Domestic Violence Advocacy and Support offered by Refugee Women's Alliance in Seattle

4008 Martin Luther King Junior Way South, Seattle, WA 98108

Call King County Metro at (206) 553-3000 or visit http://tripplanner.kingcounty.gov/ for public transit information.

Eligibility

Refugees and immigrant women who are victims of domestic violence, survivors of sexual assault or at risk of being abused.

Hours

M-F, 9am-5pm. See application field for after-hours.

(206) 721-3846

Voice

https://rewa.org

[email protected]

Languages

Lao, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Thai, Amharic, Arabic, Burmese, Romanian, Tigrigna, Cambodian, French, Mandarin, Ukrainian, Vietnamese

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

Fees

None.

Service area

Snohomish, WA
King, WA

Description

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.

What's Here

Case/Care Management Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Counseling Crime Victim Accompaniment Services Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention Individual Advocacy

Providing organization

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.