Domestic Violence Advocacy and Support offered by Refugee Women's Alliance in Seattle
Provides domestic violence advocacy services, such as: - Case management - Counseling - Support groups - Legal advocacy Staff will accompany refugee women and their children of any ethnicity to shelters and will attempt to meet their needs by providing crisis intervention, support, translation, etc. Also offers education and training to the community and service providers about domestic violence and refugee/immigration issues. Child care is available on a limited basis.
Physical Address
4008 Martin Luther King Junior Way South, Seattle, WA 98108
Hours
M-F, 9am-5pm. See application field for after-hours.
Voice
Website
Application process
Call for specific information about support group times and intake process; ask for a domestic violence program advocate. After-hours phones (M-F, 5pm-9am and on weekends): - Amharic and Tigrinya: (206) 495-5256 - Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian: (206) 954-2903 - Somali: (206) 310-5841 - Vietnamese: (206) 351-8809
Fee
None.
Eligibility
Refugees and immigrant women who are victims of domestic violence, survivors of sexual assault or at risk of being abused.
Languages
Amharic
Lao
Somali
Thai
Arabic
Spanish
Cambodian
Russian
Tigrigna
French
Ukrainian
Mandarin
Romanian
Burmese
Vietnamese
Agency info
Refugee Women's Alliance
Provides culturally and linguistically appropriate services to the refugee and immigrant communities, including public benefits assistance, domestic violence and sexual assault victims services, citizenship assistance, ESL classes, employment training and services, mental health counseling, early childhood education program, parent education program, youth programs, a legal clinic, and other services designed to assist with cultural transition.