Just awful. Shelters are already closing, services are being cut, and underpaid and overworked staff are being asked to take pay cuts and work harder.
http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2009/aug/01/domestic-violence...
Want to help? If you live in California, contact your elected officials at
http://www.capwiz.com/sfvo/issues/alert/?alertid=13807706&type=ML.
You can also support a local women's shelter...I'm sure they'd be grateful for your donation!
# Southern California Coalition For Battered Women P.O. Box 5036 Santa Monica CA 90409 Business #: 213-655-6098
# High Desert Domestic Violence Program 18930 Outer Hwy 18 Apple Valley CA 92307 Business #: 619-242-1468 Hotline/Crisis: 619-242-9179
# Su Casa Family Crisis and Support Center P.O. Box 998 Artesia CA 90702 Business #: 310-402-7081 Hotline/Crisis: 310-402-4888
# North County Women's Resource Center P.O. Box 2155 Atascadero CA 93423 Business #: 805-461-1338 Toll Free #: (800)549-8989
# Placer Women's Center, Inc. P.O. Box 5462 Auburn CA 95604 Business #: 916-885-0443 Hotline/Crisis: 916-652-6558
# Alliance Against Family Violence P.O. Box 2054 Bakersfield CA 93303 Business #: 805-322-0931 Hotline/Crisis: 805-327-1091 Toll Free #: (800)433-7337
# Dessert Sanctuary,Inc. P.O. Box 1781 Barstow CA 92312 Business #: 619-252-3441 Hotline/Crisis: 619-252-3441
# Family Violence Law Center,Inc. P.O. Box 2529 Berkeley CA 94702 Business #: 510-540-5370 Hotline/Crisis: 510-540-5354
# Women's Refuge P.O. Box 3298 Berkeley CA 94703 Business #: 510-658-7231 Hotline/Crisis: 510-547-4663
# Beverly Hills Center for Domestic Conflict 9401 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 730 Beverly Hills CA 90212 Business #: 310-275-0960 Hotline/Crisis: 310-275-0960
# D.O.V.E.S. of Big Bear Valley, Inc. P.O. Box 3646 Big Bear Lake CA 92315 Business #: 909-866-1546 Hotline/Crisis: 909-866-5723
# Wild Iris Family Violence Shelter Services P.O. Box 57 Bishop CA 93514 Business #: 619-873-6601 Hotline/Crisis: 873-7384
# Harper Housee P.O. Box 725 Broderick CA 95605 Business #: 916-372-0177 Hotline/Crisis: 916-371-1907
# Interface Children, Family Services 1305 Del Norte Road, Suite 130 Camarillo CA 93010 Business #: 805-485-6114 Toll Free#: (800)339-9597
# Haven Hills, Inc. P.O. Box 260 Canoga Park CA 91305 Business #: 818-887-7481 Hotline/Crisis: 818-887-6589
# Carson Shelter/Employment Readiness Support Center 23013 South Avalon Blvd. Carson CA 90745 Business #: 213-549-0137 Hotline/Crisis: 213-549-6580
# Catalyst Women's Advocates P.O. Box 4184 Chico CA 95927 Business #: 916-343-Blvd., Suite 207 San Francisco CA 94121 Business #: 415-255-2754 Hotline/Crisis: 415-255-0165
# Shalom Bayit P.O. Box 64048 San Francisco CA 94164 Business #: 415-241-8874
# WOMAN, Inc. 333 Valencia St.,Suite 251 San Francisco CA 94103 Business #: 415-864-4777 Hotline/Crisis: 415-864-4722
# Next Door, Solutions to Domestic Violence 1181 North 4th Street, Suite A San Jose CA 95112 Business #: 408-279-7550 Hotline/Crisis: 408-279-2962
# San Leandro Community Counseling 296 Broadmoor Boulevard San Leandro CA 94577 Business #: 510-638-6603
# Women's Shelter Program, Inc. P.O. Box 125 San Luis Obispo CA 93406 Business #: 805-544-3494 Hotline/Crisis: 805-544-8989 Toll Free #: (800)549-8989
# Women's Resource Center P.O. Box 499 San Luis Rey CA 92068 Business #: 619-757-3500
# Battered Women's Services of San Mateo Cnty 3080 La Selva, Suite 16 San Mat81 Hotline/Crisis: 619-747-6281
# Humboldt Women For Shelter P.O. Box 969 Eureka CA 95502 Business #: 707-444-9255 Hotline/Crisis: 707-443-6042
# Shelter Against Violent Environments P.O. Box 8283 Fremont CA 94537 Business #: 