Next Door Services

Next Door offers programs that address the many facets of abuse.

• 24-Hour Hotline:  Operating 365 days a year, the hotline provides immediate crisis assistance in both English and Spanish.  Last year Next Door answered 14,522 calls. 
  Hotline Number:  408-279-2962
  
  
• Emergency Shelter: The 24 hour, 7 days/week, year-round shelter provides short-term, emergency protection, counseling and numerous on-site services for women and children. 247 women and their families were served last year.
  
  
• Counseling: Next Door provides crisis counseling and support groups designed to rebuild the lives damaged by abusive relationships. Approximately 74 children received counseling services last year.
  
  
• Advocacy: Next Door provides a wide array services to victims in crisis including: walk in or pre-arranged appointments, safety planning, legal options, and crisis counseling. There is also a special program for women over 50 called MAVEN (Mature Alternatives to Violent Environments Now).
  
  
• Youth and Children's Services: Next Door provides weekly year-round programming to help children exposed to domestic violence develop life skills, self-esteem and learning skills.
  
  
• Teen Services: Our support groups for teenage youth exposed to domestic violence and/or at risk of developing abusive relationships help to break the cycle of violence. We also bring dating abuse and domestic violence information to schools throughout the county. Through our POWER (Proud of Wanting Equal Relationships) program we work with teens experiencing dating abuse. In addition, we help teens referred to us by the court system to complete a mandatory 26 week training program.
  
  
• HomeSafe Transitional Housing:  The two HomeSafe facilities, located in Santa Clara and in East San Jose, provide housing services for up to 36 months so that women and their children can begin new lives.