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24 Hour Help Line: 612-626-9111 
 

The Aurora Center
Suite 407 Boynton
410 Church St. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

24hr Crisis Line:
(612) 626-9111

Business: (612) 626-2929
TTY: (612) 626-4279
Fax: (612) 626-9933

aurora.center@umn.edu

Recommended Links

Disclaimer: Inclusion on this list does not indicate preference or official sponsorship of the organization by The Aurora Center for Advocacy and Education. The resources may or may not necessarily reflect The Aurora Center’s mission or philosophy. This limited resource page serves to help you get started in finding a resource that best fits your needs.

For additional resources on the issue of gender violence: Recommended Reading and More

We also recommend checking out http://www.mincava.umn.edu for an extensive clearinghouse of information and reading materials.

Resources for University of Minnesota Students, Faculty, and Staff

General for Students, Staff, and Faculty

Student specific

Staff and Faculty specific

Not affiliated with the University of Minnesota? Listed below are some agencies in the Twin Cities area that provide similar services like The Aurora Center

  • Rape and Sexual Abuse Center
    Sexual Assault
    Crisis: (612) 825-4357
    Business: (612) 374-9077
    Address: 2431 Hennepin Ave. S, Minneapolis MN 55405
  • Tubman Family Alliance
    Relationship Violence / Legal / Safe Housing
    Crisis: (612) 825-000
    Business: (612) 825-3333
    Address: 3111 First Avenue South Minneapolis, MN
    (also serves East side of St. Paul)
  • Sexual Violence Center
    Sexual Assault
    Crisis: (612) 871-5111
    Business: (612) 871-5100
    Address: 3757 Fremont Ave N Minneapolis, MN 55412
  • Phyllis Wheatley Community Center (African American community specific)
    Relationship Violence / Family and Youth programs
    Business: (612) 374-4342
    Address: 1301 10th Ave N Minneapolis, MN
  • Sexual Offense Services of Ramsey County
    Sexual Assault
    Crisis: (651) 643-3006
    Business: (651) 643-3022
    Address: 1619 Dayton Ave, Suite 201, St. Paul, MN 55104
  • MNCASA (Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault)
    Assists local programs in providing state of the art advocacy and prevention programming and to affect public perception and policy in relation to sexual assault
    Business: (651) 209-9993
    Address: 161 St. Anthony Avenue Suite 1001 St. Paul, MN
  • Outfront Minnesota (GLBT community specific)
    Sexual Assault / Relationship Violence / Advocacy
    Crisis: (612) 822-0127 ext. 2
    Business: (612) 822-0127
    Address: 310 38th Street East #204 Minneapolis, MN
  • Family and Children’s Services
    Family Violence / GLBT Programs / Counseling
    Several metro locations
  • Jewish Family and Children's Services of Minneapolis
    Wide range of services to Jewish families and community
    Business: (952) 546-0616
    Address: 13100 Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 400
    Minnetonka, MN 55305
  • Division of Indian Work (American Indian community specific)
    Family Violence / Youth / Family Needs
    Business: (612) 722-8722
    Address: 1001 E Lake Street Minneapolis, MN
  • Chrysalis
    Chemical Dependency / Divorce / Support Groups / Legal
    Business: (612) 871-0118
    Address: 4432 Chicago Avenue South Minneapolis, MN
  • Domestic Abuse Project
    Relationship Violence / Legal / Treatment for Men Business: (612) 874-7063
    Address: 204 W Franklin Ave Minneapolis, MN
  • Crisis Connection / Men’s Line
    Help for men
    Crisis: (612) 379-6363
  • Centro Legal (Latino community specific)
    Sexual Assault / Relationship Violence / Law
    Business: (651) 642-1890
    Address: 2610 University Avenue W. Suite #450, St. Paul, MN
  • Deaf and Hard of Hearing Domestic Violence Program
    Relationship Violence
    Crisis: 612-619-2323 TTY
    Business: 651-297-6700 V, 651-487-8867 TTY
    Address: 2055 Rice Street St. Paul, MN
    Note: The Aurora Center’s TTY line is: (612) 626-4279
  • Confederation of Somali Community of Minnesota (East African community specific)
    General / Women’s Program
    Business: (612) 338-5282
    Address: 420 15th Ave South Minneapolis, MN

