Caring Place

607 Bullseye Lake Road, Valparaiso | Crisis Line 1.800.933.0466 | The Caring Place is the only 24-hour crisis line and  emergency  shelter in Porter County. They serve people who have experienced domestic violence and sexual assault and their dependents.

St. Jude’s House

12490 Marshall Street, Crown Point | Crisis Line 1.800.254.1286 | General Information (219) 662.7066 | St. Jude’s House provides the essential basic needs like shelter, food and clothing to those escaping horrific violence with little more than the clothes on their back. We empower our clients to leave behind a life of abuse with our comprehensive and compassionate programming and services.

Freedom House

440 Elm Place, Princeton, IL | Crisis Line 1.800.474.6031 | Freedom House provides compassionate, confidential, free services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, as well as awareness and prevention education in our community.

Family Rescue Inc.

Several locations in the Chicago area | Crisis Line 1.800.360.6619 | General Information (773) 375.1918 | Family Rescue offers comprehensive support services (advocacy, counseling, etc) and shelter to victims of domestic violence

South Suburban Family Shelter (Anew)

Homewood, IL | (708) 794.2140 | South Suburban Family Shelter provides services to victims of interpersonal violence and their children, as well as perpetrators. Current services provided include: a 24-hour hotline, emergency shelter, transportation, medical advocacy, court advocacy, group and individual counseling for adult victims, group and individual counseling for child victims/witnesses, parenting classes, transitional housing, community education, a school-based prevention program, and abuser intervention groups. All services are provided in Spanish and in English and all services to victims are provided free of charge.

Youth Opportunity Center

3700 W Kilgore Ave, Muncie, IN | (765) 289.5437 | Adolescent Residential Treatment, Offers residential for sex trafficking victims (Moderate-Severe Risk; Private Secure Unit; Females; 16 Beds, AGES 11-18)

The Share Group

Crown Point, IN | (219) 525.4335 | (219) 677.0090 | The SHARE Group is a supportive organization that provides resources, training, and educational opportunities for anti-human trafficking and suicide awareness and prevention, both for the public and for professionals. Their focus is on prevention, protection, and prosecution for the purpose of creating awareness and fighting against abuse and human trafficking in Indiana.

Fair Haven Inc.

2645 Ridge Road, Highland, IN | Crisis Line 1.877.345.2552 | General Information (219) 961.4357 | they provide a rape survivor emergency access to a professionally trained Sexual Assault Victim Advocate who will support you through the entire medical and legal proceedings, and healing process.

Stepping Stones Shelter

Michigan City | Crisis Line (219) 879.4615 | They provide shelter for women and also help with non-residential services. Their case managers can provide many of the same supports for clients that don't need to stay at the shelter including: filing protective orders, helping to create a safety plan/escape strategy, working with Immigration, and referrals to other providers such as housing, counseling, legal aid.

Chicago Dream Center - The Farm & Rose of Sharon

the Chicago area | (716) 646.8253 | The Farm is a faith based program that fosters a safe environment for each woman to establish and maintain boundaries against life-controlling factors. Women from all walks of life enter the program when they find themselves facing an addiction such as drugs, alcohol, prostitution, sex trafficking and etc. The meets with a potential client individually to see if they are a good fit for the program. Up to 14 women at a time. This program is absolutely FREE.

The Phoenix Alliance

Fort Wayne, IN | (336) 850.1064 | Their goal is to rescue children trapped in sexual exploitation and help survivors rise from the ashes to become the beautiful, powerful, determined people they were always meant to be. They provide prevention education and aftercare services for minors that have been trafficked.

The Gary Crisis Center

101 N Montgomery Street, Gary, IN | (219) 938.7070 | Alternative House is an emergency shelter for boys and girls, ages 10 to 20, who are runaways, homeless, abused or neglected and need help to resolve problems and successfully return home or to an alternative, safe living situation.  The maximum state regulated stay is 20 days. They also offer an open residential, long term care program that offers youth a caring, structured therapeutic environment aimed at a successful transition to their next steps in life, including independence.  

National Domestic Abuse Hotline

Crisis Line 1.800.799.SAFE (7233) an online chat is available as well