Our Services/Programs

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Emergency Shelter
Confidential Location, Please call our hotline (915) 593-7300

• 24-hour emergency hotline
• Advocacy
• Immigration Advocacy
• Legal Advocacy
  • Texas Crime Victims' Compensation
  • Court Accompaniment
  • Protective Order
  • Divorce/Child Support
  • Safety Planning
• Little School Children's Program
• Therapy
• Support Groups
• Referrals

Family Resource Center
580 Giles Rd, (915) 595-2238

• Support for former emergency shelter residents
• Educational Programs/Training
• Advocacy
• Immigration Advocacy
• Legal Advocacy
  • Texas Crime Victims' Compensation
  • Court Accompaniment
  • Protective Orders
  • Divorce/Child Support
• Therapy
• Support Groups
• Referrals 
  

Battering Intervention & Prevention Program
3800 N. Piedras, (915) 562-0077

• Accountability groups focusing on equality in a relationship
• Twenty-six, two-hour weekly sessions
• Participants can be mandated by court or be voluntary
• Twenty-five dollars per session
• Discount for voluntary participants
• Community Service available to cover 1/2 program cost

Community Education and & Outreach
580 Giles Rd., (915) 593-1000 ext. 406

Provides external training and presentations to various audiences:

• Law Enforcement
• Educators
• Professionals
• Teens
• Civic Organizations

• Services and Programs*
• Dynamics of Domestic Violence*
• Medical Response to Domestic Violence
• Teen and Relationship Violence
• Domestic Violence in the Workplace

*bilingual presentations (SPAN/ENG)

Ritzy Raggs Resale Store
8041 N. Mesa, Suite C-3, Crossroads Shopping Center, (915) 544-0341

• Provides clothing for clients and their children
• Provides furniture and house wares for clients
• Proceeds benefit CAFV operational costs
• Almost completely run by volunteers
• Accepts donations
• Accepts consignments

• 24-Hour Crisis Hotline Operator
• Children's Mentor or Tutor
• Co-facilitator for accountablilty/support groups
• Clerical Aide
• Speaker
• Court Watcher
• Court Accompanier
• Resale Clerk
• Many other positions available