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Metropolitan Police Department
Emergency	911
Non-Emergency	311
1st District	(202) 727-4660
2nd District	(202) 282-0070
3rd District	(202) 673-6815
4th District	(202) 576-6745
5th District	(202) 727-4510
6th District	(202) 727-4520
7th District	(202) 698-1500
Domestic Violence Coordinator at Police Headquarters	(202) 727- 7137

National Domestic Violence Resources
National Domestic Violence Hotline 24-hour assistance for shelter, counseling programs, and resources across the country	(800) 799-SAFE

Local Domestic Violence Resources
House of Ruth 24-hour hotline, shelter, and counseling for battered women and their children	(202) 347-2777
My Sister’s Place 24-hour hotline, shelter, and counseling for battered women and their children	(202) 529-5991

Emergency Shelters (no specific focus on domestic violence)
Calvary Women’s Shelter Shelter for homeless women	(202) 783-6651
DC Shelter Hotline Information about available shelter space in the District of Columbia	(800) 535-7252
Mary House Family shelter	(202) 635-0534
Sasha Bruce Shelter, counseling, and support groups for youth	(202) 547-7777

Emergency Financial Assistance
Crime Victims Compensation Program	(202) 879-4216 (202) 561-3000
Crime Victims Assistance Partnership (Chinatown Service Center) Assistance to victims and their families with the financial burden of violent crime	(202) 898-0061

Hotlines
Crisis Helpline	(202) 561-7000
DC Citywide Sexual Assault Hotline	(202) 333-RAPE
House of Ruth Domestic Violence Hotline	(202) 347-2777
Maryland Domestic Violence Hotline/Resources	(800) MD-HELPS
My Sister’s Place Domestic Violence Hotline	(202) 529-5991
Virginia Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Hotline	(800) 838-8238
Mental Health Crisis Hotline	(888) 793-4357

General Support and Counseling Centers
Asian Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Resource Project Counseling and support for battered Asian Pacific Islander women	(202) 364-4630
La Clinica del Pueblo Counseling and support for battered immigrant and Hispanic women	(202) 462-4788
DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence Information, resources, and referrals	(202) 299-1181
The Family Place Day center for pregnant/parenting women and their children; offers support groups	(202) 265-0149
Whitman Walker Clinic Health and mental health services for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people	(202) 797-3500

Legal Services
Ayuda Clinica Legal Latina Legal and support services for Latina battered and immigrant women	(202) 387-4848
US Attorney’s Office	(202) 514-0496
Victim Witness Program, USAO Office at Domestic Violence Intake Center	(202) 514 7130
WEAVE (Women Empowered Against Violence) Legal services and support	(202) 452-9550

Court Services
Domestic Violence Intake Center at the DC Superior Court	(202) 879-0152
Satellite Domestic Violence Intake Center SE Community Hospital Court-based support center providing legal assistance (CPO’s), advocacy, and referrals	(202) 561-3000

Websites
Please Note: If you share a computer with your abuser, be sure that he or she cannot check to see what websites you have visited.
American Bar Association	http://www.abanet.org/domviol/home.html
Family Violence Prevention Fund	http://www.fvpf.org
Jewish Women International	http://www.jewishwomen.org
My Sister’s Place	http://www.mysistersplacedc.org
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence	http://www.ncadv.org
Women Empowered Against Violence	http://www.weaveincorp.org

For additional domestic violence information, please contact the Domestic Violence Unit:

Domestic Violence Unit
Police Headquarters
300 Indiana Avenue, NW
Room 3016
Fax: (202) 727-4382

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