Local Programs

The Guardian Victim Services Program provides the following services: 30-45 days emergency shelter facility, individual counseling/group support, case management - assessment, treatment planning, treatment services, advocacy–information, referral assistance, and court advocacy. Trained workers are available 24 hours a day. The shelter serves victims of sexual assault and/or domestic violence from Mississippi Highway Patrol District 9, an eleven-county area encompassing Adams, Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lincoln, Pike, Wilkinson, and Walthall counties.

The mission of the Gulf Coast Women’s Center is to support and serve victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, and family members of homicide victims; educate the community; and act to reduce incidences of violence. The Center’s domestic violence program provides 24-hour, 7 day per week crisis intervention services, including help with accessing our domestic violence shelter if needed or other community resources. The Center’s sexual assault program provides 24-hour, 7 day per week crisis response to victims of sexual assault, including assisting victims undergoing examination or treatment in local area hospitals. Our advocates may stay with victims to help them through the examination process, offer support, and provide information on follow-up counseling and services. Our Center provides services and support to adult or child victims of human sex trafficking, including assistance with application for available visas and services of foreign-born victims.

Our Center has two shelter facilities to provide services to victims of domestic violence and their children. Residents of Harrison, Hancock, Pearl River, and Stone Counties are served through our Harrison County shelter. Residents of Jackson and George Counties are served through our Jackson County shelter, Adrienne’s House.

Jackson Victim Services is designed and committed to helping victims/survivors of domestic violence and/or sexual assault during a critical time in their life by utilizing a trauma informed approach to shelter care. Trained workers are available 24 hours a day to provide information and referral to victims of interpersonal violence. Offering: temporary emergency shelter, group counseling, group support and case management. The target population includes victims residing in Mississippi Highway Patrol District #1. The nine county service area includes; Hinds, Madison, Rankin, Simpson, Issaquena, Sharkey, Yazoo, Warren, Copiah counties.

The mission of the Gulf Coast Women’s Center is to support and serve victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, and family members of homicide victims; educate the community; and act to reduce incidences of violence. The Center’s domestic violence program provides 24-hour, 7 day per week crisis intervention services, including help with accessing our domestic violence shelter if needed or other community resources. The Center’s sexual assault program provides 24-hour, 7 day per week crisis response to victims of sexual assault, including assisting victims undergoing examination or treatment in local area hospitals. Our advocates may stay with victims to help them through the examination process, offer support, and provide information on follow-up counseling and services. Our Center provides services and support to adult or child victims of human sex trafficking, including assistance with application for available visas and services of foreign-born victims

Our Center has two shelter facilities to provide services to victims of domestic violence and their children. Residents of Harrison, Hancock, Pearl River, and Stone Counties are served through our Harrison County shelter. Residents of Jackson and George Counties are served through our Jackson County shelter, Adrienne’s House.

We are a nonprofit, free community resource center that provides support and advocacy for crisis situations for individuals and surviving family members of violent crimes including: sexual assault, rape, suicide, and homicide.

Family Crisis Services of Northwest Mississippi, Inc. is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit agency founded in 1992. It is a comprehensive victim services organization providing advocacy services to survivors of sexual assault, child abuse, homicide, domestic violence, and family violence. Family Crisis Services is also an accredited Childrens’ Advocacy Center. They serve serve Coahoma, Desoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tunica, Yalobusha. You can also contact them on their webform.

S.A.F.E., Inc. provides shelter and assistance for victims of domestic violence, their children, and victims of sexual assault. They also run various support groups - days, times, locations, and phone numbers for the support groups are listed at the bottom of their website.