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The list below contains resources that can help you, from local organizations in Chapel Hill and Carrboro to federal government agencies. Their contact information is listed below, including their email address, location, phone number, and URL when available. You will also find a list of buses that can take you to these places. The Chapel Hill Transit as well as the Triangle Transit Authority provide buses that will take you to organizations that can help you. Chapel Hill Transit buses are free and transportation on TTA buses are $2.00

Organization: Carolina Women's Center
Address: 134 East Franklin St, Suite 215 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3302
Phone Number: (919) 962-8305
Email: cwc@unc.edu
URL: http://womenscenter.unc.edu/
The following buslines can take you to the Carolina Women's Center: on A, NU & U routes.
The Carolina Women's Center offers the following service(s):

  • On-site Research Facility (library and referral services)
  • Personal Referral Service

Organization: Family Violence Prevention Center
Address: 201 East Rosemary St Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone Number: (919) 929-7122 (866) 929-7122
Email: info@fvpcoc.org
URL: http://fvpcoc.org/
The following buslines can take you to the Family Violence Prevention Center: near A, NU & U routes.
The Family Violence Prevention Center offers the following service(s):

  • Crisis Counseling
  • Emergency Shelter Placement
  • Support Groups
  • Criminal and civil court advocacy and accompaniment
  • Safety Planning
  • 24 hour hotline
  • Personal Referral Service
  • Legal Advice

Organization: The Women's Center
Address: 210 Henderson St Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone Number: (919) 968-4610 (888) 669-4736
Email: everywoman@womenspace.org
URL: http://www.womenspace.org
The following buslines can take you to the The Women's Center: near A, NU & U routes.
The The Women's Center offers the following service(s):

  • Financial Counseling
  • On-site Research Facility (library and referral services)
  • Career Counseling
  • Personal Referral Service
  • Legal Advice
  • Online Resources/Referrals

Organization: Orange County Rape Crisis Center - Chapel Hill Office
Address: 825-A Estes Dr Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone Number: (919) 968-4647 (866) WE-LISTEN
Email: info@ocrcc.org
URL: http://www.ocrcc.org
Languages: (919) 338-0722 (TTY)
24 hour hotline (866) - 935-4783 provides interpreter service for Spanish
The following buslines can take you to the Orange County Rape Crisis Center - Chapel Hill Office: on G, near A, NS & T routes.
The Orange County Rape Crisis Center - Chapel Hill Office offers the following service(s):

  • On-site Research Facility (library and referral services)
  • Support Groups
  • 24 hour hotline
  • Personal Referral Service

Organization: Orange County Rape Crisis Center - Hillsborough Office
Address: 109 Millstone Drive, Suite B Hillsborough, NC 27278
Phone Number: (919) 643-0722 (866) WE-LISTEN
Email: info@ocrcc.org
URL: http://www.ocrcc.org
Languages: (919) 338-0722 (TTY)

The Orange County Rape Crisis Center - Hillsborough Office offers the following service(s):

  • Support Groups
  • 24 hour hotline
  • Personal Referral Service

Organization: Chapel Hill Public Library
Address: 100 Library Drive Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone Number: (919) 968-2777
Email: library@townofchapelhill.org
URL: http://www.chapelhillpubliclibrary.org
The following buslines can take you to the Chapel Hill Public Library: on D and DM routes.
The Chapel Hill Public Library offers the following service(s):

  • On-site Research Facility (library and referral services)

Organization: Carrboro Branch Library
Address: 900 Old Fayetteville Road Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Phone Number: (919) 969-3008
Email: library@townofchapelhill.org
URL: http://www.co.orange.nc.us/library/carrboro/
The following buslines can take you to the Carrboro Branch Library: on F route.
The Carrboro Branch Library offers the following service(s):

  • On-site Research Facility (library and referral services)

Organization: Carrboro Cybrary
Address: 100 N. Greensboro Street Carrboro, NC 27510
Phone Number: (919) 918-7387
Email: mmalachowski@co.orange.nc.us
URL: http://www.co.orange.nc.us/library/cybrary/
The following buslines can take you to the Carrboro Cybrary: on CW & F routes, near J route.
The Carrboro Cybrary offers the following service(s):

  • On-site Research Facility (library and referral services)

Organization: National Crime Victim Bar Association
Address: 2000 M Street NW, Suite 480 Washington, D.C. 20036
Phone Number: 1-800-FYI-CALL
Email: victimbar@ncvc.org
URL: http://www.ncvc.org/vb/Main.aspx
Languages: Spanish

The National Crime Victim Bar Association offers the following service(s):

