DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTERS
FAMILY VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL
ASSAULT PREVENTION CENTER OF SOUTH TEXAS, THE WOMEN'S SHELTER,
INC.
Phone:
(361)
881-8888
1-800-580-4878
Hours: 24
hours/7 days
Services Provided: The Family Violence and Sexual
Assault Prevention Center of South Texas, The Women's Shelter, Inc. is a
private, non-profit agency that offers a variet of choices for victims of
domestic violence and secual assault. Services are offered in an
atmosphere that permits an individual's free choice to design a violence-free
future for him/herself.
BATTERER'S INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION PROGRAM -
A TURNING
POINT
Phone:
(361)
884-2900
Hours:
Tue - Sat 8-6
Services Provided: A Turning Point offers group
counseling for batterers, utilizing an educational format. Referrals
are most often made through the court system and Community Supervision and
Corrections. A Turning Point's services are also available to any
individual wishing to end their pattern of violent
behavior.
Eligibility:
Fees: Sliding Scale
NON-RESIDENT
PROGRAM
Phone:
(361) 884-2900
Hours:
Mon - Fri 8 - 5
Services Provided: Provides support
to non-residents in the areas of counseling of battered women and sexual assault
victims. Legal services and case
management.
Eligibility: Any battered woman or victim of
sexual assault. Fees: None
OUTREACH
SERVICES
Phone:
(361)
884-2900
Hours:
Mon - Fri 8 - 5
Services Provided: Our advocates reach out in
Kleberg, Bee, Refugio, Aransas, Live Oak, Jim Wells, Brooks, Duval, McMullen,
San Patricio, Kenedy and rural Nueces counties. Outreach services
provides a victim with short-term supportive counseling and advocacy in an area
close to where the victims live. For outreach services, call the
crisis hotline 24 hours a day at
1-800-580-4878.
Eligibility: Victims of domestic
violence or sexual assault. Fees: None
VOLUNTEER
PROGRAM
Phone: (361)
884-2900
Recruitment, training and supervision of a volunteer program
within the Women's Shelter.
Eligibility: Anyone
interested in becoming a volunteer to work with battered women, children, and
sexual assault
victims. Fees: None
SEXUAL ASSAULT
VICTIM INTERVENTION (SAVI)
FLEET AND FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER
NAS CORPUS
CHRISTI
Phone: (361)
961-2372
Location:
Corpus
Christi
Navy
Hospital
4th
Deck
Hours:
Mon - Fri 0730 - 1600
Services Provided: Victim
advocacy. Victims of sexual assault will be referred to a local
victim advocacy program, which can provide quality support and assurance for
victims of sexual assault during medical, legal, and investigative
procedures. Reduce sexual assault incidents by providing sexual
assault awareness and prevention education and training.
COUNSELING
& ADVOCACY COUNSELING PROGRAM
FLEET AND FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER
NAS
CORFPUS
CHRISTI
Phone:
(361)
961-2862/2875
Location: Corpus
Christi
Naval
Hospital
4th
Deck
Hours:
Mon -
Fri
0730 - 1600
Services Provided: Provides Family Advocacy
Program counseling support and provides leadership and expertise in addressing
prevention, evaluation, identification, intervention, rehabilitation/behavioral
education and counseling follow-up and reporting of child and spouse
abuse.
Please call the Fleet & Family Support Center at
(361) 961-2372 for additional assistance and support.