About Women's Shelters
A women's shelter is a place of temporary refuge and support
for women escaping violent situations, such as rape, and
domestic violence. Having the ability to leave a situation
of violence is valuable for women who are under attack
because such situations frequently involve an imbalance of
power that limits the woman's financial options. A shelter sometimes
also serves as a place for women to organize for equality, which is an
important distinction from standard government funded and service
based approaches to domestic violence. Many states and
cities have domestic violence coalitions supporting women's
shelters. In America, the National Network to End Domestic
Violence provides a national voice supporting shelters
for victims of domestic violence.
Resources
YWCA is the oldest and largest women's organization in the United States, it provides safe places for women and girls, build strong women leaders, and advocate for women's rights and civil rights in Congress.
The Salvation Army - founded more than 130 years ago by William Booth is a religious and social service organization, a branch of the Christian Church dedicated to the battle against sin and despair. Its social services programs assist children, the elderly, families, and those battling addiction.
Gospel Rescue Missions offer to help the homeless and other needy people, all services are provided to anyone regardless of race, age, religion, color, creed, national origin, disability, marital status, or veteran status.
Feeding America is the nation's leading domestic hunger relief charity, its network provides food assistance to more than 25 million low income people facing hunger in the United States, including more than 9 million children and nearly 3 million seniors.
SnagAJob.com is the nation's largest job site for part-time and full-time hourly employment, it has more than 100,000 active job listings from top employers across the country.
Intelius.com helps millions of people to find and reconnect with family, friends, colleagues, and loved ones. Intelius provides the best people search services.
Social Assistance Programs
The Social Security Disability Insurance (SSD) and
Social Security Supplemental Income (SSI) programs are the largest of several Federal programs that provide assistance to people with disabilities. While these two programs are different in many ways, both are administered by the
Social Security Administration and only individuals who have a disability and meet medical criteria may qualify for benefits under either program.
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSD) pays benefits to you and certain members of your family if you are "insured," meaning that you worked long enough and paid Social Security taxes. Social Security Supplemental Income (SSI) pays benefits based on financial need.
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