This is an outreach office for Branches Domestic Violence Shelter, Inc. which offers legal advocacy, legal referrals, individual & group counseling, and case management to ready their clients to become independent. All of Branches’ services are free of charge.
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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Please note that we list the organizations by the town, city or county where the office is located – however, many offices serve multiple towns or counties. 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.
Wayne County
Branches Domestic Violence Shelter, Inc. - Wayne County Outreach Office
Webster County
Centers Against Violence - Webster County Outreach Office
This is an outreach office for Centers Against Violence which provides advocacy services to adult and child victims of domestic and sexual violence and stalking; emergency shelter; outreach services; legal assistance for domestic violence petitions, custody, and divorce proceedings; prevention education programs within the schools and community organizations; awareness activities; emergency transportation; and healthy relationship and support services for adult victims, teens, and young children. The headquarters is located in Randolph county.
Wirt County
Family Crisis Intervention Center (FCIC) - Wirt County Outreach Office
FCIC has a shelter located in Wood County, which provides a short-term (30 days or less) safe place for victims to reside while they prepare for living safely. They also provide victim advocacy including crisis intervention, legal advocacy, case management, and group therapy. Lastly, their Kids First Program offers children a safe place for court appointed visits with their parents. The headquarters is in Wood County.
Wood County
Family Crisis Intervention Center (FCIC)
FCIC has a shelter located in Wood County, which provides a short-term (30 days or less) safe place for victims to reside while they prepare for living safely. They also provide victim advocacy including crisis intervention, legal advocacy, case management, and group therapy. Lastly, their Kids First Program offers children a safe place for court appointed visits with their parents.
Serves Calhoun, Jackson, Pleasants, Ritchie, Roane, Tyler, Wirt, and Wood Counties.
Wyoming County
Stop Abusive Family Environments, Inc. (S.A.F.E.) - Wyoming County
SAFE provides emergency and transitional housing as well as case management, court advocacy, transportation, and referral services. Serves McDowell (headquarters), Mercer, and Wyoming Counties.