Between 2 and 4 million women are annually victimized by domestic violence. Most children in homes in which domestic violence occurs witness that abuse and suffer secondary psychological effects, including aggressive behavior and depression. Male children who witness abuse are more likely to become abusers themselves as adults, creating a vicious, intergenerational cycle of violent behavior. (ABA Domestic Violence Commission)
If you need help or someone you know is experiencing or in some way involved in domestic violence please recognize that there are measures to take in order to prevent further harm. If you are a victim of violence we strongly urge you to devise a safety plan for a time of extreme emergency, and the following list of Domestic Shelters will be a great start for obtaining help and vital information.
Divorce Tip: #63 Statistics say that the reason almost one-forth of all women filing for divorce is domestic violence. Sponsored by:
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North Carolina Domestic Violence Shelters:
North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence P.O. Box 51875 Durham NC 27717 (919)490-1467 Roanoke - Chowan Services for Abused Families with Emergencies (S.A.F.E.) P.O. Box 98 Ahoskie NC 27910 Business #: 919-332-4047 Hotline/Crisis: 919-332-1933 Toll Free #: (800)669-1933 Stanly County Department of Social Services 201 South Second Street Albemarie NC 28001 Business #: 704-983-7300 Family Crisis Center P.O. Box 2161 Asheboro NC 27204 Business #: 910-629-4159 Hotline/Crisis: 910-629-4159 Helpmate, Inc. 34 Wall St., Suite 702 Asheville NC 28801 Business #: 704-254-2968 Hotline/Crisis: 704-254-0516 Carteret County Domestic Violence Program 402 Turner Street Beaufort NC 28516 Business #: 919-728-3788 OASIS, Inc. P.O. Box 1591 Boone NC 28607 Business #: 704-264-1532 SAFE, Inc. P.O. Box 2013 Brevard NC 28712 Business #: 704-885-7233 Hotline/Crisis: 704-885-7233 Swain/Qualla SAFE, Inc. P.O. Box 1416 Bryson City NC 28713 Business #: 704-488-9038 Hotline/Crisis: 704-488-6809 Family Abuse Services of Alamace County, Inc. P.O. Box 2192 Burlington NC 27216 Business #: 910-226-5982 Hotline/Crisis: 910-226-5985 Friend to Friend P.O. Box 1508 Carthage NC 28327 Business #: 910-947-3333 Hotline/Crisis: 910-947-3333 United Family Services Shelter for Battered Women P.O. Box 220312 Charlotte NC 28222 Business #: 704-332-2513 Hotline/Crisis: 704-332-2513 United Family Services, Victim Assistance, Misdemeanor Unit 720 East Fourth St.,Room 204 Charlotte NC 28202 Business #: 704-336-4126 Hotline/Crisis: 704-336-7666 Sampson Haven, Inc. 603 North East Blvd. Clinton NC 28328 Business #: 919-592-1715 Steps to Hope P.O. Box 518 Columbus NC 28722 Business #: 704-894-2340 C.V.A.N. Battered Women's Program P.O. Box 1749 Concord NC 28026 Business #: 704-788-1108 Hotline/Crisis: 704-788-2826 Stokes Task Force on Domestic Violence, Inc. P.O. Box 55 Danbury NC 27016 Business #: 910-593-9323 Toll Free #: (800)672-2851 Orange, Durham Coalition for Battered Women, Inc. P.O. Box 51848 Durham NC 27717 Business #: 919-489-1955 Albemarie Hopeline P.O. Box 2064 Elizabeth City NC 27906 Business #: 919-338-5338 Hotline/Crisis: 919-338-3011 Toll Free #: 919-338-1646 Rape & Domestic Violence Crisis Center P.O. Box 903 Elizabethtown NC 28337 Business #: 919-862-2729 Care Center, Family