Family Violence Prevention Services

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Get Help

Contact our Crisis Hotline: (210) 733-8810, 24 Hours a Day, 365 Days a Year

Note: If you are in an emergency dial 911.

The Battered Women and Children’s Shelter

• 24-hour Crisis Intervention: You can call us for help any time of the day or night
• Individual and Group Counseling for Women and Children
• On-site Attorneys for Legal Assistance
• On-site School for Children (Pre-K – Grade 12)
• On-site Adult Education
• Case Management Services
• Transitional Housing
• On-site Primary Medical and Dental Care

 FVPS Non-Residential Programs

• Counseling Services for Women, Men, and Children
• Children’s Services Program developed for the specific emotional and social needs of children
• Violence Intervention Program teaching men and women who have abused their partners to change their behavior
• Transitional Housing Program
• P.O.W.E.R. Program (Providing Options With Educational Resources) offering GED, ESL, Computer Literacy, and Banking Basics Education
• Youth Substance Abuse Intervention Program serving juvenile court and school-referred adolescents and their families
• Community Based Counseling Program providing individual counseling services to residents of all San Antonio homeless shelters
• Legal Services Program providing free legal assistance to income-eligible victims of domestic violence
• Court Liaison Program linking victims involved with the legal system to professional intervention, and helping families work with the Court
• Sexual Assault Resouces –  For information on Megan’s Law and the Crime Victims Center (PFML/CVC) and issues related to sex offender management and sexual assault prevention, please visit Parents for Megan’s Law.
• Middle Way Parenting Program. Free for teen mothers and mothers referred by Child Protective Services.
• Celebrating Families: 16 week Program for Family Drug Court and CPS families learning to break the cycle of chemical dependency, abuse, and domestic violence.

Languages Spoken:

English, Spanish, For other languages, interpreters are provided upon request.