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Help
www.agrm.org
Founded in 1913, AGRM's 290 member rescue
missions provide 30 million meals & over 12 million nights of lodging to the needy
each year. They are staffed by over 9,000 full-time workers and 300,000 volunteers.
www.alcoholics-anonymous.org
Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of
men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may
solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only
requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for AA
membership; we are self-supporting through our own contributions. AA is not allied with
any sect, denomination, politics, organization or institution; does not wish to engage in
any controversy, neither endorses nor opposes any causes. Our primary purpose is to stay
sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety.
www.covenanthouse.org
Covenant House TX (Houston)
1-800-999-9999
For youth up to 21 years
of age, includes men, women, children and families here in Houston. Provides emergency
assistance for run-aways, "throw aways", etc. This is a very good one in
Houston. They have an onsite clinic (for health), really good for younger SG's, SGA's
with/without children.
www.hawc.org
Houston Area Women's Center. 713-528-2121.
This organization
provides emergency shelter for abused, women and children, references available also for
other services. Call even if you are a family wanting assistance. Intake by appointment at
above #. If you are in the family and consider yourself to be isolated from the outside,
not allowed personal freedoms, or have emotional pressures as to how your life is run,
this can be considered abuse. (In other words if you want out but stay in because you have
no place to go to, or if you are already out but in need of shelter and help to get on
your feet.) Call the above number to make an appointment.
www.helpabusedwomen.org
Help for Abused Women and Their Children (HAWC) offers battered women
and their children shelter, support and practical information about their
options and an opportunity to interact with others who understand their
situation, so as to enable each woman to make independent and informed
decisions about her future. Call (978) 744-6841 or
toll free from Cape Ann (978) 281-1135
www.MeadowHaven.org
MeadowHaven exists to provide a refuge for
former members of high control, destructive groups to rest, heal, and
grow. By understanding their experience in an abusive environment and
acquiring the skills necessary for life outside the group, MeadowHaven
helps former members recover their ability to be thriving contributors to
society. Healing is fostered in the context of healthy community,
relationships with other former members with similar experiences, and a
supportive staff who understand the processes of thought reform and mind
control. We invite you to learn more about MeadowHaven by browsing through
our website. Please don't hesitate to contact us with any questions.
www.na.org
Narcotics Anonymous is an international,
community-based association of recovering drug addicts with more than 28,000 weekly
meetings in 113 countries. Narcotics Anonymous sprang from the
Alcoholics Anonymous movement in the late 1940s, with meetings first sprouting up in the
Los Angeles area of California, USA, in the early fifties. After formally adapting the AA
model in 1953, Narcotics Anonymous started as a small US movement that today has grown
into one of the world's oldest and largest organizations of its type. For many years, the
society grew very slowly, spreading from Los Angeles to other major North American cities
and Australia in the early 1970s. In 1983, Narcotics Anonymous published its self-titled
Basic Text, spurring tremendous growth, with groups forming rapidly in Brazil, Colombia,
Germany, India, the Irish Republic, Japan, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.
http://www.rainn.org
The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network is the nation's largest
anti-sexual assault organization. RAINN operates the National Sexual
Assault Hotline at 1.800.656.HOPE and carries out programs to prevent
sexual assault, help victims and ensure that rapists are brought to
justice. Inside, you'll find statistics,
counseling resources, prevention tips, news and more.
http://4homeless.hypermart.net/soup_kitchens.html
Homeless Shelter and Soup Kitchen Directory. Features a
map of the US that allows you to click a state and get a list of resources
in that area.
http://www.thesamaritaninn.org
The Samaritan Inn is a non-profit organization
located in McKinney, Texas that helps displaced individuals and
families regain independence through programs of Homeless Prevention,
Emergency Shelter, Case Management, and Supported Transitional Living.
Partnerships with community service programs allow the Inn to provide its
participants with access to long-term solutions.
They can be reached by calling 974-542-5302.
www.sohmission.org
Star of Hope Homeless Shelter Programs/Houston:
713-748-0700. This organization assists
Men, Women, single parent (including men) and families. In this shelter, also assistance
for whole families to stay together if man and woman are legally married. Otherwise,
separate facilities. They have transitional living facilities. Comprehensive programs.
www.thewomenshome.org
The Women's Home. 713-521-3150.
Not an emergency intake. Must make an appointment. Often there is a waiting list. Must be
90 days clean and sober, and 90 days from any attempt at self-harm. Provides excellent
assistance for adult women of all ages. Long term transitional living, not temporary
shelter. This is a good one, but takes time to get in. May need to be referred there from
an emergency shelter or get on waiting list if staying with others temporarily. Very nice
facility. Does not take in children. Women only.
Yahoo: Search by Region for Shelters
Click the link above to use the powerful Yahoo Search Engine to find
Homeless Shelters by Region. US, Canada, UK.
www.ymcahouston.org
YMCA-Houston
713-659-5566
Provides transitional shelter for adult males and females.
Information
www.csj.org
AFF (American Family Foundation) is a nonprofit, tax-exempt research
center and educational organization founded in 1979. AFF's mission is to
study psychological manipulation and cultic groups, to educate the public
and professionals, and to assist those who have been adversely affected by
a cult-related experience.
www.family.org
Focus on the Family began in 1977 in
response to Dr. James Dobson's increasing concern for the American family.
