Immigrant Women’s Services
En Español
Immigrant Women’s Services is a program sensitive to the culture and language of Spanish speaking women.
Immigrant Women’s Services program helps to end the fear, isolation and suffering battered immigrant women face and to increase their knowledge of healthy relationships and the dynamics of domestic violence.
Our services include:
- Community education in Spanish to help women break the cycle of abuse or better their family relationships. Education on cultural issues to both the Latino and English speaking community.
- Spanish Referral Crisis Line, to provide appropriate referral services to women seeking to escape the cycle of abuse.
- Legal advocacy.
- Immigration information and access to immigration services as the regional intake center for the TCADSV Immigrant Legal Clinic
- Shelter for immigrant women and their children who are in imminent danger from abusers.
- Educational support groups, safety planning and reflective listening.
Innumerable Barriers
Immigrant women face innumerable barriers to gain access to services and to defend their rights.
Just to mention a few:
Not having family or friends in this country, speaking another language, not knowing where to go or who to contact to ask for help, limited services available to immigrants, fear of the police and other authorities, not knowing their rights and the law, fear of losing their children and being deported, not having a work permit, and not knowing that the abusers can’t control their immigrant status anymore.
Many times victims are afraid that their abuser will hide or destroy important papers. Also, they become afraid of the threats about the legalization of her immigrant status, and afraid of not seeing their families again.
Right to State Protections:
All persons have the right to access state courts for protective orders, to seek custody, to seek a divorce or to file criminal proceedings regardless of their immigration or citizenship status.
The right to an interpreter in court.
The right to access shelter protections and other services necessary for safety, including emergency health care.
The right to access police protection.
For more information please contact us at:
766 South Highland Memphis, TN 38111
Phone: 901-458-2550
Fax: 901-458-2555
Email: mujeres@memphisywca.org
YWCA-Abused Women's Services Crisis Hotline: 901-725-4277
“This project is partially funded under an agreement with the State of Tennessee, Department of Finance and Administration, Office of Criminal Justice Programs and is supported by Award 02DB-BX-0047 awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, USDOJ and is funded under the U.S. Department of Health of Human Services. ACF’s Compassion Capital Fund #90IJ0146 targeted Capacity Building Program-Healthy Marriages.”
“The opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations contained within this document are those of the author and not necessarily reflect the views of the department of Justice.” |
