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Resources

Whether it’s financial assistance, food pantries, medical care, child care, job training, and other free or
reduced-cost services specific to your area, essential resources can be found here.

Legal Advocacy 

All services are 

FREE & Confidential

The Legal Advocacy Program offers

  • Crisis Intervention

  • IMMEDIATE assistance filling out and filing a Petition for Temporary Protective Order

  • Step-by-step guidance through the judicial system

  • Assistance scheduling a hearing time to appear before the Judge to request the order

  • Attending TPO hearings with the client

  • Files the order with the Clerk of Court and Sheriff’s Office.

  • Information and referral to appropriate agencies and/or programs

  • Provide Community Education

  • Accompany victims in all court appearances

  • Makes referrals to Georgia Legal Services for the 12 month order if needed                  

If you are a victim of domestic violence and need help from our legal advocate, please call 912-538-9935 M-F from 8 am-5 pm

Emanuel County victims please call 478-268-9156 M-F from 8 am-5 pm

For Montgomery, Wheeler, and Treutlen counties

For Toombs and Emanuel counties

Children's Program

All services are 

FREE

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Confidential

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This card was made by the children to send to our loyal donors

Emergency

Shelter

All services are 

FREE & Confidential

Support Groups

for

adults and children

All services are 

FREE & Confidential

The Children’s Advocate:

  • Advocates on behalf of the children 

  • helps children register for school

  • holds support groups, including self-esteem, anger, feelings, good touch/ badtouch, peer pressure and more.

  • leads activities such as arts & crafts and board games

  • offers other fun and educational activities

  • organizes kids events throughout the year

  • provides tutoring

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Emergency Shelter

  • Available for victims and their children  24/7 

  • Provides transportation to work and school

  • Provides nutritious meals/snacks:

  • Provides clothing if needed

  • Provides hygiene products if needed

  • Provides school supplies, etc. if needed

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Support Groups

Offered to victims of domestic violence and their children

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Please call 912-538-9936 if you are interested in attending a group. If you are from Emanuel County, please call 478-268-9156

Help us fight  the battle against  sexual assault, for more information call 
1-912-216-3898

Mailing Address

PO Box 853

Vidalia, GA 30475

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912-538-9935 Vidalia Office

478-268-9156 Swainsboro Outreach Office

912-538-9936  Sexual Assault Center

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The Refuge Domestic Violence Shelter, Inc. does not discriminate against individuals or group on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex or disability.  If you believe you have been the target of discrimination, you have the right to file a civil rights complaint.  Information on how to file a civil rights complaint can be found on the Office of Justice Programs website (http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/about/ocr/complaint.htm) or by contacting the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council at 404-657-1956

2018 The Refuge

“This project is supported by State Sub-Award No. X24-8-072 administered by the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council and awarded by the Office for Victims of Crime. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime or the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council.”

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