Their mission is to cooperate with the Holy Spirit in disseminating the Gospel of Jesus
Christ to as many people as possible, and, specifically, to accomplish that objective by
helping to preserve traditional values and the institution of the family.
www.catholiccharitiesusa.org
Catholic Charities USA is a membership
organization based in Alexandria, Virginia. By providing leadership, technical assistance,
training, and other resources, the national office enables local agencies to better devote
their own resources to serving their communities. Catholic Charities USA promotes
innovative strategies that address human needs and social injustices.
http://northamerica.adventist.org
In the United States, Adventist Community
Services (ACS), is the charitable organization sponsored by the Seventh-day Adventist
Church. It is the branch of ADRA (Adventist Development and Relief Agency) that implements
relief and community action projects in the U.S. In Canada, the same work is done by ADRA
Canada.
www.shrinershq.org
Shriners Hospitals for
Children is a network of pediatric specialty hospitals, founded by the Shrine, where
children under the age of 18 receive excellent medical care absolutely free of charge.
There are 18 orthopedic Shriners Hospitals, thee Shriners Hospitals dedicated to treating
children with severe burns, and one Shriners Hospital that provides orthopedic, burn and
spinal cord injury care. Shriners Hospitals are located throughout North America — 20
in the United States and one each in Mexico and Canada. These "Centers of
Excellence" serve as major referral centers for children with complex orthopaedic and
burn problems.
www.ymca.net
Collectively, YMCAs are
the largest not-for-profit community service organizations in America. YMCAs are at the
heart of community life in neighborhoods and towns across the nation. They work to meet
the health and social service needs of 18.3 million men, women and children. Ys help
people develop values and behavior that are consistent with Christian principles. Ys are
for people of all faiths, races, abilities, ages and incomes. No one is turned away for
inability to pay. YMCAs’ strength is in the people they bring together.
www.ywca.org
The YWCA empowers women
and girls by offering a wide range of services and programs that enrich and transform
their lives. We nurture young girls' minds with the YWCA TechGYRLSTM Clubs. We encourage women to exercise their
political clout at the Institute for Public Leadership. We embrace and promote social
justice by annually presenting the YWCA Week Without Violence® and the YWCA National Day
of Commitment to Eliminate Racism.
www.teenmissions.org
Teen Missions
was founded in 1970 with confidence that as young people experienced the missions field,
God would call many to a life dedicated to world evangelization. Since that time over
30,000 teens and adults from the U.S. and Canada have experienced missions first-hand.
They have assisted with a variety of evangelistic and building projects with over 100
established missions in over 60 countries, experiencing God’s grace in difficult and
often demanding circumstances.
www.ccci.org
Campus Crusade for Christ
International
www.awana.org
Awana is a
nondenominational ministry that assists churches in reaching children and teenagers with
the gospel of Jesus Christ and training them to serve Him. We supply programs, materials
and training for more than 12,000 churches in over 110 countries. Our message to churches
is simple: We're here to serve you with a ministry that is all about fun with a purpose
— to win and grow kids for Christ!
www.noys.com
NOYS, which stands for
National Organizations for Youth Safety, is a coalition
of more than 40 nonprofit organizations, companies and government agencies that
serve more than 11 million youth members, working
together to provide help and resources to "YOU" to improve health and safety
issues in your community.
www.you-evanston.org
Y.O.U. is an
Evanston-based youth service agency. Y.O.U. reaches out to young people in response to
their ever-changing needs for support, guidance and advocacy. Y.O.U. serves young people
between the ages of 10 and 18 and their families. It is Y.O.U.'s goal that all young
people acquire the skills, self-confidence and opportunity to participate fully, freely
and responsibly in the life of our community.
http://nassembly.org
The National Assembly of
Health and Human Service Organizations (formerly known as the National Assembly of
National Voluntary Health and Social Welfare Organizations) is an association of national
nonprofit health and human service organizations bound by a common concern for the
effective delivery of health and human services to the American people, especially those
in need.
http://nydic.org
A process which prepares
young people to meet the challenges of adolescence and adulthood through a coordinated,
progressive series of activities and experiences which help them to become socially,
morally, emotionally, physically, and cognitively competent. Positive youth development
addresses the broader developmental needs of youth, in contrast to deficit-based models
which focus solely on youth problems.
http://mentalhelp.net
This particular
information center about abuse is for those who have been victims or who are currently
being victimized; it is not designed to offer information or resources to those who are
perpetrators of abuse. We have developed the information here to act as a comprehensive
guide to help you better understand abuse and trauma, and to help you discover more
information about these problems on your own. Choose from among the categories displayed
to begin your journey into recovery.
www.mentalhealth.org
The Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) National Mental Health Information Center
provides information about mental health via a toll-free telephone number (800-789-2647),
this web site and more than 200 publications. The National Mental Health Information
Center was developed for users of mental health services and their families, the general
public, policy makers, providers, and the media.
www.hhs.gov
The
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201
(202) 619-0257
Toll Free: 1-877-696-6775
www.rickross.com
This website was created
to offer the public a resource of information concerning controversial and/or potentially
unsafe groups, which may have drawn some concern, attention and/or interest. Some groups
listed and/or mentioned may have been called "cults." But the mention and/or
inclusion of a group or leader within this website does not define that group as a
"cult" and/or necessarily denote an individual, organization or group mentioned
as either destructive and/or harmful. Instead, visitors to this website must exercise
their own judgment after reviewing and considering the information provided.
www.caic.org.au
Cult Awareness and Information Center of Australia.
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