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District Attorney Offices

DAOs offer CalVCB claims processing, crisis intervention, emergency assistance, counseling referrals, court escort and orientation, restitution assistance, returning of property, assistance with employees, and case status notification.

Santa Cruz County District Attorney

701 Ocean Street, Rm. 200
Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Trauma Recovery Centers

Trauma Recovery Centers work with the homeless, youth, immigrants, disabled, and those with mental health issues to provide clinical case management, assistance with law enforcement, and trauma-informed therapy.

There are no TRCs in your area.View a list of CalVCB-Funded TRCs.

Witness Assistance Centers

Victim Witness Assistance Centers work directly with CalVCB to assist victims. A victim advocate at the center in your area will be able to help you complete and submit an application and to learn more about the criminal justice system.

Victim Witness Program

701 Ocean St, Ste 200
Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Community-Based Organizations

There are many other kinds of organizations in your community and online that offer one-on-one support and assistance for victims of violent crime, from support groups and shelters to legal services and crisis counseling.

ACLU – Northern CA

39 Drumm Street
San Francisco, CA 94111

California Children’s Services

251 East Webster Street
Colusa, CA 95932
530-458-0380 (office)
800-655-3110 (hotline)

California Dept of Social Services: Services for Refugees, Asylees, and Trafficking Victims

P.O. Box 944243
Sacramento, CA 94244

California Highway Patrol

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California Indian Legal services

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California MENTOR

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California Partnership to End Domestic Violence

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916-444-7163 (office)
800-799-7233 (hotline)

California Rural Legal Assistance

1020 15th Street, Suite 20
Modesto, CA 95354
209-577-3811 (office)
800-337-0690 (hotline)

California State Department of Rehabilitation

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California Youth Crisis Line

P.O. Box 161448
Sacramento, CA 95816
916-514-4464 (office)
800-843-5200 (hotline)

Californians for Safety and Justice

1624 Franklin Avenue, 11th Floor
Oakland, CA 94612

Monarch Services

233 Eastlake Ave
Watsonville, CA 95076

Shine A Light Counseling Center

700 Frederick Street, Suite 103
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
831-996-1222 (office)
9-8-8 (hotline)

Walnut Avenue Family & Women’s Center

303 Walnut Ave
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
831-426-3062 (office)
866-269-2559 (hotline)

1 in 6

The mission of 1in6 is to help men who have had unwanted or abusive sexual experiences live healthier, happier lives.

211

211 is the most comprehensive source of information about local resources and services in the country.

ACEs Aware

ACEs Aware strives to create a better world for children, families, and communities by working together across the health, human services, education, and non-profit sectors to prevent and address the impact of ACEs and toxic stress.

Al-Anon Family Group

Worldwide support groups for family and friends of alcoholics.

Alcoholics Anonymous

American Legion

Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence

Battered Women Justice Project

BenefitsCal

CalFresh

California Aids Hotline

California Crime Survivors

Casa De Esperanza

CDSS Immigration Services

Child Help

Children’s Defense Fund

Cyber Civil Rights Initiative

Deaf Hope

Find Shelter: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD)

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Find Shelter tool provides information about housing, shelter, health care, and clothing resources in communities across the country.

Futures Without Violence

GLAAD

Justice for Homicide Victims

Live Your Dream

Loaves and Fishes

Love is Respect

Men Stopping Violence

Mother’s Against Drunk Drivers

NARIKA

National Alliance on Mental Illness

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health

National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women

National Coalition for the Homeless

National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges

National Crime Victim Bar Association

National Domestic Violence Hotline

National Resource Center on Domestic Violence

National Runaway Safeline

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Open Door Community Health Centers

Opening Doors

Planned Parenthood

Polaris Project

RAINN

Red Rover

Safe Helpline

Safe Place for Pets

Safe Place for Pets is a RedRover project with the National Link Coalition and Sheltering Animals and Families Together.

Salvation Army

The Custody Project

The Initiative

The NW Network

Trevor Project

VAWnet

Victims of Crime Resource Center

The California Victims Resource Center is dedicated to helping victims across the State of California find necessary resources and learn about their rights in the criminal justice system.

Weave

WEAVE is a provider of crisis intervention services for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and and sex trafficking.

Womens Law

WomensLaw to provide basic legal information, referrals, and emotional support related to domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
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