Texas community resource
Temporary Emergency Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Shelter
Focusing Families
Free, confidential temporary emergency shelter for survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault and their families.
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How to get help
Call the 24-hour toll-free crisis hotline at 877-237-2339 to seek help and shelter access. The organization also publishes a local crisis-line number, 979-826-0000, and a separate crisis-office number, 979-826-3290.
Who this service helps
Survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault and their families who reside in the published service area may seek shelter. The official page describes stays of up to 30 days and services as free and confidential.
Where this service is available
Service area: Waller County and northwest Harris County within the organization's published service area; the organization also lists Austin, Grimes, and Washington counties outside the the Houston and Gulf Coast region assignment.
A service area describes where help is offered or who may be served. It is not necessarily the organization’s physical location.
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Source: Public-source listing
Cost / fees
All agency services are provided free of charge.
About this service
Focusing Families provides a peaceful, safe, nonviolent temporary shelter where individuals and families may receive crisis intervention, counseling, children's services, food, clothing, advocacy, case management, transportation, and other supports.
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