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Location:
New Bedford Women's Center New Bedford, MA 02740 |
Mailing Address:
ATTENTION:
New Bedford Women's Center 405 County Road New Bedford, MA 02740 |
Telephone Numbers and Contact information
Phone #:(508) 996-3343 Office
Phone #:(508) 999-6636 24 hour hotline
Phone #:(508) 999-1177 TTY
Phone #:
Phone #:
Fax Number:(617) 999-7139
Web Page:
www.thewomenscentersc.com/
E-mail to:
gnbwc@gis.net
Program Details:
Operating Agency:
New Bedford Women's Center (Private, Non-Profit)
Person In Charge:
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Hours:
Mon - Fri, 8:30- 4:30, 24 hour hotline
Eligibility:
None
Fees:
None
Intake Process:
Program Licenses:
Staff Qualifications:
Service Area:
Southeastern Massachusetts
Handicap Accessibility:
Program/Service Notes:
The mission of the Greater New Bedford Women's Center is to affirm the choices and independence of all women of all cultures in Greater New Bedford and to build support for action toward a healthy violence-free community. Programs Include:
-Child and Adolescent Trauma Program: Comprehensive services to youth, ages 0-18, who have been traumatized by physical and/or sexual violence. Services include assessment, diagnosis, treatment with trained child therapists and supportive services. Services are targeted to youth and their families who are not actively involved with DSS and are underinsured or without insurance.
-Emergency Shelter: A 90-day confidential shelter for women who have been battered and their children.
-Safe Home Program: Safe Homes are individual sites in private homes that offer short-term safety (up to 5 days) to women, children, and gay men, who are fleeing Domestic Violence.
-Advocacy: medical, legal, welfare department, housing authority, HIV/AIDS testing.
-Court Advocacy Program: Explain the Abuse Law 209A and the process, Offer moral support and accompaniment, Assist in accurate completion of forms and filing, provide Information about all available options, provide referrals to other services needed.
-Education and Outreach: Workshops and presentations are offered to civic and community organizations, schools, colleges, professional groups, and service providers. Topics covered include but are not limited to: preventing child abuse, date rape, teen dating violence, domestic violence, safety planning.
-Information and Referral
-Specialized services: older battered women, immigrant/refugee women, women at risk for HIV, support groups
This information was last updated on 01/05/2010
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