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IF YOU OR YOUR FRIEND IS ABUSED

1) First is to get her to admit that a REAL and serious problem exists.
2) Second is to get her to realize that she does not want to live this way all her life.
3) Thirdly is to convince her that this situation will not get better, but only worse!
4) Convince her that it is not her problem, but his!
5) Convince her that the US government will take no actions against her.
6) Show her a way out of this relationship.
There are "SAFE" houses for women like her. There is a lot of public assistance and help for foreign women.

National organizations
Websites

http://endabuse.org/programs/immigrant/ - - for women-immigrants
Specific articles to look for at this site:
*Power and Control Tactics Used Against Immigrant Women
*Barriers
*Questions & Answers for Immigrant and Refugee Women and all the other articles listed on the left side column.
What is considered an ABUSE towards a foreign wife
http://endabuse.org/programs/display.php3?DocID=111

http://www.ndvh.org/ - National Domestic Violence
State hotlines list
http://www.feminist.org/911/harass.html
http://www.feminist.org/911/1_supprt.html
http://www.feminist.org/other/dv/dvhome.html
Free Legal Service Providers
http://www.usdoj.gov/eoir/probono/states.htm
Domestic Violence - International Resources - The Official Website of Andrew Vachss
http://www.vachss.com/help_text/domestic_violence_intl.html

Toll free numbers

National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE(7233)
Protection and advocacy 1-800-776-5746
Legal aid foundation 1-800-399-4529
Neighborhood Legal 1-800-433-51
Salvation Army 1-800-958-7825
Hotline Social questions 1-800-339-6993
RAPE ABUSE INCEST NATIONAL NETWORK 1-800-656-4673
Sanctuary for Families 1-800-942-6906 , 1-800-621-4673(HOPE)

Immigration lawyers

http://www.murthy.com/
http://www.ilw.com/
http://www.ilw.com/immigrants/chat/transcripts/2002/0220.shtm Chat with lawyers
http://www.allexperts.com Free consultations of experts
http://www.americanlaw.com/aos.html Adjustment of Status
http://www.nmcourts.com New Mexico State Judiciary

States and cities

Chicago Abused Women Coalition
http://www.cawc.org/index.jsp

Do You Need Help? Important Phone Numbers, Massachusetts, USA
http://www.concordma.com/help.html

http://www.mincava.umn.edu/vaw.asp -State Minnesota

Health & Human Services Directory. Food/Shelter/Emergency Assistance. Child Care and Youth Services. Education.
Central and Northern Virginia
http://valleyhelplink.hhs.jmu.edu/

Massachusetts Legal Assistance
http://www.neighborhoodlaw.org/index.html

Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati
http://www.lascinti.org/

Phone numbers: Seattle

Columbia Legal Services ( not expensive legal aid ) - 1-206-4645933
Bar association 1-206-783-2848; 1-206-2593;1-206-623-2766
Immigration Referral Network 1-206-624-9365
Legal Assistance 1-206-684-7770
Refugee Federation Service Center 1-253-852-5150
South King County Multi Service Center 1-253-83806810
Youth and Family Services 1-253-833-9975
Neighborhood Referral Services 1-206-461-3200
Lawyer Referral Service 1-206-62302551
Civil liberty union 1-913-977-9500
Refugee Women Alliance (REWA) 1-206-721-0243 ( It's highly recommended, especially social workers Sam and Russian-speaking Sofia.)
DSHS ( Free medical insurance, food stamps, free birth control pills, assistance with childcare, housing, financial )
It's necessary to have any prove of low income 1-206-272-2141.
Legal Clinic 1-206-783-2848
When women in crisis situations call in these organizations or any shelters ( especially with small children), let always ask addresses of places in their cities where it is possible to get free-of-charge children's diapers, clothes and a meal. For example, in Seattle it by the following phones:
Salvation Army 1-800-958-7825
St. Vicent De Paul 1-206-767-6449
Also we recommend to learn Food Banks addresses in the nearest city, there it is necessary to fill in a card on themselves and on the certain days per one week to come and receive a meal free-of-charge.

Phone numbers: Los Angeles, CA

Immigration Support 1-213-353-1333; 1-888-201-1014; 1-818-896-5211;1-213-640-3883; 1-818-896-5211
Russian Documentation Center( California) 1-323-650-2011
NOW (Santa Rosa) (707) 255-2516

Phone numbers: New York City

Abused women (718)733-4440     (718)739-6202
Shelters: 212-475-6400
Rights of emigrants: 718/518-4312 ( 9a.m.-5p.m.)
Asian women: 212/732-5230  212/695-5447      212/349-6009       212/690-6490

Sanctuary for Families http://www.sanctuaryforfamilies.org
1-800-942-6906 , 1-800-621-4673(HOPE)
Юрист Dorchen Leidholdt : 212 349-5960 legal aid for abused women.

24 hour hotline: 212/577-7777     718/439-1000
Legal aid: 212-37-1000b ext.2260 - lawyer. Fax 212/319-8265
212/781-0943 - lawyer

Kansas City

Civil liberty union 1-913-977-9500

Virginia

Legal Aid for Abused Women and Children (703) 820-8393

Washington, DC

AYUDA (202) 387-4848

Erie, PA

National Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (814) 685-1447

Denver, CO

The Asian Pacific Development Center (303) 220-3398

AGAINST SEXUAL ASSAULT: 512-474-7190
Family Violence Shelters http://www.dhs.state.tx.us/programs/familyviolence/shelters.html
Shelters "Women's Haven of Tarrant County" 817 535-6462 , 817 535-6464