Community Resources - Domestic Violence / Sexual Assualt
24-Hour Domestic Violence Crisis Lines & Shelters
Adams County: (303) 289-4441 ~ Alternatives to Family Violence
Arapahoe: (303) 343-1851 ~ Gateway
Boulder: (303) 444-2424 ~ Boulder County Safehouse
Denver - Brandon Center: (303) 620-9190
Denver - Safehouse: (318) 318-9989
Denver - Servicios de La Raza (Se habla Español): (303) 458-7088
Douglas County: (303) 688-8484 ~ Women's Crisis Center
Jefferson County: (303) 420-6752 ~ Family Tree Women in Crisis
Longmont: (303) 772-4422 ~ "Women in Crisis"
National Hotline: 1-800-799-7233
Abusive Men Exploring New Directions (AMEND)
(303) 832-6363
2727 Bryant Street, Suite #350
Denver, CO 80211
www.amendinc.org
Offers long-term individual and group therapy, including intervention and prevention strategies for men who abuse their partners. Also offers advocacy for the partners as well as education on domestic violence for the community.
Anti-Violence Program (Equal Rights Colorado)
(303) 839-5204
Toll Free 1-888-557-4441
24-Hour Hotline (303) 852-5094
P.O. Box 181085
Denver, CO 80218
www.coavp.org
A project of Equal Rights Colorado, formed to respond to violence against gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people. Provides a 24-Hour hotline to report all incidents of hate crimes, including physical violence and verbal harassment, domestic violence/partner abuse, and anti-gay/lesbian discrimination.
Colorado Coalition Against Domestic Violence
(303) 831-9632
1600 Downing Street, Suite 400
Denver, CO 80218
www.ccadv.org
A statewide, grass-roots, non-profit, membership organization which has coordinated services for battered women and their families since 1981. CDVC represents 43 rural and urban domestic violence programs throughout the state.
Denver City Attorney's Office, Domestic Violence Unit
(720) 913-8020
201 West Colfax Dept. 1207
Denver, CO 80202
Committed to actively intervene in all domestic violence cases that enter the criminal justice system within the city and county of Denver. The goal of the program is to implement the most effective response to the perpetrator (e.g. sentencing alternatives), the most effective method of protecting and assisting the victim, and the most effective method of ending violence in the family.
Denver Center for Crime Victims
(303) 860-0660
24-Hour Hotline (303) 894-8000
Se habla Espanol (303) 718-8289-29 pager
TTY: (303) 860-9555
PO Box 18975
Denver, CO 80218
www.denvervictims.org
Non-profit, volunteer-based agency created to provide comprehensive and coordinated services to victims of crime. DVSC offers direct assistance in addition to linking crime victims to existing community support services. Services include 24-Hour crisis lines (English, Spanish and TDD), crisis intervention, assistance and advocacy, referrals, short-term counseling, education and training, and support groups.
Domestic Violence Initiative for Women with Disabilities (DVI)
TTY: (720) 913-9921
(720) 913-9260
201 West Colfax Dept. 800
Denver, CO 80202
http://www.vs2000.org/denver/en/resources/services.html
Provides comprehensive domestic violence advocacy to battered women with disabilities through peer support, information and referral, limited emergency services, education, empowerment, and accessibility.
Family Tree, Inc.
(303) 422-2133
(303) 467-3794 Spanish
3805 Marshall Street, Suite #100
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
www.thefamilytree.org
A private, non-profit agency which provides community-based services for victims of family violence and abuse, youth in crisis, runaways, and families dealing with issues of parental divorce, separation and remarriage.
Project Pave
(303) 322-2382
2051 York Street
Denver, CO 80205
www.projectpave.org
Provides free or low-cost community and home-based educational and support services, to youth who have been victims and/or are current offenders of physical, sexual, and/or emotional abuse, including incest, teen dating violence, date rape, and gang violence, and for children who are from violent homes. Pave also has an active teen mothers' program.
Project Safeguard
(303) 863-SAFE (863-7233)
Aurora - (303) 344-9016
Adams County - (303) 637-7761
815 East 22nd Avenue
Denver, CO 80205
www.projectsafeguard.org
A grass-roots, non-profit organization whose goal is to eradicate domestic violence through social policy change on the local, state, and federal levels. Provides direct services to victims, including crisis line response, restraining order assistance program, court room advocacy, individual and group support, and expert witness testimony.
Rape Assistance & Awareness Program (RAAP)
(303) 329-9922
Denver Rape Crisis Hotline: (303) 322-RAPE (7273)
Ayuda de Violacion (Spanish) (303) 329-0031
TDD (303) 329-0023
PO Box 18951
Denver, CO 80218
www.raap.org
Provides a 24-hour crisis intervention counseling, counseling services and referrals, prevention education, programs for special populations, and self-defense instruction.
Victim Outreach Information
(303) 202-2196
PO Box 10739
Golden, CO 80401
http://www.victimoutreach.org/
Provides victim assistance services for victims and witnesses of crimes in Edgewater, Mountain View, Golden, and Wheatridge. Services include crisis intervention, referrals, witness preparation, support through the criminal justice process, and assistance applying for compensation.
WINGS Foundation, Inc.
(Women Incested Needing Group Support)
(303) 238-8660
1-800-373-8671 (for calling from outside local area)
8745 West 14th Avenue, Suite 100
Lakewood, CO 80215
www.wingsfound.org/
Non-profit organization run by survivors of incest. Provides weekly peer support group meetings for adult survivors, a clearinghouse of information, and education. Speakers are also available.
