Gender-Based Violence
For victims and survivors currently in crisis.
YWCA Harrisburg
Services Available:
- Support
- Education
- A safe environment for victims
- Counseling
- Court & medical accompaniments
- Assistance in filing a protection from abuse (PFA) petition
Note: Only available if the YWCA doesn’t assist
| 1101 Market St., Harrisburg, PA 17103 Phone Number: 717-234-7931 Crisis Line: (800) 654-1211 |
YWCA York
Services Available:
- Legal resources
- Individual counseling
- Support groups
- Case management
- Shelter services
- Call for info
| 320 E. Market St. York, PA 17403 Mon-Fri 5:30 am – 9 pm, Sat 8 am – 2 pm, Sun CLOSED Phone Number: 717-845-263100 |
YWCA Carlise and Cumberland County
Services Available:
- Support groups, 24 hour hotline
- Empowerment counseling
- Filing protection orders
- Body safety counseling for children
| 301 G St, Carlisle, PA 17013 Mon-Fri 5:30 am – 9 pm, Sat 8 am – 2 pm, Sun CLOSED Phone Number: (717) 243-3818 Crisis Line: (888) 727-2877 |
Domestic Violence Hotline
Services Available:
- Call for info
| Dauphin County: 800-654-1211 National: 800-799-7233 |
Domestic Violence Hotline Intervention of Lebanon County
Services Available:
- 30-bed emergency shelter
| Phone Number: 717-273-7190 |
Elder Abuse Hotline
Services Available:
- Call for info
| Phone Number: 800-490-8505 |
Mid-Penn Legal Services
Services Available:
- Assistance in filing a protection from abuse (PFA) petition
Note: Only available if the YWCA doesn’t assist
| 213 N. Front St., Harrisburg, PA Hours: 8:30am-4:30pm; CLOSED 12:30pm to 1pm for lunch Phone Number: 717-232-0581 |
National Sexual Assault Hotline
Services Available:
- Assistance in finding safe housing
- Legal assistance
- Helping survivors obtain financial independence
| 3605 Vartan Way #101, Harrisburg, PA 17110 Phone Number: (717) 545-6400 |
Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape
Services Available:
- Advocate and provide resources for survivors of sexual abuse
- Provides legal resources
| 2101 N Front St Building 2, Harrisburg, PA 17110 Phone Number: (800) 692-7445 Crisis Line: 888-727-7227 |
Peaceful Families Project
Services Available:
- Supporting Muslim families through education, advocacy, and resources that build safer homes and healthier communities.
Asian Pacific Institute on Gender Based Violence
Services Available:
The Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence is a culturally specific national resource center on domestic violence, sexual violence, trafficking, and other forms of gender-based violence in Asian/Asian-American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities.
Their mission is to disrupt gender-based violence, which causes physical, sexual, emotional, spiritual and economic harm within AAPI communities throughout the U.S. and its territories.