Shelter Information and Assistance for Women and Children Leaving Abuse

  • Battered Women’s 24 Hour Metro Shelter Info Line: (651) 646-0994 (is also TTY)
  • Minnesota Domestic Violence Hotline: (866) 223-111 (toll free)
  • St. Paul Domestic Abuse Intervention Project (651) 645-2824

Shelters

  • Alexandra House (763) 780-2330
  • B. Robert Lewis House (651) 452-7288
  • Casa De Esperanza (651) 772-1723
  • Cornerstone Advocacy Service (952) 884-0330
  • Harriet Tubman Center (612) 825-0000
  • Home Free (763) 559-4945
  • Sojourner Project for Battered Women (952) 933-7422
  • Women of Nations (651) 222-5830
  • Women’s Advocates Inc. (651) 227-8284
  • Women’s Recovery Center (651) 484-7840

Child Abuse

Because The Aurora Center primarily serves a college campus population, we generally refer people concerned about child abuse to agencies who specifically work with incest and child sexual abuse.

General for Children and Adult Survivors

Chrysalis- A Center for Women
Counseling & Legal Advice
Business Line (612) 871-0118
4432 Chicago Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 554087

Community Family Counseling Clinic
Counseling
Business Line (763) 545-7907
3030 Harbor Lane, Suite 133
Plymouth, MN 55447

Adult Survivor Specific

  • Sexual Violence Center (SVC)
    Counseling and Support Groups
    Business Line (612) 871-5100
    24 hour Crisis Line (612) 871-5111
    3757 Fremont Ave. N.
    Minneapolis, MN
    55412-2013
  • Adults Recovering from Incest Anonymous (ARIA)
    Support groups
    Business Line (763) 591-5916
    P.O. Box 24692
    Minneapolis, MN 55424
  • Rape and Sexual Abuse Center
    Counseling and Support Groups
    Business Line (612) 374-9077
    24 hour Crisis Line (612) 825-4357
    2431 Hennepin Ave. S
    Minneapolis, MN 55405
  • Relate Counseling Center
    Counseling
    Business Line (952) 932-7277
    15320 Minnetonka Blvd.
    Minneapolis, MN 55345
  • Sexual Offense Services of Ramsey County (SOS)
    Counseling and Support Groups
    Business Line (651) 643-3022
    24 hour Crisis Line (651) 643-3006
    1619 Dayton Ave., Suite 201
    St. Paul, MN 55104
     

 Child Survivors Specific

  • African American Family Services (AAFS)
    Counseling
    Business Line (612) 871-7878
    2616 Nicollet Ave. S
    Minneapolis, MN 55408
  • Family and Children’s Service
    Counseling
    Business Line (612) 728-2061
    414 South 8th St.
    Minneapolis, MN 55404

Resources for Prostituted Women

  • Breaking Free
    Help for prostituted women and girls
    Business: (651) 645-6557
    Location: St. Paul, MN
  • Family & Children's Service Lake Street Office PRIDE
    Help for women and teens in prostitution
    Crisis: 1-888-774-3399 (toll free)
    Address: 414 South 8th Street Minneapolis, MN
  • Youth Link
    Help for youth in need / Prostituted youth
    Business: (612) 252-1200
    Address: 41 N 12th Street Minneapolis, MN
  • Alexandra House, Inc.
    Shelter / Education
    Crisis: (763) 780-2330
    Location: Anoka County, MN
  • Women's Recovery Center
    Chemical Dependency / Prostitution
    Business: (651) 484-7840
    Location: North Oaks, MN

Resources for Perpetrators

National organizations and their websites are listed below. Also, check out our recommended reading and research materials in "Get Educated" on the main menu.

RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network)

National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-SAFE (7233)

Pandy's Aquarium
Online support group for survivors of sexual violence

National Sexual Violence Resource Center
877-739-3895 (Toll Free)

Male Survivor

National Child Abuse Hotline
1-800-422-4453

National Stalking Resource Center
1-800-FYI-CALL