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Domestic Abuse Family Shelter, Inc. in Laurel, MS

Domestic Violence Help in Laurel, MS

Emergency
Shelter
Primary Purpose Focused
Program
Pet
Options
 
 
 
 
Profile
Strength 61%
  • Hotline

    800-649-1092 800-649-1092 (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

    800-649-1092 800-649-1092
  • Business

    601-915-3237 601-915-3237
  • Text

    -
  • Languages Spoken

    English, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Sign language, Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese , more
    Choctaw, hundreds with Language Line
  • Last Updated

    Mar 11, 2024
  • TTY/TTD

    -
  • Fax

    -
  • Email

    dafs@dafs.ms
  • Hours of operation

    Monday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
    Tuesday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
    Wednesday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
    Thursday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
    Friday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
    Saturday CLOSED
    Sunday CLOSED

Services

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  • Danger/lethality assessment
  • Crisis intervention services
  • Emergency local transportation
  • Emergency shelter
  • Confidential shelter location
  • Case management
  • Food and clothing
  • Safety planning
  • Domestic violence education
  • Emergency cell phones
  • Safe home network
  • Assistance with orders of protection
  • Court/legal lay assistance
  • Court/legal assistance by attorney
  • Attorney referral for protection orders
  • Attorney referral for family court
  • Court accompaniment/advocacy
  • Expert testimony
  • Child custody services
  • Legal resource planning
  • Legal clinics
  • Legal representation
  • In-shelter financial aid
  • Immigration services
  • Financial empowerment training
  • Attorney referral for criminal cases
  • Shelter resident counseling
  • Non-resident counseling
  • Peer support groups
  • Counseling for friends and family
  • Counseling for batterers
  • Sexual violence support groups
  • Incest counseling
  • Ritual abuse counseling
  • Substance abuse counseling
  • Sex offender counseling
  • Relocation services
  • Transportation
  • Transitional individual housing
  • Transitional family housing
  • Permanent individual housing
  • Permanent family housing
  • Alternative housing counseling
  • Goal planning assistance
  • Job skills training
  • Job search/placement
  • Parenting skills training
  • Health and wellness programs
  • Resources and referrals
  • Medical accompaniment
  • Spiritual services
  • Onsite mental health services
  • Onsite medical services
  • Child care during support groups
  • Child abuse services
  • After school programs
  • Educational programs
  • Child development
  • Tutoring services
  • School liaison
  • Summer camp
  • Youth counseling
  • Daycare facility
  • Safety planning for children
  • Teen activity program
  • Onsite pediatric forensic nurse exams
  • Onsite schooling
  • Domestic violence workshops
  • Speaker's bureau

Populations Served

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  • Women
  • Men
  • Non-Binary
  • Elderly
  • Teens
  • Individuals
  • Families
  • Deaf
  • Developmentally disabled
  • Disabled
  • Immigrant
  • Military
  • Rural
  • Trafficked persons
  • Prostituted persons
  • LGBTQ
  • Trans women/men
  • Counties Served

    Covington, Forrest, Greene, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lamar, Marion, Perry, Smith, Wayne

About Domestic Abuse Family Shelter, Inc.

  • Website

    www.dafs.ms
  • Established

    1983-01-01
  • Beds

    40
  • Maximum Length of Stay (days)

    90
  • Wheelchair Accessible

    Yes
  • Pet Shelter

    Onsite

Description

A domestic abuse and human trafficking agency with emergency shelter, counseling, clothing, pet care, child care, workforce development, and other services provided at no cost to female and male survivors.

  • State Coalition Member

    Yes