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Location:
Helping Abused Women and Children Salem, |
Mailing Address:
ATTENTION:
Helping Abused Women and Children 27 Congress Street Salem, MA 01970 |
Telephone Numbers and Contact information
Phone #:(978) 744-8552 Office
Phone #:(978) 744-6841 Hotline
Phone #:(978) 281-1135 Gloucester Hotline
Phone #:
Phone #:
Fax Number:(978) 745-6886
Web Page:
www.helpabusedwomen.org
E-mail to:
None Listed
Program Details:
Operating Agency:
Help for Abused Women and Children ()
Person In Charge:
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Hours:
24-Hour Hotline
Eligibility:
battered women
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Program Licenses:
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Program/Service Notes:
HAWC provides comprehensive services to battered women in 23 North Shore Communities from Saugus to Gloucester.
HAWC Provides:
-24-Hour Hotline staffed by trained volunteers. Provides crisis intervention, support, information and referral.
-Emergency shelter for abused women for up to 12 weeks. During the day women participate in support groups, parenting skills classes and house meetings. Advocates use the self-help model to assist women with their housing, financial, medical and employment needs.
-Children's Program believes early intervention with young children is one of the most significant and cost effective ways to break the cycle of violence.
-Legal Advocacy to assist women in obtaining restraining orders in five district courts in Essex County, as well as Salem Probate Court.
-Support Groups help to empower women by letting them know they are not alone, showing them there are ways out of their violent situations. HAWC runs more than a dozen weekly support groups, including ones for Spanish-speaking women and teens.
-Counseling for women and children.
-Hospital Advocacy
This information was last updated on 02/27/2007
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