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This page has contact information for programs that offer assistance and referrals to victims and survivors of abuse throughout your state. If you plan to contact a program by email, please review our Safety when using email page first.
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Kent
People’s Place - SAFE Program
Hotline: (302) 422-8058 (24 hours, Kent & Sussex counties) Phone: (302) 678-3886 (24 hours, Northern Kent County)
URL: https://peoplesplace2.com/services/safe-old
The SAFE Program provides emergency shelter in Sussex and Kent counties. SAFE has advocates who work specifically with domestic violence survivors involved with the Department of Children, Youth, and their Families.
New Castle
CHILD, Inc.
Phone: (302) 255-0420 (help with protection from abuse orders and inter
Phone 2: (302) 762‑8989
URL: https://childinc.com/domestic-violence-services/
Services include: a 24-hour multilingual hotline, two emergency shelters, safety planning, assistance with protection from abuse orders, live chat, counseling for children age 4-18, a program for runaway and homeless youth, and more. One shelter is for women with or without children, and the other is for men with or without children.
YWCA Delaware Community Housing Program
Phone 2: (302) 658-7110
URL: https://www.ywcade.org/housing
Email: info@ywcade.org
YWCA Delaware’s Community Housing Program helps survivors of domestic violence and individuals and families experiencing homelessness. Services include: emergency shelter, transitional housing, individual and group counseling, safety planning, life skills classes, and more.
YWCA Delaware Sexual Assault Response Center - New Castle Office
URL: https://www.ywcade.org/sarc
Provides services to survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence aged 12 and older, throughout the state. Services include: a 24-hour sexual assault response helpline, medical and legal accompaniment, sexual assault counseling, support groups, and more.
YWCA Delaware Sexual Assault Response Center - Wilmington Office
URL: https://www.ywcade.org/sarc
Provides services to survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence aged 12 and older, throughout the state. Services include: a 24-hour sexual assault response helpline, medical and legal accompaniment, sexual assault counseling, support groups, and more.
Sussex
People's Place - Abriendo Puertas
Phone: (302) 422-5015
URL: https://peoplesplace2.com/services/abriendo-puertas-opening-doors
Abriendo Puertas helps women and children experiencing domestic violence in the Latino community. Services include: a bilingual (English/Spanish) 24-hour hotline, emergency shelter, support groups, medical and legal advocacy, interpretation/translation, and more.
YWCA Delaware Sexual Assault Response Center - Georgetown Office
URL: https://www.ywcade.org/sarc
Provides services to survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence aged 12 and older, throughout the state. Services include: a 24-hour sexual assault response helpline, medical and legal accompaniment, sexual assault counseling, support groups, and more.
