Sexual aSSault LEGAL ADVOCACY MANUAL - Texas Association ...
Sexual aSSault LEGAL ADVOCACY MANUAL - Texas Association ...
Sexual aSSault LEGAL ADVOCACY MANUAL - Texas Association ...
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Crime Reporting<br />
Mandatory Reporting<br />
Department of Family Protective Services, Mandatory<br />
Reporting Hotline: 1-800-252-5400 / www.txabusehotline.org<br />
Non-Report <strong>Sexual</strong> Assault Examinations<br />
<strong>Texas</strong> Department of Public Safety: For full instructions on<br />
how to have evidence released to law enforcement as part of<br />
a police report, see: www.txdps.state.tx.us/criminal_law_<br />
enforcement/crime_laboratory/Non-Reported<strong>Sexual</strong>Assault<br />
EvidenceProgram.htm<br />
Employment<br />
Unemployment Insurance<br />
<strong>Texas</strong> Workforce Commission: 800-939-6631 / www.twc.state.<br />
tx.us/ui/bnfts/offices.html (for specific local office information)<br />
<strong>Sexual</strong> Harassment and Discrimination<br />
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission:<br />
800-669-4000 / TTY: 800-669-6820<br />
<strong>Texas</strong> Workforce Commission Employee Hotline:<br />
800-832-2829 / www.twc.state.tx.us<br />
Family Violence<br />
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)<br />
/ TTY: 1-800-787-3224 / www.ndvh.org<br />
<strong>Texas</strong> Council on Family Violence Statewide Service<br />
Directory: www.tcfv.org/service-directory/<br />
Financial<br />
Crime Victims’ Compensation<br />
Your local law enforcement’s Crime Victim Liaison or<br />
prosecutor’s office’s Victim Service Coordinator, or<br />
Office of the Attorney General, Crime Victim Services<br />
Division: 800-983-9933 / crimevictims@oag.state.tx.us /<br />
www.oag.state.tx.us/victims/about_comp.shtml<br />
Housing<br />
Public Housing<br />
Housing and Urban Development: 800-955-2232<br />
www.hud.gov/local/index.cfm?state=tx&topic=offices<br />
(for specific local office information)<br />
Public Housing Authorities: www.hud.gov/offices/pih/pha/<br />
contacts/states/tx.cfm (for information on all local offices)<br />
Public Utilities<br />
Public Utility Commission: 888-782-8477 / www.puc.state.tx.us<br />
Immigrant Victims & Human Trafficking<br />
American Gateways: 512-478-0546 / www.americangateways.<br />
org/email-american-gateways/ (serving central <strong>Texas</strong>)<br />
SAHELI for Asian Families: 512-703-8745 / http://www.<br />
saheli-austin.org/d6/<br />
<strong>Texas</strong> Civil Rights Project, VAWA Project: 512-474-5073<br />
(general information) / find contact information for your<br />
region at www.texascivilrightsproject.org/?page_id=511<br />
Catholic Charities: Find contact information for your local<br />
agency at www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/Page.aspx?pid=292<br />
Legal Aid<br />
<strong>Texas</strong> RioGrande Legal Aid: 888-988-9996 / 866-988-9996 /<br />
www.trla.org (serving south-southwest <strong>Texas</strong>)<br />
Lone Star Legal Aid: 800-733-8394 / www.lonestarlegal.org<br />
(serving east <strong>Texas</strong>)<br />
Legal Aid of Northwest <strong>Texas</strong>: 888-529-5277 (intake)<br />
877-465-2698 (information) / www.lanwt.org (serving northnorthwest<br />
<strong>Texas</strong>)<br />
General Assistance<br />
TAASA Legal Support: 512-474-7190 ext. 38<br />
Individual Development Accounts<br />
Center for Enterprise Development: 202-408-9788<br />
info@cfed.org / http://cfed.org/programs/idas/ida_<br />
directory_list/ (for a listing of IDA programs in <strong>Texas</strong>)<br />
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