  • Legal Advice
  • Online Resources/Referrals

Organization: National Domestic Violence Hotline
Phone Number: 1-800-799-SAFE 1-800-787-3224 (TTY)
URL: http://www.ndvh.org/index.php
Languages: Spanish, interpreter services for more than 140 other languages

The National Domestic Violence Hotline offers the following service(s):

  • Safety Planning
  • 24 hour hotline
  • Personal Referral Service
  • Online Resources/Referrals

Organization: Women, Infants, and Children - Federal Office
Phone Number: 1-800-367-2229
URL: http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/
Languages: Spanish

The Women, Infants, and Children - Federal Office offers the following service(s):

  • Online Resources/Referrals
  • Programs to help you start over(financial aid, affordable housing)

Organization: Women, Infants, and Children - Carrboro Office
Address: 301 Lloyd St. Carrboro, NC 27510
Phone Number: 1-800-367-2229 (919) 942-8741
URL: http://www.nutritionnc.com/wic/
Languages: Spanish
The following buslines can take you to the Women, Infants, and Children - Carrboro Office: near CW, F & J routes.
The Women, Infants, and Children - Carrboro Office offers the following service(s):

  • Online Resources/Referrals
  • Programs to help you start over(financial aid, affordable housing)

Organization: Women, Infants, and Children - Hillsborough Office
Address: 300 W. Tryon St. Hillsborough, NC 27278
Phone Number: 1-800-367-2229 (919) 245-2422
URL: http://www.nutritionnc.com/wic/
Languages: Spanish
The following buslines can take you to the Women, Infants, and Children - Hillsborough Office: near CW, F & J routes.
The Women, Infants, and Children - Hillsborough Office offers the following service(s):

  • Online Resources/Referrals
  • Programs to help you start over(financial aid, affordable housing)

Organization: US Dept of Justice - Office on Violence Against Women
URL: http://www.usdoj.gov/ovw/domviolence.htm

The US Dept of Justice - Office on Violence Against Women offers the following service(s):

  • Online Resources/Referrals

Organization: National Criminal Justice Reference Service
Address: P.O. Box 6000 Rockville, MD 20849-6000
Phone Number: 1-800-851-3420 877-712-9279 (TTY)
URL: http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/Topics/Topic.aspx?Topicid=86

The National Criminal Justice Reference Service offers the following service(s):

  • Online Resources/Referrals

Organization: Domestic Violence Awareness Handbook
URL: http://www.usda.gov/da/shmd/aware.htm

The Domestic Violence Awareness Handbook offers the following service(s):

  • Safety Planning
  • Online Resources/Referrals

Organization: NC Health Information
Address: c/o Health Sciences Library, CB# 7585 UNC-Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7585
Phone Number: (919) 962-0800
URL: http://www.nchealthinfo.org/resources.cfm?info=0,257,68,0,0

The NC Health Information offers the following service(s):

  • Online Resources/Referrals
  • Counseling

Organization: The Beacon Child & Family Program
Address: University of North Carolina Hospitals, CB#7600, 101 Manning Drive Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone Number: (919) 966-9314
Email: beaconpr@unch.unc.edu
URL: http://www.med.unc.edu/beacon/
Languages: Spanish
The following buslines can take you to the The Beacon Child & Family Program: on most Chapel Hill bus routes.
The The Beacon Child & Family Program offers the following service(s):

  • Personal Referral Service
  • Legal Advice
  • Counseling

Organization: NC Council for Women
Address: 1320 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1320
Phone Number: (919) 733.2455
URL: http://www.doa.state.nc.us/cfw/cfw.htm

The NC Council for Women offers the following service(s):

  • Career Counseling

Organization: Triangle Family Services
Address: 401 Hillsborough Street Raleigh, NC 27603
Phone Number: (919) 821-0790 211
Email: dupshaw@tfsnc.org
URL: http://www.tfsnc.org
Languages: Spanish

The Triangle Family Services offers the following service(s):

  • Financial Counseling
  • 24 hour hotline
  • Personal Referral Service
  • Online Resources/Referrals
  • Programs to help you start over(financial aid, affordable housing)

Organization: NC Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Address: 123 W. Main Street, Suite 700 Durham, NC 27701
Phone Number: (919) 956-9124 1-888-232-9124
URL: http://www.nccadv.org
Languages: Spanish

The NC Coalition Against Domestic Violence offers the following service(s):

  • On-site Research Facility (library and referral services)
  • Safety Planning
  • Online Resources/Referrals
  • Programs to help you start over(financial aid, affordable housing)

Organization: North Carolina 211
Phone Number: 211
URL: http://www.211nc.org

The North Carolina 211 offers the following service(s):