510-794-6056 Hotline/Crisis: 510-794-6055
# Haven of Peace, Inc. 7070 South Hailan Road P.O. Box 424 French Camp CA 95231 Business #: 209-982-0396 Hotline/Crisis: 209-982-0396
# YWCA Marjaree Mason Transitional Living Center 1600 M Street Fresno CA 93721 Business #: 209-237-4701 Hotline/Crisis: 209-237-4701
# La Isla Pacifica/South County Alternatives, Inc. P.O. Box 1326 Gilroy CA 95021 Business #: 408-842-3118 Hotline/Crisis: 408-683-4118
# Glendale YWCA Shelter 735 E Lexington Dr. Glendale CA 91206 Business #: 818-242-4155 Hotline/Crisis: 218-242-1106
# Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalition P.O. Box 484 Grass Valley CA 95945 Business #: 818-272-2046 Hotline/Crisis: 818-272-2047
# Kings Community Action Organization Domestic Violence Program 1222 W. Lacey Blvd. Hanford CA 93230 Business #: 209-582-4386
# Emergency Shelter Program 22634 Second Street #295 Hayward CA 94541 Business #: 510-581-5626 Hotline/Crisis: 510-786-1246
# San Benito County Victim Witness Assistance Center 483 5th Street Hollister CA 95023 Business #: 408-637-8244
# Operation Care/Amador Cnty Crisis Line P.O. Box 592 Jackson CA 95642 Business #: 209-223-2897 Hotline/Crisis: 209-223-2600
# Morongo Basin Unity Home P.O. Box 1662 Joshua Tree CA 92252 Hotline/Crisis: 619-366-9663
# AWARE 460 So. Main St. Lakeport CA 95453 Business #: 707-263-1239 Hotline/Crisis: 707-263-1133
# Valley Oasis Shelter P.O. Box 4226-4599 Hotline/Crisis: 916-257-5004
# Project Sanctuary, Inc. P.O. Box 995 Ukiah CA 95482 Business #: 707-462-9196 Hotline/Crisis: (800)575-HELP
# Sanctuary in Abused Family Emergencies (SAFE) 502 Virginia Street Vallejo CA 94590 Business#: 707-648-SAFE Hotline/Crisis: 707-648-SAFE
# Family Violence Project 6851 Lennox Avenue Van Nuys CA 91405 Business#: 81 Bench CA 90832 Business #: 310-491-5362 Hotline/Crisis: 310-437-4663
# Battered Service Action Center 134 E. 1st. Los Angeles CA 90012 Business #: 213-268-7568 Toll Free #: (800)548-2722
# Center for the Pacific-Asian Family, Inc. 543 North Fairfax Ave., #108 Los Angeles CA 90036
# Free Spirit/Chicana Service 134 East First Street Los Angeles CA 90012 Business #: 213-253-5959 Hotline/Crisis: 213-937-1312
# Good Shepard Shelter P.O. Box 19487 Los Angeles CA Business #: 213-737-6111
# Jenesse Center, Inc. P.O. Box 73837 Los Angeles CA 90003 Business #: 213-751-1145 Hotline/Crisis: 213-751-1145 Toll Free#: (800)479-7328
# Los Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women 6043 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 200 Los Angeles CA 90028 Business #: 213-462-1281 Hotline/Crisis: 213-626-3393 Toll Free #: (310)392-8381
# A Woman's Place P.O. Box 822 Merced CA 95341 Business #: 209-725-7900 Hotline/Crisis: 209-722-HELP
# Haven Women's Center of Stanislaus 619 13th Street, Suite 1 Modesto CA 95354 Business #: 209-576-0659 Hotline/Crisis: 209-577-5980 Toll Free #: (800)834-1990
# Domestic Violence Shelter for Women/Children 2115 N. Fremont Blvd. Monterey CA 93940 Business #: 408-649-0834 Hotline/Crisis: 408-372-6300
# Support Network For Battered Women 200 Blossom Lane, 3rd Floor Mountain View CA 94041 Business #: 415-940-7850 Hotline/Crisis: 415-940-7855
# Napa Emergency Women's Services P.O. Box 427 Napa CA 94559 Business #: 707-252-3687 Hotline/Crisis: 707-255-6397
# Association to Aid Victims of Domestic Violence P.O. Box 220037 Newhall CA 91322 Business #: 805-259-8175 Hotline/Crisis: 805-259-HELP
# Santa Clarita Valley Battered Association P.O. Box 186 Newhall CA 91322 Business #: 805-253-2332 Hotline/Crisis: 805-259-259-4357
# Domestic Abuse Center 8817 Reseda Blvd., Suite C Northbridge CA 91403 Business #: 818-772-0176 