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VICTIM SERVICES UNIT March 2018 VICTIM SERVICES UNIT COMMUNITY RESOURCE GUIDE March 2018 The purpose of this document is to provide Travis County Sheriff’s Office Victim Services Unit personnel with information about agencies, organizations, and resources that may provide assistance to those impacted by crisis circumstances. Table of Contents Commonly Used Numbers 3 Hospitals 3 Victim Services 4 City Police Departments 4 Campus Police Departments 5 Sheriff’s Departments 5 TCSO SRO Schools 5 State Agencies 5 Federal Agencies 5 Abuse/Assault 6 Resources for those who are abusive 7 Addictions/Substance Abuse 8 Austism Resources 10 Body Donation Programs 11 Catastrophic Illness 12 Child Related 13 Counseling 16 Crime Scene Clean-Up 18 Death/Grief 20 Elderly/Disabled 22 Employment 25 Financial Assistance 26 Food/Clothing/Basic Needs 27 Funeral/Burial/Cremation Services 29 General Assistance 32 Health 33 Housing 35 Immigrant Services 37 LGBTQ 39 Legal Assistance 40 Mental Health/Mental Illness 42 Shelters (Animals) 44 Shelters (Homeless) 45 Shelters (Victims) 46 Structure Fires 47 TCSO Victim Services Unit Community Resource Guide March 2018 Page 2 Commonly Used Numbers Adult Probation (Travis Co.) Adult/Child Protective Services CPS/APS Reporting 512-854-4600 (APS/CPS) 1-800-252-5400 (Law Enforcement Number) 411 W. 13th St., #400 www.txabusehotline.org 1-800-877-5300 County Attorney (Protective Orders/Misd Cases) Crime Victims’ Compensation Dispatch (TCSO) 512-854-9415 512-936-1200 512-974-0845 314 W. 11th Street District Attorney Domestic Relations Gardner Betts/Juv. Probation (Felony Cases) 512-854-9696 2515 S. Congress Ave. 512-854-9400 1010 Lavaca St 512-854-7000 509 W. 11th Street Travis County Central Booking Travis County Corr. Complex Travis County Jail 512-854-JAIL (Del Valle) (Downtown) 500 W. 11th Street 512-854-4180 512-854-4180 3614 Bill Price Road 500 W. 10th Street TCSO Central Command TCSO Child Abuse Unit TCSO East Command 512-854-9770 512-854-3350 512-854-9721 5555 Airport Blvd 8509 FM 969 Bldg 690 7811 Burleson-Manor Rd TCSO West Command VINE SAFE Alliance 512-854-9728 (Victim Information Notification 512-267-SAFE (7233) 3800 Hudson Bend Road Everyday) 1-877-894-8463/1-877-TX4-VINE Hospitals Baylor Scott & White Dell Seton Medical Center at The Cedar Park Regional Medical Emergency MC – Cedar Park University of Texas Center 512-684-4000 512-324-7000 ER 7010 512-528-7000 900 E. Whitestone Blvd. 1500 Red River St 1401 Medical Pkwy Dell Children’s Hospital / ER Heart Hospital of Austin / ER Lakeway Regional Medical Center 512-324-0000 / 0150 512-407-7000 / 7700 512-571-5000 4900 Mueller Blvd 3801 North Lamar 100 Medical Parkway Round Rock Medical Center St. David’s Children’s Hospital St. David’s Hospital (Main) / ER 512-341-1000 Pediatrics 512-476-7111 / 4240 2400 Round Rock Avenue (512) 901-5437 919 E. 32nd Street 12221 N Mopac Expy St. David’s North Austin (MC) St. David’s South Austin (MC) Scott & White Hospital – Round 512-901-1000 512-447-2211 Rock 12221 Mo-Pac North 901 W. Ben White Blvd 512-509-0100 300 University Boulevard Seton Medical Center / ER Seton Medical Center– Hays Seton Medical Center – Williamson 512-324-1000 / 1010 (512) 504-5000 (512) 324-4000 1201 W. 38th Street 6001 Kyle Pkwy, Kyle, TX 201 Seton Pkwy, Round Rock Seton Northwest / ER Seton Southwest Hospital Shoal Creek Hospital 512-324-6000 / 6010 (512) 324-9000 324-2000 11113 Research Blvd. 7900 Ranch to Market Rd 1826 3501 Mills Ave Westlake Medical Center 327-0000 5656 Bee Caves Rd Suite M-302 TCSO Victim Services Unit Community Resource Guide March 2018 Page 3 Victim Services Austin PD Bastrop County SO Cedar Park PD Victim Services Victim Services Victim Services 512-974-5037 512-549-5100 512-260-4656 Manor PD Pflugerville PD Round Rock PD Victim Services Victim Services Victim Services 512-215-8037 512-251-4004 512-218-6663 San Marcos PD TCSO Victim Services Williamson County SO Victim Services 512-854-9709 Victim Services 512-753-2106 5555 Airport Blvd 512-943-1373 TDCJ Victim Services 1-800-848-4284 City Police Departments Austin Police Department Bastrop Blanco 512-974-5000 512-321-5550 830-833-4375 715 E. 8th St 104 Grady Tuck Ln 300 Pecan St Burnet Cameron Cedar Park 512-756-6404 512-254-697-6574 512-259-3600 105 South Rhomberg St 308 South Houston Ave 911 Quest Parkway Elgin Gatesville Georgetown 512-285-5757 254-865-2226 512-930-3510 202 Depot St 200 North 8th St 809 Martin Luther King Giddings Hutto Johnson City 979-540-2700 512-846-2200 830-868-0995 179 East Industry St 401 West Front St 406 West Main St Jonestown Kerrville Killeen 512-267-7007 830-792-2731 254-501-8830 18304 N Park Dr 429 Sidney Baker St 402 North 2nd St La Grange Lago Vista Lakeway 979-968-5806 512-267-7141 