FOR HELP – CALL THE CARING PLACE 24-HOUR CRISIS LINE FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. LOCAL: 219-464-2128 OR TOLL-FREE LONG DISTANCE: 1-800-933-0466
The Caring Place is an equal opportunity organization serving people who have experienced domestic violence and sexual assault and their dependents, without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, ethnicity, national origin, disability status, sexual orientation, sexual identity or expression, marital or family status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
The Caring Place is the only 24-hour crisis line and emergency shelter in Porter County.
- It costs
$2,300
per month to provide food for those in shelter.
- It costs at least
$90,000
per month to run The Caring Place facilities and all our
expanded programming and community outreach.
During one 24-hour period in Indiana:
- 1,863 domestic violence victims, both children and adults, found refuge in emergency shelters or transitional housing provided by local domestic violence programs.
-
During this same 24-hour period,
522
hotline calls were answered.
A donation of any size helps us to continue to save lives!
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TOGETHER, WE CAN STEP INTO THOSE GAPS, CREATE A STRONGER COMMUNITY FOR ALL, AND BREAK THE SILENCE THAT HIDES THE VIOLENCE!