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The YWCA West Central Michigan has been a place of hope, healing, and renewal since 1900. Today, our services work to address the issues of violence against women and children which undermine individuals, families, and our community. With comprehensive services, participation in community-based solutions and ongoing education, our vision is a community that demonstrates a commitment to creating a nurturing, violence-free environment for women and children.
The YWCA´s services are integrated to address the whole of a person´s experience. Whether you are hoping to enroll in Girls Inc. or are a survivor of domestic violence, sexual assault or childhood sexual abuse, the entire range of our services are available to you as appropriate. Unless it is noted next to a specific service on this website, a court-order is not required in order to find the help you need here.
If you are in immediate danger or feel unsafe, call 911.
YWCA 24-Hour Confidential Crisis Line
616.451.2744
Alianza Latino Nacional Para Erradica La Violencia Domestica
The National Latino Alliance for the Elimination of Domestic Violence (Alianza) is part of a national effort to address the domestic violence needs and concerns of under-served populations. It represents a growing network of Latina and Latino advocates, practitioners, researchers, community activists, and survivors of domestic violence. Alianza’s mission is to: promote understanding, initiate and sustain dialogue, and generate solutions that move toward the elimination of domestic violence affecting Latino communities, with an understanding of the sacredness of all relations and communities.
http://www.dvalianza.org/spanish/index_spanish.htm
Battered Mothers Resource Fund
http://www.batteredmothers.org/resources.html
Communities Against Violence Network
http://www.cavnet2.org
Dating Violence Resource Center
http://www.ncvc.org/ncvc/main.aspx?dbID=DB_DatingViolenceResourceCenter101
Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services in Michigan
http://www.mcadsv.org/general/centers.html
Family Violence Prevention Fund
http://www.endabuse.org
Healing Path—A resource guide for survivors of domestic violence.
http://www.kentcountydvccrt.net/hp.php
Kent County Domestic Violence Coordinated Community Response Team
The Domestic Violence Community Coordinated Response Team (DV CCRT) is a multi-disciplinary team of local professionals who work in the field of domestic violence prevention, domestic violence intervention, law, education, faith community and health care. Participation in this group is open to any community member.
http://www.kentcountydvccrt.net
Love Is Not Abuse, Liz Clairborne
http://www.loveisnotabuse.com
Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation
http://www.mkacf.org/Violence/ResourcesForEndingViolence.aspx
Men Can Stop Rape
http://www.mencanstoprape.org/
Michigan Child Protective Services
http://www.michigan.gov/fia/0,1607,7-124-5452_7119-21208--,00.html
Michigan Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
MCADSV is a statewide membership organization whose members represent a network of over 70 domestic and sexual violence programs and over 200 allied organizations and individuals. MCADSV has provided leadership as the statewide voice for survivors of domestic and sexual violence and the programs that serve them since 1978. MCADSV is dedicated to the empowerment of all the state's survivors of domestic and sexual violence. MCADSV’s mission is to develop and promote efforts aimed at the elimination of all domestic and sexual violence in Michigan.
http://www.mcadsv.org/mrcdsv/web/links.html
http://www.mcadsv.org/general/about.html
Michigan Domestic Violence Prevention and Treatment Board
http://www.michigan.gov/fia/0,1607,7-124-5460_7261-15002--,00.html
Michigan Resource Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence
http://www.mcadsv.org/mrcdsv/index.html
National Center for Victims of Crime
The mission of the National Center for Victims of Crime is to forge a national commitment to help victims of crime rebuild their lives. We are dedicated to serving individuals, families, and communities harmed by crime.
http://www.ncvc.org/ncvc/main.aspx?dbID=dash_Home
National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence (NCDSV)
The National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence (NCDSV) designs, provides, and customizes training and consultation, influences policy, promotes collaboration and enhances diversity with the goal of ending domestic and sexual violence.
http://www.ncdsv.org
National Coalition for the Homeless
http://www.nationalhomeless.org/domestic.html
National Domestic Violence Hotline
http://www.ndvh.org
National Latino Alliance for the Elimination of Domestic Violence
The National Latino Alliance for the Elimination of Domestic Violence (Alianza) is part of a national effort to address the domestic violence needs and concerns of under-served populations. It represents a growing network of Latina and Latino advocates, practitioners, researchers, community activists, and survivors of domestic violence. Alianza’s mission is to: promote understanding, initiate and sustain dialogue, and generate solutions that move toward the elimination of domestic violence affecting Latino communities, with an understanding of the sacredness of all relations and communities.
http://www.dvalianza.org
National Network to End Violence Against Immigrant Women
The National Network to End Violence Against Immigrant Women is a coalition of survivors, immigrant women, advocates, activists, attorneys, educators and other professionals committed to ending violence against immigrant women.
http://www.imigrantwomennetwork.org
National Network to End Violence Against Immigrant Women
NNIRR was founded in 1986 by diverse immigrant community leaders seeking an ongoing vehicle for communication among individuals and groups fighting for immigrant rights across the U.S.
http://www.nnirr.org/about/about_history.html
Rape Abuse & Incest National Network
http://www.rainn.org
Stalking –A resource guide for stalking victims and their families
http://www.ncvc.org/src/
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Violence Against Women
http://www.usdoj.gov/ovw/hotnum.htm