Hotline/Crisis: 818-705-5030
# Domestic Violence Program P.O. Box 1658 Oakhurst CA 93644 Business #: 209-683-3533
# A Safe Place P.O. Box 1075 Oakland CA 94604 Business #: 510-636-4747 Hotline/Crisis: 510-536-7233
# Women's Resource Center 3355 Mission Avenue, Suite 111 Oceanside CA Business #: 619-757-3500 Hotline/Crisis: 619-757-3500
# Women's Transitional Living Center P.O. Box 6103 Orange CA 92651 Business #: 714-992-1939 Hotline/Crisis: 714-992-1931
# Shelter From the Storm P.O. Box 781 Palm Desert CA 92260 Business #: 619-341-9785 Hotline/Crisis: 619-328-SAFE Toll Free #: (800)775-6055
# Haven House, Inc. P.O. Box 50007 Pasadena CA 91115 Business #: 818-564-8880 Hotline/Crisis: 213-681-2626
# El Dorado Women's Center 3133 Gilmore St. Placeville CA 95667 Business #: 916-626-1450 Hotline/Crisis: 916-626-1131
# Porterville Mission Project P.O. Box 2033 Porterville CA 93258 Business #: 209-784-0192 Hotline/Crisis: 209-784-0192
# Shasta County Women's Refuge P.O. Box 994211 Redding CA 96099 Business #: 916-244-0117 Hotline/Crisis: 916-244-0117
# Emergency Battered Women's Shelter 103 West Torrance Blvd. Redondo Beach CA 90277 Business #: 310-372-4674 Hotline/Crisis: 310-379-3620
# Second Step Shelter 103 W. Torrance Blvd.,Suite 101 Redondo Beach CA 90277 Business #: 310-370-4712 Hotline/Crisis: 310-370-5902
# Women's Center High Desert, Inc. 815 East Inyokern Road Ridgecrest CA 93555 Business #: 619-446-7491 Hotline/Crisis: 375-7525
# Alternatives to Domestic Violence P.O. Box 910 Riverside CA 92502 Business #: 909-352-9262 Hotline/Crisis: 909-683-0829 Toll Free #: (800)339-SAFE
# WEAVE, Inc. P.O. Box 161356 Sacramento CA 95816 Business #: 916-448-2321 Hotline/Crisis: 916-920-2952
# Salinas Women's Crisis Center P.O. Box 1805 Salinas CA 93902 Business #: 408-757-1002 Hotline/Crisis: 408-757-1001
# Shelter Plus P.O. Box 3584 Salinas CA 93912 Business #: 408-442-3024 Hotline/Crisis: 408-422-2201 Toll Free #: (800)339-8228
# Calavera Women's Crisis Line Box 623 San Andreas CA 95249 Business #: 209-754-1300 Hotline/Crisis: 209-736-4011
# Human Resources Council P.O. Box 684 San Andreas CA 95249 Business #: 209-754-3114
# Option House, Inc. P.O. Box 970 San Bernadino CA 92402 Business #: 909-381-3471 Hotline/Crisis: 909-381-3471
# Center for Women's Studies and Services 2467 E Street San Diego CA 92102 Business #: 619-267-8023 Hotline/Crisis: 619-233-3088
# YWCA Battered Women's Services P.O. Box 126398 San Diego CA 92112 Business #: 619-239-2342 Hotline/Crisis: 619-234-3164
# Asian Women's Shelter 3543 18th Street,#19 San Francisco CA 94110 Business #: 415-751-7110 Hotline/Crisis: 415-751-0880
# Family Violence Prevention Fund 383 Rhode Island St. Suite 304 San Francisco CA 94103 Business #: 415-252-8900
# La Casa de Las Madres 965 Mission Street, Suite 300 San Francisco CA 94103 Business #: 415-777-1808 Hotline/Crisis: 415-33-1515
# Rosalie House 5616 Geary Blvd., Suite 207 San Francisco CA 94121 Business #: 415-255-2754 Hotline/Crisis: 415-255-0165
# Shalom Bayit P.O. Box 64048 San Francisco CA 94164 Business #: 415-241-8874
# WOMAN, Inc. 333 Valencia St.,Suite 251 San Francisco CA 94103 Business #: 415-864-4777 Hotline/Crisis: 415-864-4722
# Next Door, Solutions to Domestic Violence 1181 North 4th Street, Suite A San Jose CA 95112 Business #: 408-279-7550 Hotline/Crisis: 408-279-2962
# San Leandro Community Counseling 296 Broadmoor Boulevard San Leandro CA 94577 Business #: 510-638-6603
# Women's Shelter Program, Inc. P.O. Box 125 San Luis Obispo CA 93406 Business #: 805-544-3494 Hotline/Crisis: 805-544-8989 Toll Free #: (800)549-8989
# Women's Resource Center P.O. Box 499 San Luis Rey CA 92068 Business #: 