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Confidential Emergency Domestic Violence Shelter offered by DAWN

Eligibility

Anyone who identifies as female with or without children, who are actively fleeing domestic violence (DV) with an intimate partner and are in high lethality situations. Priority given to those in greatest danger. Can accept clients with teenage boys.   Accepts those with criminal history on a case-by-case basis. Cannot serve anyone with a warrant for child abduction or charges related to child abuse. Service animals and pets accepted. No ID or documentation of DV required.
(425) 656-7867

Voice - Shelter Intake V/TTY

https://dawnrising.org/
[email protected]

Languages

Interpreter services, Spanish

Application process

Call for screening. Long distance callers may call collect.

Fees

None.

Service area

Pierce, WA
King, WA

Other Information

Focus Population

Formerly Incarcerated
Single Women
Fleeing DV
Sex Offenders
Single Parent Families Headed by Mothers

Languages

Interpreter services
Spanish

Description

Offers safe, confidential, short-term communal housing for survivors of domestic violence at our 13-room emergency shelter. The shelter is for individuals and families experiencing intimate partner abuse who are in high risk of danger from their abuser and who need to escape into a safe confidential setting. The shelter offers trauma informed comprehensive advocacy and support focused on safety planning, stable housing, and acquiring the necessary resources so that individuals and families can live free of domestic violence. When there is an opening, an advocate will screen the survivor by phone. As openings happen at various times, we do not have a waitlist.

Providing organization

DAWN (Domestic Abuse Women's Network)

Offers holistic support for survivors of domestic violence and their children.