New Orleans Anti-Violence & Conflict Resources

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Emergency hotlines & immediate help

Crisis hotlines available 24/7:
📞 New Orleans Domestic Violence Crisis Line: 504-866-9554
📞 Statewide Rape Crisis Line: 1-888-995-7273
📞 National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233
📞 New Orleans Family Justice Center Hotline: 504-592-4005

Resource directory

Children & youth services

Children’s Hospital’s Audrey Hepburn CARE Center

📍 1101 Calhoun St., New Orleans
📞 504-896-9237
🔗 chnola.org
💡 Free forensic exams and treatment for minors experiencing sexual or physical abuse or neglect.
💰 Cost: Free
🌍 Language Support: Spanish spoken

Ubuntu

📍 2021 South Dupre St, New Orleans, LA 70125
📞 504-345-8259
📧 ubuntuvillagenola@gmail.com
🔗 ubuntuvillagenola.org
💡 Advocacy and programming for youth and families involved in the juvenile court system.
🕒 Hours: Mon–Fri, 8:30 AM – 5 PM

Conflict resolution & mediation services

Beyond Harm NOLA

🔗 beyondharmnola.org
💡 Referrals for domestic violence and sexual assault intervention. Offers restorative groups for individuals who have caused harm.
💰 Cost: Sliding scale
🌍 Language Support: Spanish spoken

Center for Restorative Approaches (CRA)

🔗 thecra.net
💡 Offers conflict resolution in schools, businesses, and organizations using restorative practices. Provides community trainings.
🌍 Language Support: Spanish not spoken

Community Mediation Services NOLA (CMS NOLA)

📍 Based in New Orleans
📞 504-222-2954
📧 CommunityMediationServicesNOLA@gmail.com
🔗 cmsnola.org
💡 Mediation for disputes between family, neighbors, landlords/tenants, and friends.
💰 Cost: Sliding scale
🌍 Language Support: Spanish not spoken

Louisiana Collaborative for Conflict & Accountability (LCCA)

🔗 lcca.org/cr-services
💡 Mediation and restorative circles for conflicts related to families, neighborhoods, workplaces, schools, and reentry transitions.

Support for crime survivors & advocacy groups

Crime Survivors NOLA

📧 crimesurvivorsnola@gmail.com
🔗 crimesurvivorsnola.org
💡 Provides the free Crime Survivors Guidebook, advocacy, and referrals for survivors navigating the legal system.

Louisiana Survivors for Reform (LSR)

📞 504-526-4255
📧 lsr@defendla.org
🔗 facebook.com/LouisianaSurvivorsforReform
💡 Survivor-led criminal justice reform group offering support, community groups, and policy advocacy.

Silence is Violence

📍 3401 St. Claude Ave, New Orleans, LA 70117
📞 504-282-0607
📧 speakup@silenceisviolence.org
🕒 Hours: Mon–Fri, 9 AM – 5 PM
💡 Victim advocacy and violence prevention for families and friends of crime victims.
🌍 Language Support: Spanish not spoken

Domestic violence & sexual assault shelters

Metropolitan Center for Women and Children

📞 24-Hour Crisis Line: 504-837-5400
🔗 mcwcgno.org
💡 Emergency shelter, legal advocacy, and non-residential services for survivors of domestic violence and assault.
🌍 Language Support: Spanish spoken

New Orleans Family Justice Center (NOFJC)

📍 701 Loyola Ave, 2nd Fl., Ste 201, New Orleans, 70113
📞 504-592-4005
📧 healing@nofjc.org
🔗 nofjc.org
💡 One-stop support center offering counseling, legal consults, medical care, shelter, and HOPE Clinic forensic exams.
🕒 Mon–Fri, 8:30 AM – 5 PM
🌍 Language Support: Spanish spoken

Shelters for Survivors (Confidential Locations)

📞 Call for intake:

• Crescent House: 504-866-9554

• Beyond the Veil: 504-259-4844

• Metro Centers: 1-800-411-1333

• St. Bernard Family Violence Program: 504-277-3177

• The Haven (Houma): 985-872-0757

• Safe Harbor (Mandeville): 985-626-5740

• Jeff Davis Shelter: 866-883-2232

• Oasis (Lake Charles):

  • Sexual Assault: 866-570-7273

  • Domestic Violence: 1-888-411-1333

💡 All shelters are confidential. If you are discriminated against based on gender, contact LCADV.org.

Legal support for survivors

Project Save (Catholic Charities of New Orleans)

📍 701 Loyola Ave, New Orleans, 70150
📞 504-310-6872 | Toll-Free: 1-866-891-2210
💡 Provides emergency legal support including restraining orders, child support, custody, and use of property.
🌍 Language Support: English, Spanish, French, Vietnamese

Tulane Law School Domestic Violence Clinic

📍 6329 Freret St., Ste 130, New Orleans, 70118
📞 504-865-5153
🕒 Mon–Fri, 8:30 AM – 5 PM
💡 Free civil legal services for eligible survivors. Call ahead for screening.

Counseling & trauma support

STAR (Sexual Trauma Awareness & Response)

📍 123 N. Genois Street, New Orleans, 70119
📞 Office: 504-407-0711 | Hotline: 855-435-STAR
🔗 star.ngo
💡 Free advocacy, counseling, and legal services for survivors at any stage of healing.

Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault (LaFASA)

📍 11832 New Castle Ave, Ste 9, Baton Rouge, 70816
📞 225-372-8995 | 24/7 Hotline: 1-888-995-7273
📱 Text Helpline: 225-351-7233
🔗 lafasa.org
💡 Statewide nonprofit offering legal services, survivor support, and a confidential chat/text helpline.
🌍 Language Support: Spanish spoken

National resource

INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence

📧 incite.natl@gmail.com
🔗 incite-national.org
💡 National network advancing grassroots feminist responses to violence against women of color through organizing and advocacy.
🌍 Language Support: Spanish spoken