Bed Bank Domestic Violence Shelter offered at Korean Women's Association We Are Family (WAF) Home
Eligibility
Must be fleeing intimate partner domestic violence and must complete an initial phone screening with an advocate.
Hours
24 hours daily
(253) 359-0470
Voice·
24 hours hot-line
Website
https://www.kwacares.orgLanguages
Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Samoan, Tagalog, Cambodian, Vietnamese
Application process
Call to check for vacancies.
Fees
None.
Service area
King, WA
Pierce, WA
Other Information
Focus Population
- Single Parent Families Headed by Mothers
- Single Women
Languages
- Korean
- Cambodian
- Japanese
- Spanish
- Samoan
- Russian
- Vietnamese
- Tagalog
WAF Home provides an emergency shelter for victims of intimate partner violence
Only accepts single women or women with children.
Provides 7 bedrooms, 19 beds of confidential shelter to victims of domestic violence
Residents may stay up to 45 days.
All applicants are screened twice to ensure the safety of residents and staff.
Provides:
- Direct Client Advocacy Services
- Safety plan
- Assist with Protection orders
- Provide Interpretation/translation,
Providing organization
Korean Women's Association
Provides multi-cultural human services through education, socialization, advocacy and support.