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Places that Help: Puerto Rico

Local Programs

Updated: 
April 29, 2024

Shelters and local programs that provide support, counseling, safety planning, and other services to victims of abuse. (Have a suggestion or correction? Contact us!)

WomensLaw thanks Coordinadora Paz para la Mujer, the Puerto Rico Domestic Violence Coalition, for their assistance with this page.

You can click the “View All” to look through the complete list of organizations. If you are looking for an attorney to represent you in court or to give you legal advice about your situation, go to our Finding a Lawyer page instead.

Organized by Town:

Vega Alta

Ruth's Home

P.O. Box 538
Vega Alta, PR 00692
Hotline:
(787) 360-3319, (787) 792-6596 (24 hrs)
Phone:
(787) 883-1884, (787) 883-1805
URL:
https://www.hogarruth.com/
Email:
hogarruth@yahoo.com

Ruth’s Home is a community organization that provides services to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence. Services include: a 24-hour hotline, emergency shelter, support groups, non-residential guidance and counseling, housing programs, sexual assault response team, legal advocacy, and more.

Places that Help

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