Advocacy Services offered by ADWAS
Bus 67 stops a block and a half from the front office.
American Sign Language
Call or email for more information.
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Description
Offers community-based advocacy to survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence who are Deaf, DeafBlind or hard of hearing. Services include DV and SA information and education, safety planning, legal advocacy, connection to counseling, advocacy with systems (such as legal, medical, CPS, housing), and info about survivors' rights and the rights of Deaf people to have interpreters and fair access to all systems. ADWAS serves all genders.
Providing organization
ADWAS (Abused Deaf Women's Advocacy Services)
We have provided services in the community since 1986. Deaf and DeafBlind survivors of domestic and sexual violence benefit from programs such as – therapy, legal & systemic advocacy, the 24-hour National Deaf Domestic Violence Hotline, Family Support programs, children’s advocacy, emergency shelter, and supportive housing.