619-757-3500
# Battered Women's Services of San Mateo Cnty 3080 La Selva, Suite 16 San Mateo CA 94403 Business #: 415-312-8471 Hotline/Crisis: 415-312-8515
# Sor Juana Ines'Services for Abused Women P.O. Box 789 San Mateo CA 94401 Business #: 415-342-6609 Hotline/Crisis: (800)300-1080
# Rainbow Services P.O. Box 1925 San Pedro CA 90733 Business #: 213-548-5450 Hotline/Crisis: 213-547-9394
# Marin Abused Women's Services 1717 5th Avenue San Rafael CA 94801 Business #: 415-457-2464 Hotline/Crisis: 415-924-6616
# Shelter Services for Women, Inc. P.O. Box 1536 Santa Barbara CA 93102 Business #: 805-963-4458 Hotline/Crisis: 805-964-5245
# Women's Crisis Support 1025 Center Santa Cruz CA 95060 Business #: 408-425-5525 Hotline/Crisis: 408-429-1478
# Shelter Services for Women: Santa Maria P.O. Box 314 Santa Maria CA 93456 Business #: 805-963-4458 Hotline/Crisis: 805-964-5245
# Sojourn Services P.O. Box 5597 Santa Monica CA 90409 Business #: 310-399-9232 Hotline/Crisis: 310-392-9896
# YWCA Women's Emergency Shelter Program P.O. Box 7164 Santa Rosa CA 95407 Business #: 707-546-7115 Hotline/Crisis: 707-546-1234
# Interval House Crisis Shelters P.O. Box 3356 Seal Beach CA 90740 Business #: 310-594-9492 Hotline/Crisis: 310-594-4555 Toll Free #: (714)891-8121
# Mother Lode Women's Center P.O. Box 663 Sonora CA 95370 Business #: 209-532-4746 Hotline/Crisis: 209-532-4707
# Human Options, Inc. P.O. Box 9445 South Laguna CA 92677 Business#: 714-497-7017 Hotline/Crisis: 714-494-5367
# So. Lake Tahoe Women's Center 3140 Lake Tahoe Blvd. South Lake Tahoe CA 96150 Business #: 916-544-2118 Hotline/Crisis: 916-544-4444
# Women's Center of San Joaquin 620 North San Joaquin Stockton CA 95204 Business #: 209-941-2611 Hotline/Crisis: 209-465-4878
# Solano County Economic Opportunity Council Domestic Violence Program 207 Marina Center Suisun CA 94585 Business #: 707-427-5950 Hotline/Crisis: 707-429-HELP
# Lassen Family Services, Inc. P.O. Box 701 Susanville CA 96130 Business #: 916-257-4599 Hotline/Crisis: 916-257-5004
# Project Sanctuary, Inc. P.O. Box 995 Ukiah CA 95482 Business #: 707-462-9196 Hotline/Crisis: (800)575-HELP
# Sanctuary in Abused Family Emergencies (SAFE) 502 Virginia Street Vallejo CA 94590 Business#: 707-648-SAFE Hotline/Crisis: 707-648-SAFE
# Family Violence Project 6851 Lennox Avenue Van Nuys CA 91405 Business#: 818-908-5007 Hotline/Crisis: 818-908-5007
# Ventura County Coalition Against Household Violence 4882 McGrath, Suite 240 Ventura CA 93003 Business #: 805-656-3443 Hotline/Crisis: 805-656-1111
# Family Services of Tulare County P.O. Box 510 Visalia CA 93279 Business #: 209-732-2514 Hotline/Crisis: 209-732-5941
# The Emergency Shelter Project P.O. Box 510 Visalia Ca 93279 Business#: 209-732-2514 Hotline/Crisis: 209-732-5941
# Blanca Tavera Defensa de Mujeres 406 Main St. Room 326 Watsonville CA 95076 Business #: 408-722-4532 Hotline/Crisis: 408-722-4532
# Human Response Network-Family Crisis Line P.O. Box 2370 Weaverville CA 96093 Business #: 916-623-2024 Hotline/Crisis: 916-623-HELP
# San Gabriel Valley YWCA P.O. Box 1464 West Covina CA 91793 Business #: 818-915-5191 Hotline/Crisis: 818-967-0658
# Women's and Children's Crisis Shelter, Inc. P.O. Box 404 Whittier CA 90608 Business #: 213-945-3937 Hotline/Crisis: 213-945-3939
# Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence Center 927 Main St., Suite A Woodland CA 95616 Business #: 916-661-6337 Hotline/Crisis: 916-662-1133
# Siskiyou Somestic Violence Program P.O. Box 1679 Yreka CA 96097 Business #: 916-842-6629 Hotline/Crisis: 916-842-4068
# Casa de Esperanza P.O. Box 56 Yuba City CA 95992 Business #: 916-674-5400 Hotline/Crisis: 916-674-2040