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A Woman's Place is a community-based social change organization committed to the empowerment of women and to ending intimate and domestic violence for all.

The mission of the YWCA Evanston/North Shore is to empower women and eliminate racism.  We accomplish our mission by creating opportunities and providing resources needed for women and girls to reach their fullest potential; promoting violence-free homes, schools, families and communities; and fostering racial, gender and economic equity and justice.

The mission of the East Bay Children’s Law Offices, Inc., is to protect and defend the rights of children and youth through effective, vigorous and compassionate legal advocacy. EBCLO strives to provide a voice for children in and out of court and to promote positive outcomes for them.

Freedom Movement is a community of once broken, now liberated women committed to bringing the truth and love of Jesus Christ to all women so they, too, can walk into a life of victory. We believe we are called to love our fellow sisters fiercely, to expose the lies we tell ourselves and to encourage all women around the globe with the truth that they have not gone too far for God’s love. Through events, workshops, a counseling center and an online community, we seek to serve as a catalyst for change that opens the doors for many to experience the freedom God desperately wants for all His children.

Bethany House of Northern Virginia is located in Fairfax County, Virginia, providing emergency shelter and support services to women and children escaping domestic violence. We help women and their children who have suffered from domestic violence regain health and dignity. We provide women with safe, restorative care while giving them the support and resources they need to transition into independent lives free from abuse. We are non-jurisdictional. We accept women and children from across Northern Virginia, from the entire Washington, DC metropolitan area, from other states and beyond. Once our families are stabilized, we help them get reestablished in their community by providing temporary housing and support. Realizing the vision of our founder Doris Ward, since 1979, BHNV has been a safe haven for women and children suffering the nightmare of domestic violence while also serving as a resource to our community at large. BHNV is funded by grants and donations from businesses, charitable foundations, churches, organizations, and individual community members.

New Friends New Life (NFNL) restores and empowers trafficked and sexually exploited teen girls, women, and their children, and drives awareness of the issue and its prevalence. By providing access to education, job training, interim financial assistance, mental health, and spiritual support, New Friends New Life helps women and children overcome backgrounds of abuse, addiction, poverty, and limited opportunities.

The mission of Hope House is to break the cycle of domestic violence by providing safe refuge and supportive services that educate and empower those impacted by domestic violence. Hope House will advocate social change that protects and engenders a person’s right to live a life free of abuse.

Susan B. Anthony Project promotes safety,healing and growth for all survivors of domestic and sexual abuse and advocates for the autonomy of women and the end of interpersonal violence.

Founded on Islamic principles, Resources and Help Against Marital Abuse (RAHAMA) empowers women experiencing domestic abuse through education, advocacy, support, and housing.

Our mission is to create and to sustain a safe environment that empowers women and children through preventative education and advocacy, which promotes stronger individuals, families, and communities.

Marguerite’s Place, Inc. helps women with children achieve self-sufficiency by providing them with safe, stable, transitional housing along with emotional, educational and supportive services.

ELIZABETH FREEMAN CENTER OFFERS SAFE SHELTER, COUNSELING, ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT TO SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC OR SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND THEIR NON-OFFENDING FAMILY MEMBERS. THE CENTER IS A MULTICULTURAL ORGANIZATION WHICH JOINS WITH OTHERS TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ABUSE, ENSURE HUMAN RIGHTS, AND CREATE SOCIAL CHANGE.