"The mission of HCDVSAC is to provide quality services regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, culture, religion, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status to reduce crime of domestic violence and sexual assault in the communities of Hoke County. It is our mission to empower, increase safety, develop community awareness, and educate victims and community members on domestic violence and sexual assault."
CRISIS LINE: (910) 875-4494

HCDVSA offers referrals to counseling services has a contracted therapist that leads support group.

HCDVSA offers assistance in obtaining Domestic Violence Protective Orders; has victim advocates that will accompany clients to court; refers to Legal Aid; and assists in completing forms for the Address Confidentiality Program and Victims Crime Compensation.

HCDVSA offers domestic violence and sexual assault awareness education through psychoeducational courses, outreach presentations, safety planning, and project SITE.

"Immigration Equality is the nation's leading LGBTQ immigrant rights organization. We represent and advocate for people from around the world fleeing violence, abuse, and persecution because of their sexual orientation, gender identity, or HIV status."

"The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) was the first national LGBTQ legal organization founded by women and brings a fierce, longstanding commitment to racial and economic justice and our community’s most vulnerable."

"The National LGBT Bar Association is a national association of lawyers, judges and other legal professionals, law students, activists, and affiliated lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender legal organizations. The LGBT Bar promotes justice in and through the legal profession for the LGBTQ+ community in all its diversity."

"NIJC's LGBTQ Immigrant Rights Initiative provides legal services to low-income immigrants who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) and those who are living with HIV."

Broad information on legal representation, support, current law, and ongoing cases.

"UWD’s LGBTQ Justice Program seeks to organize and empower Undocumented Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer immigrants and allies to address social and systemic barriers that affect themselves and the broader LGBTQ & immigrant community."

"The mission of the Illinois Safe Schools Alliance (the Alliance) is to promote safety, support and healthy development for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth, in Illinois schools and communities, through advocacy, education, youth organizing and research."

"The ACLU of Illinois firmly believes that rights should not be limited based on a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. We stand in support of inclusive policies that strengthen rights for LGBT individuals. After securing the freedom to marry for gay and lesbian couples in Illinois, the ACLU of Illinois has continued to protect gay and lesbian couples from discrimination by those who justify their actions based on religion. Our advocacy also supports people who are transgender, intersex and gender non-conforming, so that they are able to live their authentic lives, without discrimination in employment, access to accurate identity documents and public schools. And, the ACLU is continuing our historic work to resist and combat discrimination for those with HIV. "