Virginia NOW chapters have started battered women's shelters across Virginia, and activists have been successful in obtaining funding for them. NOW has worked successfully for major reforms to protect the victims of spousal and child abuse, as well as victims of sexual assault including marital rape." - Virginia NOW Statement of Purpose

Virginia NOW supports hate crimes legislation which includes stiffer penalties for domestic violence and other gender-based crimes. These crimes are all too common. According to the National Crime Victimization Survey, intimate partners annually commit more than one million assaults, rapes and murders against women. For more information on the survey please go here.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUPPORT LINES:

National Domestic Violence Hotline (Info/referrals):
 
1-800-799-SAFE (1-800-799-7233)

National Victim Center (INFOLINK):
 
1-800-FYI-CALL (1-800-334-2255)

Virginians Family Violence and Sexual Assault Hotline:
 
1-800-838-8238       fax: 1-757-229-1553