Administration of Resources of Choices (ARC)

Contact number: (520) 327-2665
Crisis Line: (520) 566-1919
TTY: (520) 623-9577

ARC has been in Pima County since 2000, and provides 24/7 crisis services, emergency shelter, counseling, advocacy financial assistance, case management and other supportive services to elder victims (55+) of crime.

Arizona’s Children Association – Riverside Shelter

Contact number: (520) 622-7611

Founded in 1912, as our state’s first orphanage, today the primary mission of Arizona’s Children Association (AzCA) is to provide each child with a healthy family environment on a permanent basis. AzCA;s Riverside Shelter is a 10-bed facility licensed by and contracted with DES to provide short-term physical care of children who have experienced a disruption in their living situation until a more permanent placement can be made. The shelter was established in 1995 and serves approximately 40 boys ages 5-17 each year from Pima and Cochise counties. In addition to providing care and supervision in a homelike setting, the staff at Riverside Shelter also assures adequate clothing, prepares nutritious meals, ensures appropriate educational and social recreation activities, and provides transportation to appointments. The shelter serves as a safe haven for children who have generally been victims and/or witnesses to abuse and neglect in their own homes.

Brewster Center Domestic Violence Services

Contact numbers:  Outreach and Advocacy (520) 881-7201
Administration (520) 320-7556
TTY (520) 622-6347/746-1501

The Brewster Center Domestic Violence Services offers two shelters in Pima County, offering safe refuge and supportive assistance for women and children who are victims of domestic violence. The agency also offers an advocacy program, which pairs victims of domestic violence with staff or highly-trained volunteers who support them as they work with medical, law enforcement, legal, judicial and social service systems. Outreach intervention programs offer group and one-to-one assistance for women who have experienced (or are currently experiencing) domestic violence. Community education programs include domestic violence awareness presentations to the general public, school programs, and specialized groups. In 1998, The Brewster Center opened the first phase of The Wings transitional housing program, enabling women and children to permanently break-free of abusive situations by offering safe and low-cost housing along with supportive services for a period of up to five years.

>Casa de Los Ninos

Contact number: (520) 624-5600
TTY (520) 327-7122

The mission of Casa de los Ninos is the prevention, intervention and treatment of child abuse and neglect by providing comprehensive residential shelter care for child victims of crime: supportive health, education, and outreach services, and advocacy on behalf of children and families. Casa was founded in 1973 as the nation’s first crisis nursery and added resiliency programs in 1996.

Casa’s Residential Shelter Care Program serves physically and sexually abused children from birth through eight in Pima County and services are provided 24/7. In addition to three meals, three snacks, and a warm bed, the residents also receive 24-hour nursing care, crisis counseling, educational assistance, and case management services. All children receive developmental assessments and delayed children receive remedial intervention. Casa de los Ninos is fully accredited by the Council on Accreditation for Children and Family Services and they were presented with the National Services Award to Victims of Crime for 2000.

Homicide Survivors, Inc.

Contact number: (520) 740-5729
Info/Referral (520) 881-1794
TTY (520) 740-5603

Homicide Survivors, Inc., provides support, information and advocacy for people who have lost a loved one by homicide; offers one-to-one phone support, support throughout court procedures, a newsletter, and maintains a speakers bureau. The agency offers self help support meetings for any survivor of homicide, speaker/information meetings, and Spanish bilingual self help support meetings.

Jewish Family & Children’s Services

Contact number: (520) 795-0300

Project Safe Place (PSP) is a program of Jewish Family & Children’s Service of Southern Arizona, Inc. that began in 1996. PSP is a gender-specific, multi-faceted community-based outpatient program that provides intensive individual, group and family counseling, case management, parent education, and mentoring for girls, ages 8-18, who have sexual and/or physically abused, and their families.

The program mission is to help victims of abuse and their families understand their traumatic experiences, and how these impact emotional, behavioral and family functioning. PSP facilitates healing and recovery from the damaging effects of traumatic experiences by: identifying and building upon individual and family strengths to enhance coping skills and resiliency, promoting positive social functioning through improved decision-making, including expanded options for managing feelings and behavior, and creating a healthy support network.

Las Familias

Contact number: (520) 327-7122
TTY (520) 327-8235

The mission of Las Familias is to facilitate the healing process of children and adults who experienced childhood sexual abuse. It is the goal of Las Familias to have the resources needed to provide adequate services to all eligible clients who request services regardless of the client's ability to pay. Treatment is based on the philosophy that children need to be protected from victimization by adults and that both children who have been sexually abused and adults who were molested as children should have access to services that will alleviate the trauma. Services to family members permeate all program areas. It is the firm belief of Las Familias that treatment must occur within a safe and supportive environment. All applicable laws, rules and regulations are adhered to.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) (Pima County Chapter)

Contact numbers: (520) 322-5253    (877) 255-MADD

The mission of MADD is to stop drunk driving, support the victims of this violent crime and prevent underage drinking. This is accomplished through public education and community awareness programs, health and safety fairs, and school presentations. MADD provide free discussion/grief support groups for survivors, family members and friends affected by impaired driving crashes, court accompaniment through the criminal justice system and referrals to other agencies for assistance and financial compensation. MADD national web site is www.madd.org.

