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My Sister's Home offered at LifeWire

Eligibility

Survivors may be of ANY GENDER or non-binary. Victims of domestic violence, with or without children. Accepts survivors that identify any abuse within the home, even if not from an intimate partner. Trans* clients are addressed with the pronouns requested and are treated as they identify. Teens are accepted on a case-by-case basis. Accepts households with various compositions, such as multi-generational families and adult couples and couples with children.   Accepts those with criminal history. Service animals accepted.
(425) 562-8840

Voice - Crisis Line

https://lifewire.org
[email protected]

Languages

Spanish, Hebrew, Interpreter services

Application process

Safety assessment is a necessary first step. Call the 24-hour helpline.

Fees

None.

Service area

Pierce, WA
King, WA

Other Information

Languages

Hebrew
Spanish
Interpreter services

Focus Population

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

Description

Provides safe, confidential, interim housing apartments for victims of domestic violence, with or without children. Stay is up to 7 days. Clients may be able to transfer from the hotels to the shelter at the end of the 7 days. Typical length of stay is 4-12 weeks. Services for survivors of domestic violence and their children are provided in a nine-unit apartment.   Assists with legal advocacy as well as coordination with medical, mental health or chemical dependency services. Additional safety planning around special client needs is available. Also may provide short-term, confidential emergency shelter motels for victims of domestic violence and their children. Motel voucher availability fluctuates; call to inquire.

Providing organization

LifeWire

Provides confidential emergency shelter, transitional housing, advocacy, for all domestic violence survivors.