Gateway Family Services provides services primarily to victims of family violence and sexual assault. Services include a 24-hour crisis hotline, emergency transportation, shelter, safety planning, peer crisis counseling and support groups, advocacy and accompaniment for medical, legal, and justice system needs, and education and prevention programs. Gateway Family Services, Inc. serves Fisher, Kent, Mitchell, and Scurry Counties.
Local Programs
This page has contact information for programs that offer help/referrals to victims of abuse throughout the state. If you plan to contact a program via email, please review our Safety when using email page first.
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Scurry
Gateway Family Services, Inc.
Shelby
Family Crisis Center of East Texas, Inc. (Center office)
The Family Crisis Center of East Texas, Inc. provides services to men, women, and children who are victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. Services include a 24-hour emergency hotline, emergency shelter, transportation, crisis intervention, case management, legal advocacy, child advocacy, sexual assault advocacy, advocacy for employment and housing, peer support groups, individual and family counseling, therapy groups, emergency financial assistance, and transitional housing. Other community services include primary prevention and community education. The Family Crisis Center of East Texas serves Angelina, Houston, Nacogdoches, Polk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Shelby, and Trinity Counties.
Smith
East Texas Crisis Center (Tyler office)
The East Texas Crisis Center provides services to victims of family violence, sexual assault, and other violent crime. Services include advocacy and support groups, advocacy and legal advocacy, Family Protective Orders assistance, Crime Victim Services assistance, intervention networks, emergency shelter, children’s prevention and education programs, economic education classes, public education and primary prevention program, and an emergency solutions program. East Texas Crisis Center serves Smith, Henderson, Van Zandt, Wood, and Rains Counties.