Our Town Family Center

Contact numbers: (520) 323-1706
(800) 53R-TOWN
TTY (520) 326-1254

Our Town Family Center provides a variety of services to victims and survivors of violent crime and their families. Our Town serves Pima County residents who are impacted by violent crime, including victims and survivors of assault, homicide, kidnapping, child sexual abuse, domestic violence and child physical abuse. Our Town operates a 24-hour crisis phone which is staffed by trained crisis counselors 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Victims and/or survivors may contact the crisis phone at any time for crisis counseling and support. Teams of crisis counselors are available to follow up telephone intervention with up to three in-home crisis visits to assist victims and survivors in coping with their victimization. Our Town, as a licensed behavioral health facility, also provides ongoing counseling, usually of 3-6 months duration, to victims and survivors of violent crime. Services are provided in the family’s own home, or for a group of victims/survivors, in the community as needed. Our Town’s Community Crisis Response Team dispatches a team of trained crisis counselors to respond to community requests for assistance in the event of a violent crime, such as a drive-by shooting, kidnapping of a child, or violent crime within a school. All services are provided free of charge to victims and survivors. Spanish-speaking staff is always available.

Pima County Attorney’s Office Victim Witness Program

Contact numbers: (520) 740-5525
TTY (520) 740-5736

The Pima County Attorney’s Victim Witness program provides comprehensive victim services. On-scene crisis intervention is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Victim notification, trial preparation and court accompaniment are provided by assigned advocates. A Kids Learn About Court program and a critical incident stress debriefing team are also available. Advocates have a variety of specialties including custodial interference, child trauma, sexual assault, domestic violence, older victims, gang violence etc. Pima County victim compensation is also located in this office and assistance is provided in filing claims. Any crime victim issue or concern will be dealt with directly or the client will be linked with appropriate referrals.

Southern Arizona Center Against Sexual Assault

Contact numbers: (520) 327-1171
TTY: (520) 327-1721
(520) 327-7273 – 24-hour crisis line
(800) 400-1001

The mission of SACASA is to reduce the trauma and incidence of sexual assault by providing treatment and promoting prevention of sexual abuse, incest, molestation, and rape. The Center provides services to include: crisis intervention, specialized therapy, advocacy, prevention education, and professional training. They serve primary and secondary victims of recent and past sexual assault. In 1999 Su Voz Vale was created to meet the needs of minority women in underserved portions of South side Tucson and is the only bilingual/bicultural program in Southern Arizona offering crisis and on-going counseling services to victim/survivors of sexual violence.

Southern Arizona Child and Family Advocacy Center (SACAC)

Contact number: (520) 319-5511

SACAC grew out of a community response in which over 65 individuals representing various agencies and governmental units gathered to improve the community response for victims of child maltreatment. Since these meetings in 1995, the primary focus of SACAC has been to reduce trauma to children. SACAC provides a child-friendly environment and coordinated child and family interviews, forensic exams for physical and sexual abuse, investigation, mental health treatment referrals, victim advocacy, crisis intervention, a case tracking system, prevention and intervention, training, and prosecution efforts. As part of the strategy for providing these services, the Multidisciplinary Team (comprised of law enforcement personnel, doctors, child protective workers, prosecutors and social workers) integrates knowledge and experience into a comprehensive response. In Fiscal Year 2001-2002, over 2,400 child victims were served throughout five counties in Southern Arizona.

Tucson Centers for Women and Children (TCWC)

Contact number: (520) 795-8001
TTY (520) 795-3177

TCWC operates two shelters for women and children who are victims of domestic violence. Founded in 1975, TCWC provides emergency shelter, crisis intervention counseling, and referral services to victims of family abuse. Licensed for 48 beds, TCWC is centrally located in the City of Tucson. Both shelters are open and staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Wingspan Domestic Violence Project

Contact number: (520) 624-1779
TTY: (520) 884-0450

Founded in 1996, the Wingspan Domestic Violence Project (WDVP), a program of the Wingspan Community Center, addresses the needs of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) victims of domestic violence and their children in Southern Arizona through our 24-hour crisis hotline, shelter program, advocacy, information and referral, support groups, and face-to-face crisis sessions. We are the only organization in Arizona that specifically serves LGBT victims of domestic violence. The WDVP also provides community outreach and education, professional trainings, and workshops for schools, businesses, organizations, and conferences. WDVP staff is also available to offer technical assistance and consultation regarding LGBT domestic violence.

Additionally, the WDVP provides extensive training to community members of any sexual orientation or gender identity who are interested in serving as on-call volunteer crisis phone advocates.