YWCA Utah Case Managers work one-on-one to help determine what services a survivor needs and develop a plan for next steps, including referrals to partners.

Creating a safety plan reduces the risk of being harmed by identifying methods and resources to help keep everyone safe in the event of an emergency.

This assessment helps determine risk factors, empowering the survivor to recognize and be aware of their own risks. It can help inform the safety plan.

Guides provide assistance, emotional support, and resources to those victimized by domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and/or elder abuse.

Detectives from the Salt Lake City Police Department or other local law enforcement agency meet with survivors interested in reporting the incident.

Guides can offer information regarding the process and connection to Legal Aid Society for further assistance filing a protective order, stalking injunction, or dating violence order.

Experts from Holy Cross Ministries assist immigrant families in applying for legal residency. Survivors may qualify for a U-VISA or VAWA.

The DWS employment specialist on-site supports resume creation, interview skills buillding, job searching, and education planning.

Sexual assault support groups offer survivors a way to find support among others by sharing experiences, learning about community resources, and discovering a path forward.

Keeping survivors and their children safe is a top priority. Guides will support survivors to access emergency shelter at YWCA Utah or identify other sister shelters in the Salt Lake Valley.

YWCA Utah’s housing specialist assists clients who have located sustainable housing options in the community and are in need of financial assistance, which may include deposit and rent assistance.

YWCA Utah provides budgeting assistance, financial planning, credit repair, and matched savings opportunities for survivors interested in learning how to improve, or take charge, of their financial situation.