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call 202-333-RAPE
Male Hotline Counselors
are available within 1-2 business
days to any survivors who would
prefer to speak to a male counselor.
Adult Sexual Assault Survivors
Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
Children
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer
Deaf Survivors
Male Survivors
Contribute to healing and change: designate CFC #70423
or United Way of the NCA #8424
Shelters for Women - DIstrict of Columbia
Luther Place Night Shelter
1333 N St, NW
(202) 387-5464
M-F 4p.m.-7:30am, Sat-Sun 4p.m.-9am
Include dinner, which is served from 7 - 7:30 p.m. and breakfast on the weekends at 7 a.m. and on weekdays 6 – 7 a.m. at the center across the street.
Adult single, homeless women. To get into the night shelter the woman must have a recent physical exam (the center can help set that up). If the woman is in recovery from substance abuse she must be in a program; if the woman has mental health issues, she is not required to see a psychiatrist, decisions made on a case by case basis. TB test must be done within two weeks prior to intake. Can get one M-F 10 a.m. -12p.m.
Must call Bethany Center (202) 939-2060 before 3p.m. for intake. Must also go to Bethany in person after call.
Harriet Tubman
1226 Vermont Ave., N Street Village
(202) 387-3751 *Call Bethany Center if No Answer.
2p.m.-10p.m.
A facility for women not yet in treatment.
Requires referral from Bethany Center (202) 939-2076
Bethany Day Center
*BETHANY CENTER does all intakes for Luther Place, Harriet Tubman, Sarah House, and Anna Center. To enter any of these program you must go through Bethany Center first.
1333 N St., NW
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 939-2076
(202) 319-1508
Monday-Friday 7:30 am– 4pm, Sat-Sun & Holidays 9am-4pm
*Referrals for Anna Center, Harriet Tubman, Luther Place, and Sarah House.
Adult women. Day program which provides support groups. RAP group and teen support group. Also have a women’s Substance abuse issues group: 3 meetings a week at the church across the street. Also provide lunch, counseling, and case management.
Rachel’s Women’s Center
1222 11th St. NW
Washington, DC
(202) 682-1005
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 7am-4pm, Tuesday 7am-3pm, Saturday 9am-3pm, Holidays 8am- 4pm
Adult women’s Drop In DAY CENTER. Provides variety of programs, including health care, shelter and benefits referrals, legal advice, help with housing, NA/AA meetings, lunches, and job referrals. No children seen unless they come in with families. Usually children are referred to others except for infants. Outreach program for men and women. Laundry and shower services provided. Not an overnight shelter.
My Sister’s Place
P.O. Box 29596, Washington, DC 20017
(202) 529-5261
(202) 529-5991
24 hrs
YES
YES
Emergency shelter. Assist women with finding jobs, apartments, anything they would need to get back on their feet. Will help with getting kids to school, finding daycare etc. Also has a counseling center.
Spanish, ASL interpreters provided - varies.
Battered women and children, sons to age 12. Must be clean and sober.
Intake over phone on hotline.
Mt. Carmel
*not an emergency shelter
471 G Place NW
(202) 289-6315
24 hours
25 and older biological women in transition. Must be clean and sober. Must be referred to case manager if not an emergency. Social workers available to help women. Substance abuse counselor available. Can stay up to 90 days.
Intake by interview (2).
House of Ruth Homeless Shelter
651 10th St. NE
(202) 547-2600
(202) 347-0390 Domestic Violence Support Center
(202) 347-2777
Open 24 hrs
Breakfast, case workers, etc. Can give references to other programs such as Mother’s Program, Unity Inn, and Battered Women’s shelter. Counseling and support groups for women staying in the shelter. Dinner is served from 4:30-5p.m.. Empowerment Center is open 9-3:30 M-F. The activities there include field trips, arts and crafts and movies. Provide meals, health clinic on site, day program, therapeutic activities, and case management services.
Adult homeless women. Length of stay based on individual situation. Emergency Shelter.
Walk-in first come, first served at 4:30 p.m.. Case workers must call for eligibility before sending a client.
House of Imagene Shelter
1110 A St., NE, DC suite 42002
(202) 518-8488
(202) 518-1273
Battered and homeless women and their families (10 spaces) for up to 6 weeks.
No walk-ins. Must call with referral (Referral can be from the D.C. Rape Crisis Center.)
Hannah House
612 M St. NW DC 20001
(202) 289-4840
(202) 289-5425
Open 24 hrs., alarm on from 10p.m.-6am.
For homeless women 18 years or older. They must be clean and sober 30 days before admittance. Shelter is not for teens. 2 houses: 1) Single homeless women (15 spaces) for a 6-9 months program. 2) Single homeless women reuniting with children (5 families) for a 12-15 months program.
Must be referred by social worker or emergency shelter staff.
Virginia Williams Family Resource Center
25 M St. SW
(202) 863-1370
Monday-Friday 8:15 a.m. -4:45p.m.
YES
YES
Must come FIRST thing in the morning for central intake facility for DC families seeking shelter. Employment, training and placement offered. Social services available.
Need ID, SS# and a letter explaining living circumstances.
Community of Hope
2250 Champlaign Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009
(202) 232-7356
(202) 724-4208 (Central Intake Office)
M-W 9 a.m. - 5p.m.; Th 1- 8p.m.; F 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Case management, housing aid, and substance abuse.
Families (small families only). Referrals done.
Community for Creative Non-Violence (CCNV)
425 2nd St. NW
(202) 393-1909
(202) 393-4409
24 hrs-doors closed from midnight to 5:30 am. Opens once every half hour.
Permanent 24-hour shelter for adult women and men.
Adult women and men. Intake for women stops at 9 p.m. Intake for men under 50 is on Sundays at 6 a.m. Intake for men over 50 is 24 hours. Drug-free (no alcohol or drugs allowed in building).
Intakes daily at 9am with a picture ID. Allowed to stay up to 6 months. Allowed to stay up to 2 weeks without a picture ID.
Calvary Women’s Services, Inc.
928 5th St. NW
Business: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Shelter: 5 p.m. – 8 a.m.(residents)
Serve dinner to residents at 6 p.m. every day. Life skills program for 8 weeks. Various support groups 7 days a week. Provides tokens for transportation; limited storage space; access to phone and laundry. Case management, A.A. and N.A. meetings.
Single, adult homeless women. Must be 18 years or older and have a referral (DV victim, eviction papers, etc.) Call for intake info. Wait-list of 10 people. Women must go to shelter to put name on the wait-list at 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. Everyday after that they must call the office from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. to keep their name on the list. If they fail to call, they lose their spot on the waiting list. Also, not handicapped-accessible. Must be able to climb stairs and do light chores.
