Domestic Violence Hotlines | Sojourner House Advocacy and Resource Center
386 Smith Street, Providence, RI 02908
Eligibility
All
Required documents
None
Hours
24/7
401-658-4334
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Greater Providence Hotline
401-861-6191
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Main Phone
401-765-3232
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Sojourner House Helpline
401-861-6809
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Administration
401-861-6157
Fax·
Fax
401-647-1514
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Burrillville Hotline
800-494-8100
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Victim of Crime Hotline
Websitehttps://www.sojournerRI.org
Languages
Spanish
Application process
Call the Sojourner House Hotline at 401-765-3232. Call the Statewide Victim's of Crime Helpline at 800-494-8100.
COVID-19: We now have a confidential line clients and potential clients can use to contact Sojourner House via text if they are in a non-emergency situation and need resources or support. That number is: 401-214-7882.
We have expanded the hours we are answering our Sojourner House agency hotline to 24/7. That number is: 401-765-3232.
Fees
No Fees
Service area
Providence County
Provides transitional housing, shelter and resident advocacy services for victims of intimate partner violence and their children. Offers a hotline for support or information and referral to current or former victims of domestic violence. Weekly support groups. Non-resident advocacy services available for women/men/children (including assistance with the legal system). Drop-in services available in Providence. Teen violence prevention and education programs for the classroom, community, and workplace. Teen dating violence program, child advocacy, lesbian/gay advocacy program, and Latina advocacy program serves. Sojourner House s a member agency of the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
Emergency Shelter "Safe House"
4 bedrooms; occupancy of 9 to 11 people
One (1) handicapped accessible room
Services available:
All services are voluntary
Some staff is bilingual, English/Spanish - translation/interpretation available
Provide referrals to educational, vocational, and employment resources
Advocates meet individually with residents to establish goals
Provide child advocacy
Weekly support groups both in-house and community based
HIV testing
Meals:
Residents are responsible for their own family's food-kitchen and storage space is provided
Food assistance available if needed
Important Policies:
Location of shelter is confidential, residents are expected to maintain confidentiality
The building alarm is set from 10:00PM-6:00AM (residents are expected to be in house during these hours)
A maximum of 2 nights out/month, except in emergencies
No time limit as long as working on goals of permanent housing and following all shelter rules
Residents are responsible for their own medications-lockers are available; residents will have to lock up medications
Smoking allowed in designated outdoor areas
A harm reduction model is used-sobriety is not required, however residents are expected to respect peers in recovery
Bedrooms and common areas are shared
There may be a possibility teenage boys are housed
For transitional housing program information, contact Kelly Henry at 401-765-3232 or email [email protected]
Last assured
07/16/2020
What's Here
Providing organization
Sojourner House Advocacy and Resource Center
Provides transitional housing, shelter and resident advocacy services for victims of intimate partner violence and their children. Offers a hotline for support or information and referral to current or former victims of domestic violence. Weekly support groups. Non-resident advocacy services available for women/men/children (including assistance with the legal system). Drop-in services available in Providence. Teen violence prevention and education programs for the classroom, community, and workplace. Teen dating violence program, child advocacy, lesbian/gay advocacy program, and Latina advocacy program serves. Sojourner House s a member agency of the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
Emergency Shelter "Safe House"
4 bedrooms; occupancy of 9 to 11 people
One (1) handicapped accessible room
Services available:
All services are voluntary
Some staff is bilingual, English/Spanish - translation/interpretation available
Provide referrals to educational, vocational, and employment resources
Advocates meet individually with residents to establish goals
Provide child advocacy
Weekly support groups both in-house and community based
HIV testing
Meals:
Residents are responsible for their own family's food-kitchen and storage space is provided
Food assistance available if needed
Important Policies:
Location of shelter is confidential, residents are expected to maintain confidentiality
The building alarm is set from 10:00PM-6:00AM (residents are expected to be in house during these hours)
A maximum of 2 nights out/month, except in emergencies
No time limit as long as working on goals of permanent housing and following all shelter rules
Residents are responsible for their own medications-lockers are available; residents will have to lock up medications
Smoking allowed in designated outdoor areas
A harm reduction model is used-sobriety is not required, however residents are expected to respect peers in recovery
Bedrooms and common areas are shared
There may be a possibility teenage boys are housed
For transitional housing program information, contact Kelly Henry at 401-765-3232 or email [email protected]