YWCA Evanston North Shore Survivor Services

Mother and Child, Social Justice, YWCA Evanston/North Shore
Holding Hands, Social Justice, YWCA Evanston/North Shore
  • Shelter and Longer-Term Housing

    Mary Lou’s Place provides safe shelter, combined with crisis intervention and critical support services. We emphasize dignity, healing and safety, allowing survivors and their children space and time to begin to heal from the trauma of domestic violence.

  • Counseling & Support Services

    YWCA offers a full range of support services, from a 24-hour crisis line to counseling, to residents of our shelter as well as to those in the community who have experienced abuse.

  • Alternatives to Violence

    Alternatives to Violence seeks to end domestic violence by providing trauma informed services to those who harm.

  • Children & Teens Program

    We offer programming specifically designed for children and teenagers who have been affected by domestic violence.

Contact our 24/7 hotline:

877-718-1868

24 Hour Crisis Line

Our hotline provides emotional support, information and referrals 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

How To Get Help ↘

Women Talking To One Another, Social Justice, YWCA Evanston/North Shore

Emergency Help

If you are in need of emergency shelter due to a domestic violence situation, contact the YWCA Domestic Violence Hot Line (877-718-1868) or call 911 for local law enforcement who will in turn contact the YWCA.

Referrals

I am in need of services…”

If you are a survivor in need of legal advocacy services, please call the Legal Advocacy Program of YWCA Evanston North/Shore at 847-470-5052.