Violence Program 1103 Hay Street Fayetteville NC 28305 Business #: 910-323-4187 Hotline/Crisis: 910-323-4187 R.E.A.C.H. of Macon County, Inc. P.O. Box 176 Franklin NC 28734 Business #: 704-369-5544 Gaston County Dept. of Social Services Battered Spouse Program P.O. Box 10 Gastonia NC 28053 Business #: 704-866-3679 Hotline/Crisis: 704-865-2323 Toll Free #: (704)866-3300 The Shelter of Wayne County, Inc. P.O. Box 1581 Goldsboro NC 27533 Business #: 919-736-1313 Hotline/Crisis: 919-736-1313 Clara Housee/Family & Children's Services of Greater Greensboro, Inc. 301 E. Washington St. Greensboro NC 27401 Business #: 919-333-6910 New Directions P.O. Box 13 Greenville NC 27835 Business #: 919-752-3811 Hotline/Crisis: 919-758-HELP Womenfolk Unlimited P.O. Box 26 Hamlet NC 28345 Business #: 910-582-4873 Hotline/Crisis: 910-582-4873 Mainstay P.O. Box 359 Hendersonville NC 28793 Business #: 704-693-3840 Hotline/Crisis: 704-693-3840 First Step Domestic Violence Services Family Guidance Center #17 Hwy 70 S.E. Hickory NC 28602 Business #: 704-322-1400 High Point Women's Shelter Family Services 1401 Long St. High Point NC 27262 Business #: 910-889-6161 Hotline/Crisis: 910-889-7273 Orange County Domestic Violence Project P.O. Box 8181 Hillsborough NC 27278 Business #: 919-732-8181 Hotline/Crisis: 919-942-0479 Onslow Women's Center, Inc. P.O. Box 1622 Jacksonville NC 28541 Business #: 910-347-4000 Hotline/Crisis: 910-347-4000 SAFE in Lenoir County, Inc. P.O. Box 3092 Kinston NC 28502 Business #: 919-523-5573 Hotline/Crisis: 919-523-5573 Shelter Home of Caldwell County, Inc. P.O. Box 426 Lenoir NC 28645 Business #: 704-758-0888 Hotline/Crisis: 704-758-0888 Davidson County Domestic Violence Service, Inc. P.O. Box 1231 Lexington NC 27293 Business #: 704-243-1934 Hotline/Crisis: 704-243-1628 Toll Free #: (800)386-4124 Safe of Harnett County Box 728 Lillington NC 27546 Business #: 919-893-7233 Lincoln Co. Sheriffs Dept. P.O. Box 506 Lincolnton NC 28092 Business #: 704-732-9052 Southeastern Family Violence Center P.O. Box 642 Lumberton NC 28359 Business #: 910-739-8622 Hotline/Crisis: 910-739-8622 MLS No max BYF R Outer Banks Hotline, Inc. P.O. Box 1417 Manteo NC 27954 Business #: 919-473-5121 Hotline/Crisis: 919-473-3366 Family Services of McDowell County P.O. Box 1572 Marion NC 28752 Business #: 704-652-8538 Hotline/Crisis: 704-652-6150 Helpmate of Madison, Inc. P.O. Box 457 Marshall NC 28753 Business #: 704-649-2027 Hotline/Crisis: 704-649-2446 Turning Point of Union Co. P.O. Box 952 Monroe NC 28111 Business #: 704-283-9150 OPTIONS, Inc. P.O. Box 2512 Morgantown NC 28655 Business #: 704-438-9444 Hotline/Crisis: 704-438-9444 Surry Task Force on Domestic Violence, Inc. P.O. Box 1643 Mt. Airy NC 27030 Business #: 910-789-6808 Hotline/Crisis: 910-386-4046 Toll Free #: (910)526-1156 Task Force on Family Violence, REACH,Inc. P.O. Box 977 Murphy NC 28906 Business #: 704-837-8064 Hotline/Crisis: 704-837-8064 Coastal Women's Shelter Board, Inc. P.O. Box 13081 New Bern NC 28561 Business #: 919-638-4509 Hotline/Crisis: 919-638-5995 Neuse Center for MH/MR/SAS P.O. Box 1636 New Bern NC 28560 Business #: 919-633-4171 Hotline/Crisis: 919-633-4171 Sandhills Center for MH,MR,SA Service P.O. Drawer 639 Pinehurst NC 28374 Business #: 919-295-6853 Hotline/Crisis: 919-295-6853 Family Violence & Rape Crisis Services P.O. Box 1105 Pittsboro NC 27312 