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Narika: Asian Women's Shelters

Organization: Womens/Family Shelter
Facility Type: Shelter
Status: Open

Address:
, US 00000

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Main/General Business Number: 877-751-0880 Crisis Line, 877-751-7110 Business Line








Notes:

Helpline & Support
Community Outreach & Education
Economic Empowerment
Anti-Trafficking Work

NARIKA'S MISSION

Narika's mission is to promote the empowerment of women in our community to confront and overcome the cycles of domestic violence and exploitation. We work to build a movement to end violence against women and to actively support women's rights as human rights.

NARIKA'S PHILOSOPHY

We consider women who are emotionally or physically abused in their homes and families to be victims of a larger societal violence against women. Such women may be abused by either men or women, and the violence they suffer is not the result of their class, education, race, religion, economic circumstances, sexual orientation, perceived inadequacies or other personal circumstance or characteristics. We are committed to the empowerment of women whether or not they share our analysis of violence against women. Those who work and volunteer at Narika are expected to understand and share this philosophy.

Narika is a non-profit organization. We are a non-hierarchical group of women from and for women of all countries in the region called South Asia (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka) as well as from its diasporic communities.

We reject the separation between service providers and clients that underlies many of the mainstream services provided to women living in abusive situations. We follow a model that is based on the familial relationships between women in South Asia. This implies that we provide services based on our cultural and community affinities with our callers. Keeping issues of safety in mind we do not disclose personal information or phone numbers.

Our purpose is to provide support and referrals to women and children in abusive situations and a voice on the phone that is non-judgmental, sympathetic and understanding of the varied lives of South Asian women in the United States.

Narika's philosophy relies on incorporating our cultural affinities, our language capabilities and the most empowering practices from both South Asian and American cultures. Our volunteers and staff offer advice, helping hands, and a sisterly ear providing the support and information women need to make their own decisions.

Narika Helps Women Who:

Are abused by their husband or partner
Are abused by their in-laws and/or family members
Are being harrassed or stalked by an ex-husband/boyfriend/partner
Experienced violent and abusive homes
Are forced or pressured into arranged marriages
Are abondoned, divorced, or widowed
Have children who have witnessed maternal abuse
Are pressured and threatened by dowry demands
Are victims of rape
Are in abusive same-sex relationships
Are subjected to sexual harrassment or unwanted sexual advances in workplaces, homes, schools, colleges and other social settings
Are dealing with cultural identity issues, inter-generational conflict, and sexual identity issues

Facilities:

Arizona South Asian for Safe Families (Scottsdale AZ)
A Safe Place (Oakland Northern CA)
Asian American Pacific Islander Health Forum (San Francisco Northern CA)
Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach (San Francisco Northern CA)
Asian Women's Home (San Jose Northern CA)
Asian Women's Shelter (San Francisco Northern CA)
Building Futures for Women and Children (San Leandro Northern CA)
California Alliance Against Domestic Violence (Sacramento Northern CA)
Casa De Esperanza (Yuba City Northern CA)
Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse (CORA) (San Mateo Northern CA)
Community Solutions (Santa Clara Northern CA)
Emergency Shelter Program (Hayward Northern CA)
Family Violence Prevention Fund (San Francisco Northern CA)
Maitri (Santa Clara Northern CA)
Marin Abused Women's Services (San Rafael Northern CA)
Narika (Berkeley Northern CA)
Next Door (San Jose Northern CA)
SAVE (Fremont Northern CA)
Stand Against Domestic Violence (STAND) (Concord Northern CA)
Support Network for Battered Women (Mountain View Northern CA)
The Riley Center (San Francisco Northern CA)
Trikone (San Jose Northern CA)
W.O.M.A.N. Inc. (San Francisco Northern CA)
Women's Refuge (Oakland Northern CA)
AISHA (Sherman Oaks Southern CA)
CA Domestic Violence Council (Los Angeles Southern CA)
Center for Pacific-Asian Family (Los Angeles Southern CA)
Coalition to End Domestic And Sexual Violence (Ventura Southern CA)
CWAME (Long Beach Southern CA)
Human Options (South Laguna Southern CA)
Laura's House (Los Angeles Southern CA)
SAHARA (Los Angeles Southern CA)
SOJOURN Shelter for Women and Children (Santa Monica Southern CA)
South Asian Network (SAN) (Los Angeles Southern CA)
Statewide California Coalition for Battered Women (Long Beach Southern CA)
Su Casa (Southern CA Southern CA)
YWCA-Wings (Northridge Southern CA)
Jagarn (Middlebury CT)
Sneha (Chelshire CT)
ASHA ( DC)
Raksha (Atlanta GA)
Abused Women Coalition (Chicago IL)
Apna Ghar (Chicago IL)
Asian Human Services (Chicago IL)
Club of Indian Women ( IL)
Hum Dard (Chicago IL)
Asian Shelter and Adv Project (Boston MA)
Asian Task Force (Boston MA)
Indian Subcontinent Womens Association for Action (Boston MA)
Saheli (Boston MA)
South ASian Women for Action (MA MA)
ASHA ( MD)
Samhati (MD MD)
Kamilat (Michigan MI)
Michigan Asian Indian Family Services (MAIFS) (Michigan MI)
Kiran (Chapel Hill NC)
Manavi (New Jersey NJ)
Resource Center for Women & Their Families (New Jersey NJ)
AMICAE, Inc (New York NY)
Asian Indian Women's Network (New York NY)
AWAKE, Inc. (Tallman NY)
Committee on Domestic Harmony (Westbury NY)
Helping Prof of American Asso of Psych's from India (New York NY)
Massachusetts Area Muslim Women's Committee of NY (New York NY)
Nav Nirmaan Foundation (New York NY)
Sakhi for South Asian Women (New York NY)
Salga (Lesbian & Gay Association) (New York NY)
Sikh Women's International (New York NY)
South Asian AIDS Action (New York NY)
South Asian-American Women's Association (New York NY)
Women of the Indian Subcontinent Support Group (Ohio OH)
SAWERA (Portland OR)
SEWAA (Philadelphia PA)
P.E.A.C.E. (Portsmouth RI)
Daya (Covers Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio) (Texas TX)
Saheli (Austin TX)
ASHA ( VA)
Chaya (Seattle WA)

Info Source/Changes:

Created At: Wed Sep 12 09:01:11 +0000 2007
Updated At: Wed Sep 12 09:01:11 +0000 2007
Updated By: tfri


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