The Victim Witness Unit at the Cook County State's Attorney's Office understands the importance of collaboration and partnerships in providing comprehensive support to victims and witnesses. We actively partner with various service agencies across Cook County to ensure that individuals affected by crime have access to a wide range of resources and assistance.
These partnerships allow us to extend our reach and connect victims and witnesses with specialized services tailored to their specific needs. By working together, we can address the diverse challenges faced by individuals and provide them with the support necessary to navigate the criminal justice system and rebuild their lives.
Ascend Justice - Domestic Violence Legal Clinic
Formerly known as Pro Bono Advocates
(312) 325-9155
Languages: English, Spanish
Legal Aid Chicago
(312) 341-1070
Languages: English, Spanish. Free interpreters for all other languages
Family Rescue
24-Hour Crisis Hotline: (312) 325-9300, (800) 360-6619 (Hablamos Español)
TDD (773) 375-8774
Chicago Metropolitan Battered Women's Network
24-Hour Emergency Domestic Violence Hotline: (877) 863-6338
(877) 863-6339
(312) 527-0730
Language: English, Spanish (+153 languages)
Metropolitan Family Services
(312) 986-4000
Languages: English, Spanish, Arabic
Locations: Multiple throughout Chicago
Life Span
(312) 408-1210
Languages: English
Greenhouse Shelter - Connections for Abused Women and their Children (CAWC)
24-Hour Hotline: (773) 278-4566, (773) 489-9081
Language: English, Spanish, French, Russian, Polish, Ukranian
Mujeres Latinas en Acción
(312) 738-5358
(312) 226-3350
Languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese
Neopolitan Lighthouse
24-Hour Crisis Line: (773) 722-0005
Languages: English
Apna Ghar
24-Hour Emergency Hotline: (800) 717-0757
Languages: Hindi, Urdu, Swahili, French, Spanish, Persian, Bangla, English
Between Friends
24-Hour Hotline (800) 603-4357
TDD (773) 274-6508
Languages: English
Center on Halsted
LGBTQ Violence Resource Line: (773) 871-2273 (Mon - Fri business hours)
Languages: English, Spanish
House of the Good Shepherd
(773) 935-3434
Languages: English, Spanish
Korean American Women In Need (KAN-WIN)
24-Hour Crisis Hotline: (773) 583-0880
Languages: English, Korean
Shalva
24-Hour Crisis Line: (773) 583-4673
Languages: English, Hebrew, Russian
Heartland Alliance - Violence Recovery Services
(773) 847-4417
Languages: English, Spanish
Crisis Center for South Suburbia
24-Hour Domestic Violence Hotline: (708) 429-7233
TDD (708) 429-7284
Languages: English
Anew: Building Beyond Violence and Abuse
24-Hour Hotline: (877) 335-3028
Languages: English, Spanish
Pillars - Constance Morris House
24-Hour Domestic Violence Hotline: (708) 485-5254
Languages: English, Spanish
Sarah's Inn
24-Hour Crisis Line: (708) 386-4225
Languages: English, Spanish
YWCA Evanston/Northshore
24-Hour Crisis Hotline: (877) 718-1868
Languages: English, Spanish