Business #: 919-542-5445 Hotline/Crisis: 919-929-0479 Interact P.O. Box 11096 Raleigh NC 27604 Business #: 919-828-7501 Hotline/Crisis: 919-828-7740 Help, Inc. 119 North Scales St. Reidsville NC 27320 Business #: 910-342-3331 Hotline/Crisis: 910-342-3331 Hannah's Place P.O. Box 1392 Roanoke Rapids NC 27870 Business #: 919-537-2882 Hotline/Crisis: 919-2909 Rainbow House 101 Rockingham Rd. Rockingham NC 28379 Business #: 910-582-1935 Hotline/Crisis: 910-582-1935 My Sister's House P.O. Box 1702 Rocky Mount NC 27801 Business #: 919-977-2892 Hotline/Crisis: 919-446-2400 Safe Haven of Person County, Inc. P.O. Box 624 Roxboro NC 27573 Business #: 910-597-8699 Hotline/Crisis: 910-599-SAFE The Rape, Child and Family Abuse Crisis Council of Salisbury - Rowan, Inc. 131 West Council Street Salisbury NC 28144 Business #: 704-636-4718 Hotline/Crisis: 704-636-4718 Lee Cnty. family Violence & Rape Crisis Center P.O. Box 3191 Sanford NC 27331 Business #: 919-774-8923 Hotline/Crisis: 919-774-8923 Cleveland County Abuse Prevention Council, Inc. P.O. Box 2895 Shelby NC 28151 Business #: 704-487-9325 Hotline/Crisis: 704-481-0043 Harbor, Inc. P.O. Box 1903 Smithfield NC 27577 Business #: 919-943-0233 Hotline/Crisis: 919-934-6161 Friend to Friend 455 S.E. Broad St. Southern Pines NC 28387 Business #: 919-692-1022 Prevention of Abuse in the Home (PATH) P.O. Box 845 Spindale NC 28160 Business #: 704-245-8595 Hotline/Crisis: 704-245-8595 Fifth Street Shelter Ministries My Sister's House 1400 5th Street Statesville NC 28677 Business #: 704-878-0465 Hotline/Crisis: 704-872-4045 Hope Harbor Home P.O. Box 230 Supply NC 28462 Business #: 919-754-5726 Hotline/Crisis: 919-754-5856 Toll Free #: (800)SAY-HOP REACH of Jackson County, Inc. P.O. Box 1828 Sylva NC 28779 Business #: 704-586-8969 Hotline/Crisis: 704-586-2459 Family Violence Prevention Services 103 South Center Street Taylorsville NC 28681 Business #: 704-632-7364 Hotline/Crisis: 704-685-2900 Toll Free #: (800)660-2911 Crisis Council, Inc. P.O. Box O Troy NC 27371 Business #: 910-572-3749 Hotline/Crisis: 910-572-3747 Toll Free #: (800)274-7471 Sandhills Center, Anson Unit 303 Eastview Street Wadesboro NC 28170 Business #: 704-694-6588 Hotline/Crisis: 704-694-6588 Options Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, Inc. P.O. Box 1387 Washington NC 27889 Business #: 919-946-3219 Hotline/Crisis: (800)682-0767 REACH of Haywood County, Inc. P.O. Box 206 Waynesville NC 28786 Business #: 704-456-7898 Hotline/Crisis: 704-456-7898 Sheltered Aid to Families in Emergencies, Inc. SAFE P.O. Box 445 Wilkesboro NC 28697 Business #: 910-667-7656 Hotline/Crisis: 910-838-SAFE Domestic Violence Shelter and Services, Inc. P.O. Box 1555 Wilmington NC 28402 Business #: 910-343-9388 Hotline/Crisis: 910-343-0703 United Services & Volunteer Efforts P.O. Box 547 Wilson NC 27893 Business #: 919-291-0038 Wesley Shelter, Inc. P.O. Box 1423 Wilson NC 27893 Business #: 919-291-2344 Hotline/Crisis: 919-237-5156 Family Services Shelter P.O. Box 604 Winston-Salem NC 27102 Business #: 910-724-3979 Hotline/Crisis: 910-723-8125 Yadkin Co. Domestic Violence Pr. P.O. Box 1053 Yadkinville NC 27055 Business #: 919-679-2071 Caswell Family Violence Prevention Program P.O. Box 639 Yanceyville NC 27379 Business #: 910-694-5655 Hotline/Crisis: 910-649-5655
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