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Office of Domestic Violence Strategies

Resources

Support for you or someone else

Domestic Violence Hotline

(866) 723-3014
Philadelphia

  • Confidential help available 24/7/365.
  • Hotline counselors can assist you with a variety of services including emergency shelter and crisis intervention.
  • Translation services are available.
  • Learn how to support a friend or family member.

WOAR Philadelphia Center Against Sexual Violence

(215) 985-3333
Center City

  • Individual and group counseling for children and adults who have experienced sexual violence, including sexual abuse, sexual assault, rape/date rape, and incest.
  • Services are available at any point after the trauma has occurred.

Women In Transition

(215) 751-1111
Center City

  • Individual or group counseling for domestic violence or substance abuse.
  • Phone counseling is available Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Lutheran Settlement House Bilingual Domestic Violence Program

(215) 426-8610 ext. 1282
North Philadelphia

  • Individual counseling is available for all survivors, including men, teens, and children who witness domestic violence.
  • Group programming includes parenting after violence and economic justice.

Congreso de Latinos Unidos Latina Domestic Violence Program

(215) 763-8870 ext. 1353
North Philadelphia

  • Individual and group counseling for survivors, including men, teens, and children who witness domestic violence.
  • English support group, depending on demand.
  • Legal advocacy and representation for relationship violence-related legal matters, including Protection from Abuse (PFA) orders, child custody, and child support.

Women Against Abuse

(215) 686-7082
Center City

  • Legal advocacy and representation for relationship violence-related legal matters, including PFA orders, child custody, and child support. Court advocacy and accompaniment for victims of domestic violence in Philadelphia Family Court and in Philadelphia’s two criminal courtrooms dedicated to domestic violence cases.

Philadelphia Legal Assistance 

215-981-3838
Center City 

  • Free legal advice and representation for eligible low-income survivors of intimate partner violence in domestic relations matters, including child custody and protection from abuse.   

Courdea

(215) 242-2235
Lower North Philadelphia

  • Individual counseling for people who have been verbally or physically harmful in a relationship.
  • Counseling for people who are worried about how they treat their partner.
  • Services are available in English and Spanish.

Nationalities Service Center

(215) 893-8400
Center City

  • Services tailored to the needs of immigrants who are survivors of domestic violence or intimate partner violence.

Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS)

(215) 832-0900
Old City

  • Services tailored to the needs of low-income immigrants who are survivors of domestic violence or intimate partner violence.

SEAMAAC

(215) 467-0690 x. 161
South Philadelphia

  • Services tailored to the needs of Asian immigrant and refugee survivors of domestic violence or intimate partner violence.

African Family Health Organization (AFAHO)

(215) 546-1232 
Southwest Philadelphia 

  • Services tailored to the needs of African immigrant and refugee survivors of domestic violence or intimate partner violence. 

Services in medical facilities

STOP Intimate Partner Violence

Lutheran Settlement House partners with the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) to address intimate partner violence and teen dating violence. The program is located at the following medical centers:

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

(215) 590-1000
University City
Open 24 hours

CHOP – Karabots Pediatric Center

(267) 425-9800
West Philadelphia
Closed on Sundays

St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children

(215) 427-6869
Northeast Philadelphia

Aria Frankford Hospital

(215) 831-2000 and (877) 808-2742
4900 Frankford Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19124
Northeast Philadelphia

Einstein Medical Center

(215) 456-7890
5501 Old York Road, Philadelphia, PA 19141
Upper North Philadelphia

Congreso de Latinos Unidos’ Latina DV Program

Speak with a bilingual and bicultural medical professional and get connected to services at the following health centers:

Esperanza Health Center

(215) 831-1100
Kensington

Congreso Health Center

(267) 765-2272
Kensington

Domestic violence community education and training

Expand your domestic violence awareness and discover prevention efforts with a workshop. Designed for community groups, organizations, public schools, and City agencies, these trainings will help empower both your clients and staff. Make a request online or by phone with the following organizations:

Shared Safety 

Shared Safety is a coordinated community response to domestic and sexual violence, human trafficking, and reproductive coercion in Philadelphia. Shared Safety’s members are from City government agencies, community-based organizations, the health care system, media, and education community. This collaboration works to improve citywide services for survivors of domestic violence, and to improve identification of and intervention in relational violence


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