512-261-6560 243 S College 5901 Municipal Complex Way 104 Cross Creek Lampasas Leander Llano 512-556-3644 512-528-2800 325-247-3028 301 East 4th St 705 Leander Dr 123 Robinson Park Dr Lockhart Luling Manor 512-398-4401 830-875-5407 512-272-8177 214 Bufkin Lane 1800 E. Pierce St 402 W. Parsons Street Marble Falls Mustang Ridge New Braunfels 830-693-3611 512-243-1005 830-221-4000 209 Main Street 12800 US Hwy 183 424 South Castell Ave Pflugerville Rockdale Rollingwood 512-251-4004 512-446-3436 512-328-1900 1611 E. Pfennig Ln 140 W. Cameron Ave 403 Nixon Drive Round Rock San Marcos Smithville 512-218-5500 512-753-2108 512-237-3228 2701 North Mays St 2300 S Interstate 35 105 Northwest 4th St Sunset Valley Taylor Temple 512-892-1384 512-365-2509 254-298-5500 2 Lone Oak Trail 500 South Main St 209 East Avenue A West Lake Hills 512-327-1195 911 Westlake Drive TCSO Victim Services Unit Community Resource Guide March 2018 Page 4 Campus Police Departments Austin ISD Concordia University Huston-Tillotson 512-414-1703 512-313-3311 512-505-3010 Southwestern University St. Edward’s University Texas State University 512-863-1944 512-448-8444 512-245-2805 University of Texas 512-471-4441 Sheriff’s Departments Bastrop County Bell County Blanco County 512-549-5100 254-933-5412 830-868-7104 Burnet County Caldwell County Comal County 512-756-8080 (Burnet) 512-398-6777 830-620-3400 512-556-3644 (Lampasas) Coryell County Fayette County Gillespie County 254-865-7201 979-968-5856 830-997-7585 Guadalupe County Hays County Kerr County 830-303-5241 512-393-7800 830-896-1133 Lampasas County Lee County Llano County 512-556-8255 979-542-2800 325-247-5050 Milam County Williamson County 254-697-7033 512-943-1300 TCSO SRO Schools Daily Middle School Decker Middle School Del Valle Middle School 512-386-3600 512-278-4630 512-386-3400 Del Valle High School Lake Travis High School Ojeda Middle School 512-386-3200 512-533-6100 512-386-3500 Manor High School Vandergrift High School Westlake High School 512-278-4800 512-570-2300 512-732-9280 State Law Enforcement Agencies Department of Public Safety (DPS) Texas Rangers 512-424-2000 512-424-2160 Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco & Firearms (ATF) Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) 512-231-2880 512-344-4900 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) U.S. Marshal’s Service 210-225-6741 512-916-5393 U.S. Secret Service 512-916-5103 TCSO Victim Services Unit Community Resource Guide March 2018 Page 5 ABUSE / ASSAULT Arte Sana Asian Family Support Services www.arte-sana.com (877) 281-8371 or 512-651-3743 Local www.afssaustin.org Nonprofit agency for Latino/a survivors of gender and racial violence that promotes healing and Provides assistance to Asian and other immigrant empowerment through the arts and community families dealing with domestic violence, sexual education assault and trafficking. National Domestic Violence Hotline R.A.I.N.N. 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) www.thehotline.org 1-800-656-HOPE or 4673 www.rainn.org 24-hour crisis hotline, and referrals to domestic violence resources nationwide 24-hour National Sexual Assault crisis hotline and referrals to sexual assault resources nationwide. SAFE Alliance TAASA (Texas Association Against Sexual Assault) 512-267-SAFE (7233) 512-474-7190 P.O. Box 19454 6200 La Calma Dr. Ste 110 Austin, Texas 78760 Austin, TX 78752 Physical Address: 1515-A Grove Blvd www.taasa.org www.safeaustin.org Training, legislative advocacy, referrals to sexual Provides emergency shelter and supportive assault resources housing for women and children escaping abuse. Other services: counseling, transportation, child care, jobs, medical, legal and community referrals Texas Advocacy Project Texas Council on Family Violence Family Violence Legal Line 512-794-1133 800-374-HOPE or 512-476-5770 PO Box 161810 Family Law Hotline Austin, Texas 78716 800-777-FAIR or 512-476-1866 www.tcfv.org Sexual Assault Legal Line 888-296-SAFE or 512-225-9290 Promotes safe and healthy relationships by P.O. Box 833, Austin, Texas 78767 supporting service providers, facilitating strategic www.texasadvocacyproject.org prevention efforts, and creating opportunities for freedom from domestic violence. Strong focus on The Project’s mission is to provide free legal policy regarding family violence. advice, expand legal education, and promote access to justice for women in need. UT Voices Against Violence National Teen Dating Hotline 512-471-3515 1-866-331-9474 or Text “loveis” to 2252 www.cmhc.utexas.edu/vav/index.html www.loveisrespect.org Counseling/advocacy program for UT students Hotline for teens with questions about healthy dealing with relationship violence, stalking and versus abusive relationships.
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