuary,Inc. P.O. Box 1781 Barstow CA 92312 Business #: 619-252-3441 Hotline/Crisis: 619-252-3441
BERKELEY Women's Refuge P.O. Box 3298 Berkeley CA 94703 Business #: 510-658-7231 Hotline/Crisis: 510-547-4663
BEVERLY HILLS Beverly Hills Center for Domestic Conflict 9401 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 730 Beverly Hills CA 90212 Business #: 310-275-0960 Hotline/Crisis: 310-275-0960
FRESNO YWCA Marjaree Mason Transitional Living Center 1600 M Street Fresno CA 93721 Business #: 209-237-4701 Hotline/Crisis: 209-237-4701
GLENDALE Glendale YWCA Shelter 735 E Lexington Dr. Glendale CA 91206 Business #: 818-242-4155 Hotline/Crisis: 218-242-1106
MODESTO Haven Women's Center of Stanislaus 619 13th Street, Suite 1 Modesto CA 95354 Business #: 209-576-0659 Hotline/Crisis: 209-577-5980 Toll Free #: (800)834-1990
MONTEREY Domestic Violence Shelter for Women/Children 2115 N. Fremont Blvd. Monterey CA 93940 Business #: 408-649-0834 Hotline/Crisis: 408-372-6300
OAKLAND A Safe Place P.O. Box 1075 Oakland CA 94604 Business #: (510) 986-8600 Hotline/Crisis: 510-536-7233 Fax: fax (510) 986-8606
PASADENA Haven House, Inc. P.O. Box 50007 Pasadena CA 91115 Business #: 818-564-8880 Hotline/Crisis: 213-681-2626
REDONDO BEACH Second Step Shelter 103 W. Torrance Blvd.,Suite 101 Redondo Beach CA 90277 Business #: 310-370-4712 Hotline/Crisis: 310-370-5902
RIVERSIDE Alternatives to Domestic Violence P.O. Box 910 Riverside CA 92502 Business #: 909-352-9262 Hotline/Crisis: 909-683-0829 Toll Free #: (800)339-SAFE
SACRAMENTO WEAVE, Inc. P.O. Box 161356 Sacramento CA 95816 Business #: 916-448-2321 Hotline/Crisis: 916-920-2952
California Partnership to End Domestic ViolencePO BOx 1798Sacramento, CA 95812-1798Toll-free phone number(s):(800) 524-4765 (866) 484-4913 TTY Phone number(s):(916) 444-7163 Fax: (916) 444-7165
SALINAS Salinas Women's Crisis Center P.O. Box 1805 Salinas CA 93902 Business #: 408-757-1002 Hotline/Crisis: 408-757-1001
SAN BERNARDINO Option House, Inc. P.O. Box 970 San Bernadino CA 92402 Business #: 909-381-3471 Hotline/Crisis: 909-381-3471
SAN DIEGO Center for Women's Studies and Services 2467 E Street San Diego CA 92102 Business #: 619-267-8023 Hotline/Crisis: 619-233-3088
YWCA Battered Women's Services P.O. Box 126398 San Diego CA 92112 Business #: 619-239-2342 Hotline/Crisis: 619-234-3164
SAN FRANCISCO Asian Women's Shelter 3543 18th Street,#19 San Francisco CA 94110 Business #: 415-751-7110 Hotline/Crisis: 415-751-0880
Shalom Bayit P.O. Box 64048 San Francisco CA 94164 Business #: 415-241-8874
WOMAN, Inc. 333 Valencia St.,Suite 251 San Francisco CA 94103 Business #: 415-864-4777 Hotline/Crisis: 415-864-4722
La Casa de Las Madres 965 Mission Street, Suite 300 San Francisco CA 94103 Business #: 415-777-1808 Hotline/Crisis: 415-33-1515
Rosalie House 5616 Geary Blvd., Suite 207 San Francisco CA 94121 Business #: 415-255-2754 Hotline/Crisis: 415-255-0165
SAN JOSE Next Door, Solutions to Domestic Violence 1181 North 4th Street, Suite A San Jose CA 95112 Business #: 408-279-7550 Hotline/Crisis: 408-279-2962
SANTA BARBARA Shelter Services for Women, Inc. P.O. Box 1536 Santa Barbara CA 93102 Business #: 805-963-4458 Hotline/Crisis: 805-964-5245
SANTA MONICA Sojourn Services For Battered Women & Their Children P.O. Box 7081 Santa Monica CA 90406 Business #: 310-264-6646 Hotline/Crisis: 310-264-6644
VENTURA Ventura County Coalition Against Household Violence 4882 McGrath, Suite 240 Ventura CA 93003 Business #: 805-656-3443 Hotline/Crisis: 805-656-1111
If you can't find the women shelter california nearest you in this list, try the:
NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE Live Help 1(800)799-7233 - 24 hours
or the
NATIONAL SEXUAL ASSAULT HOTLINE at 1-800-656-4673.
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