322 East 300 South
Salt Lake City, UT - 84111
801-537-8600
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Eligibility: None for most programs. Application for transitional housing programs. Housing for women and children only.
Fees: None or sliding scale, $35 for membership, $15 for students or senior citizens.
Languages Spoken: English,Spanish
Service Hours: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Mon. - Fri. (24 hour switchboard and counselors)
Description: 1. Domestic Violence Shelter and Supportive Services - 24 hour crisis line, 50-bed shelter, supportive services, and advocacy for women and children who are victims of domestic violence.
2. Residential Self-Sufficiency - 12 unit transitional housing program with supportive services for single homeless women.
3. Kathleen Robison Huntsman Apartments - 36 unit (fully furnished) transitional housing program with supportive services, for low-income women and children who are victims of domestic violence.
4. Teen Home - 12-bed, residential program for pregnant and parenting teens and their babies.
5. Children's Services - advocacy and intervention services for children who are victims of domestic violence residing at the YWCA.
6. Lolie Eccles Child Care Center - nationally accredited, licensed quality, enriching and developmentally appropriate, full-time child care for children ages six weeks through Kindergarten.
7. Prevention Education Services - community outreach and education services surrounding the issues of domestic violence, economic empowerment, poverty, teen pregnancy, and healthy life skills.
a. Battered Women/Domestic Violence Support Group
b. Choices for Women (A twelve-week support program which encourages women to examine their relationships, and learn healthy communication techniques.)
c. Choices for Teen Parents
8. Salt Lake Area Family Justice Center (see separate listing) - on-site walk-in services currently include advocacy, legal assistance, shelter and supportive services, employment, job training opportunities, law enforcement, and prosecution - wrapping services around victims of family violence to strengthen their safety and increase offender accountability. The five co-located partners are YWCA of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City Prosecutors Office, Salt Lake City Police Department, Utah Department of Workforce Services, and Legal Aid Society. Hours are Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Area Served: Salt Lake County
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