Local Programs
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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New Kent
Quin Rivers
P.O. Box 208New Kent, VA 23124
Hotline: (877) 966-4357
Phone: (804) 966-8720
URL: https://www.thriveva.org/
Quin Rivers provides services to survivors of intimate partner violence and sexual violence. Services include: a 24-hour hotline, crisis intervention, court advocacy, community referrals, safety planning, supportive counseling, children’s counseling, and summer camp for kids aged 6 to 17. Quin Rivers serves Charles City, New Kent, King and Queen and King Williams Counties.
Norfolk
Help And Emergency Response, Inc.
P.O. Box 2187Portsmouth, VA 23702
Hotline: (757) 485-3384
Phone: (757) 485-1445
Fax: (757) 485-0883
URL: https://hershelter.com/
Email: sandra@hershelter.com
Help And Emergency Response, Inc. (HER) provides services to survivors and communities affected by domestic violence, sexual violence, stalking, and human trafficking. Services include: a 24-hour hotline, case management, court advocacy, children’s support program, employment assistance, housing, counseling, and under-served populations outreach. Help And Emergency Response, Inc. serves Norfolk County.
YWCA of South Hampton Roads
500 East Plume Street, Suite 700Norfolk, VA 23510
Hotline: (757) 251-0144
Phone: (757) 625-4248
Fax: (757) 625-1946
URL: https://www.ywca-shr.org/
Email: info@ywca-shr.org
The YWCA South Hampton Roads provides services to survivors of sexual and domestic violence. Services include: a 24-hour hotline, emergency shelter, victim advocacy, crisis response, counseling, group therapy, housing support, outreach and education, and youth services. YWCA South Hampton Roads serves Norfolk County.
Norton
Family Crisis Support Services
701 Kentucky Avenue SENorton, VA 24273
Phone: (800) 572-2278
Phone 2: (276) 679-7240
URL: https://family-crisis.org/
Family Crisis Support Services provides services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault and those experiencing homelessness. Services include: a 24-hour hotline, emergency shelter, transitional housing, court advocates and accompaniment, hospital/medical accompaniment, support groups, a children’s program, assistance with protection orders, and assistance in filing with the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund. Serving Wise, Scott, Lee, Dickerson, Buchanan, and Russell counties, and the city of Norton.




