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Helping Hands Against Violence

Last updated Jun 2026

About

Helping Hands Against Violence, founded in 1978, provides emergency shelter, advocacy, and support to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in Hood River County. Its Chrysalis House shelter offers private family rooms (up to a 30-day stay), a shared kitchen and living space, and is pet-friendly; the agency also runs a transitional housing program for young crime survivors ages 16-24. Staff explicitly serve women, men, and transgender people fleeing abuse. The 24-hour hotline is 541-386-6603.

Communities centered

Trans & nonbinary

Services offered

Emergency shelterAdvocacyCrisis support

Who it's for

Youth under 18Adults 18+
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