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Hotline
907-272-0100 907-272-0100 (24⁄7)Hotline hours of operation
Sunday 24 hours Monday 24 hours Tuesday 24 hours Wednesday 24 hours Thursday 24 hours Friday 24 hours Saturday 24 hours -
Toll Free
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Business
907-279-9581 907-279-9581 -
Text
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Languages Spoken
English, Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, Russian -
Last Updated
May 4, 2023
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TTY/TTD
907-720-6382 -
Fax
907-279-7244 -
Email
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Hours of operation
Monday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Tuesday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Wednesday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Thursday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Saturday CLOSED Sunday CLOSED
Services
Emergency Services (9)
- Danger/lethality assessment
- Crisis intervention services
- Emergency local transportation
- Emergency shelter
- Case management
- Food and clothing
- Safety planning
- Domestic violence education
- Emergency cell phones
Legal and Financial Assistance Services (10)
- Assistance with orders of protection
- Attorney referral for protection orders
- Attorney referral for family court
- Court accompaniment/advocacy
- Expert testimony
- Legal clinics
- Legal representation
- In-shelter financial aid
- Immigration services
- Financial empowerment training
Counseling Services (4)
- Shelter resident counseling
- Non-resident counseling
- Sexual violence support groups
- Substance abuse counseling
Housing Services (5)
- Transitional individual housing
- Permanent individual housing
- Permanent family housing
- Relocation services
- Transportation
Support Services (8)
- Goal planning assistance
- Job skills training
- Job search/placement
- Parenting skills training
- Resources and referrals
- Medical accompaniment
- Onsite mental health services
- Spiritual services
Children's Services (14)
- Daycare facility
- Child care during support groups
- Child abuse services
- After school programs
- Educational programs
- Art/music therapy
- Teen activity program
- Child development
- Tutoring services
- School liaison
- Summer camp
- Youth counseling
- Onsite pediatric forensic nurse exams
- Safety planning for children
Community Educational Services (1)
- Domestic violence workshops
Populations Served
Demographics (6)
- Women
- Men
- Elderly
- Teens
- Individuals
- Families
Populations (10)
- Deaf
- Developmentally disabled
- Disabled
- Immigrant
- Military
- Rural
- Trafficked persons
- Prostituted persons
- LGBTQ
- Trans women/men
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Counties Served
Anchorage
About Abused Women's Aid In Crisis, Inc. (AWAIC)
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Website
www.awaic.org -
Established
1/31/1977 -
Beds
67 -
Maximum Length of Stay (days)
30 -
Wheelchair Accessible
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Pet Shelter
Offsite
Description
AWAIC is the largest domestic violence shelter in Alaska, providing a full range of services for victims. Our mission is to provide domestic violence safe shelter and intervention to the Anchorage community. We believe that everyone has the right to live in a fear-free environment.
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State Coalition Member
Yes