  • 24 hour hotline
  • Personal Referral Service

Organization: Interact 24 Hour Crisis Hotline
Address: 612 Wade Avenue Raleigh, NC 27605
Phone Number: (919) 828-7740
URL: http://www.interactofwake.org/services/24hour.html
Languages: Spanish

The Interact 24 Hour Crisis Hotline offers the following service(s):

  • Crisis Counseling
  • Emergency Shelter Placement
  • Support Groups
  • Criminal and civil court advocacy and accompaniment
  • 24 hour hotline
  • Counseling

Organization: Legal Aid of North Carolina
Phone Number: 1-800-672-9304, ext. 112 (919) 856-2564
URL: http://www.legalaidnc.org/Programs/DVPI/default.htm
Languages: Spanish

The Legal Aid of North Carolina offers the following service(s):

  • Safety Planning
  • Legal Advice

Organization: Legal Aid of North Carolina (List of Participating Attys)
Phone Number: 1-800-672-9304, ext. 112
URL: http://www.legalaidnc.org/Programs/default.asp

The Legal Aid of North Carolina (List of Participating Attys) offers the following service(s):

  • Legal Advice

Organization: Women's Law
Phone Number: (919) 929.5919
URL: http://www.womenslaw.org/NC/NC_links.htm
Languages: Spanish

The Women's Law offers the following service(s):

  • Legal Advice

Organization: Orange County Sheriff's Office
Address: 144 East Margaret Lane Hillsborough, NC 27278
Phone Number: (919) 644-3050
Email: akeith@co.orange.nc.us
aphillips@co.orange.nc.us

URL: http://www.co.orange.nc.us/sheriff/victim_services.htm
The following buslines can take you to the Orange County Sheriff's Office: on TTA route 420.
The Orange County Sheriff's Office offers the following service(s):

  • Crisis Counseling
  • Criminal and civil court advocacy and accompaniment
  • Personal Referral Service
  • Legal Advice

Organization: Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence (MA)
Phone Number: (617) 338-2355 (617) 338-2350
Email: asiandv@atask.org
URL: http://www.atask.org/index.php
Languages: Hindi, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Vietnamese

The Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence (MA) offers the following service(s):

  • Safety Planning
  • 24 hour hotline
  • Online Resources/Referrals

Organization: Project Homestart (Orange County)
Phone Number: (919) 932-6025
URL: http://www.ifcweb.org/homestartupdate.html

The Project Homestart (Orange County) offers the following service(s):

  • Emergency Shelter Placement
  • 24 hour hotline
  • Programs to help you start over(financial aid, affordable housing)

Organization: Family Violence and Rape Crisis Services
Address: 200 East Street Pittsboro, NC
Phone Number: (919) 545-0224 (919) 542-5445
URL: http://www.fvrc.org/index.htm
Languages: Spanish

The Family Violence and Rape Crisis Services offers the following service(s):

  • Emergency Shelter Placement
  • Support Groups
  • Criminal and civil court advocacy and accompaniment
  • 24 hour hotline
  • Counseling

Organization: Orange Person Chatham Mental Health Center (OPC)
Address: 412 Caldwell Ext, Ste A Chapel Hill, NC
Phone Number: (919) 913-4000 1-800-233-6834
Languages: Spanish
The following buslines can take you to the Orange Person Chatham Mental Health Center (OPC): on A route.
The Orange Person Chatham Mental Health Center (OPC) offers the following service(s):

  • Counseling

Organization: Feminist Majority Foundation
Phone Number: 1-800-799-SAFE 1-800-656-HOPE
URL: http://www.feminist.org/
Languages: Spanish

The Feminist Majority Foundation offers the following service(s):

  • Crisis Counseling
  • Personal Referral Service
  • Online Resources/Referrals

Organization: Love Is Respect: National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline
Phone Number: 1-866-331-9474 1-866-331-8453 TTY
URL: http://loveisrespect.org
Languages: online chat

The Love Is Respect: National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline offers the following service(s):

  • 24 hour hotline
  • Online Resources/Referrals

Organization: Inter-Faith Council for Social Service
Address: 110 W. Main Street Carrboro, NC 27510
Phone Number: (919) 929-6380
Email: admin@ifcmailbox.org
URL: http://www.ifcweb.org/
Languages: Spanish
The following buslines can take you to the Inter-Faith Council for Social Service: on CW, F & J routes.
The Inter-Faith Council for Social Service offers the following service(s):

  • Crisis Counseling
  • Emergency Shelter Placement
  • Career Counseling
  • Personal Referral Service
  • Programs to help you start over(financial aid, affordable housing)
  • Counseling

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