Women’s Protective Services of Lubbock
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Get Help
If you are in an abusive relationship and need to talk to someone or need help, please call our 24-hour crisis line. All calls are confidential and anonymous.
If you feel you are in immediate danger, please call 911.
For those in the Lubbock region who need assistance, please call our 24-hour crisis hotline:
1-806-747-6491 or 1-800-736-6491
For those outside of the Lubbock region, please call:
National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
1-800-787-3224 (TTY)
About Us
Women’s Protective Services of Lubbock, Inc. (WPS) is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization specializing in advocacy for women, men and children who have experienced domestic violence. WPS has been serving Lubbock TX and the surrounding communities since 1978. Women’s Protective Services is a community based program supported by volunteers.
The services provided at WPS are free and confidential. Services are available without regard to race, sex, handicap, national origin, color, religion, sexual orientation, or income.
The Mission of Women’ Protective Services of Lubbock, Inc. is to create an environment of empowerment for women, children and families and to eliminate family violence.
Our purpose and objectives are to provide a safe environment, offer community education, prevention, rehabilitation of violent family members, encourage transition to self-sufficiency and to advocate for the prevention and elimination of family violence
Free and Confidential Services Provided By WPS :
- 24 Hour Crisis Hotline
- Shelter, Food, Clothing, and Transportation
- Individual and Group Therapy
- Support Groups
- Parent Education
- Children’s Program
- Assistance in Obtaining Legal Services
- Protective Orders
- Assistance in Obtaining Social Services
- Court Accompaniment
- Welfare to Work/Job Readiness Program
- Community Education
- Domestic Violence 101
- Teen Dating Violence
- Cyberbullying
- Digital Safety
WPS also provides a 25 week Batterer Intervention and Prevention program. Call Thomas Garcia at 806-747-6491 or 800-736-6491 for information on cost and location.
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