Houston Area Women's Center (HAWC)

Residential Services: Our 120-bed residential campus is a refuge for survivors fleeing domestic and sexual violence, including sex trafficking. Our comprehensive, wraparound services include case management, individual and group psychotherapy/counseling, mentoring, parenting classes, career development, legal clinics, financial management/life skills workshops, job and computer training, personal living supplies, and onsite community partner services. We provide licensed early childhood education, a K-5 elementary school, and extended-hours after-school enrichment onsite. Our cafeteria serves three nutritious meals plus two snacks daily. All services are provided in a secure and safe environment.

Non-Residential Services provide support at the Education and Counseling building for adult and child survivors of domestic and sexual violence, including their non-offending family members. Services include Hotline Services, Counseling and Advocacy Services, Housing Services, Children's Court Services, and Outreach Counseling programs. These services are also available virtually and in person, and include support for survivors of sex trafficking and programs for economic empowerment. Three survivor empowerment hubs throughout the community increase access to these services.See Schedule OViolence Prevention and Community Education is directed toward community members, including potential allies, service providers, and the general public. Its goal is to educate these audiences on the dynamics and root causes of domestic and sexual violence to help prevent these forms of violence.