Durham Crisis Response Center

24 Hour Crisis Line: (919) 403-6562 or Email the Crisis Line

Help Support the Durham Crisis Response Center

Elizabeth* is a 22-year old who recently began counseling with our Sexual Assault Specialist (SAS). She was in therapy for an eating disorder but the therapist knew of her sexual assault. Her mother did not see any improvement in her daughter and decided to call DCRC. After the initial session for both of them, they both said the experience was transforming. In a subsequent counseling session, Elizabeth said that on a scale of 1-10, she started the process at 2; but after meeting with the SAS she is now a 9. Her affect and demeanor have remarkably changed. She is has resumed activities she abandoned months ago.

*names have been changed to protect the identity of all involved.

The shelter is currently looking for donations of linens- sheets, pillows, blankets, towels, etc. Please call the main office to arrange your tax deductible donation.

Online, Financial Contribution
If you would like to make a direct financial gift to help stop domestic violence and sexual assault, click on the link above. You will be directed to a secure site from which you may give to DCRC.

Vehicle Donation
The Durham Crisis Response Center accepts vehicle donations through a secure site provided by the Vehicle Donation to Any Charity Program. Click on the link to begin.

Goods & Services

The DCRC shelter houses over two hundred women and children every year, requiring lots of odds and ends to keep the household running. DCRC relies on gifts from the community to make stays at the shelter as comfortable as possible.

Professional services, such as painting, plumbing, electrical work, landscaping and more, are extremely helpful and allow us to provide more services directly to clients. If you can mow the grass, fix a leaky sink or handle a hammer, we have a job for you. Please contact us at shelter@durhamcrisisresponse.org for more information.

DCRC also maintains a wish list of all the things needed on an on-going basis. If you would like to donate any of the following new items listed below, please drop them off at Pennies for Change, our benefit thrift store, located at 2715 Chapel Hill Blvd. near Guglhupf. Please call 237-2167 if you need directions. If you have other items that you would like to donate to the shelter program, please call our Director of Shelter Services at 489-3654.

Items Needed on an On-Going Basis

Household Supplies
Paper Towels
Light Bulbs (60W-100W)
Non-perishable food items
Laundry Detergent
Fabric Softener
Ziploc Bags
Dishwasher Detergent
Thermometer
Laundry Baskets
Cleaning Supplies
Aluminum Foil
Trash Bags (39 gal)
Batteries (all sizes)
Toilet Paper
Soap and Sponges
Hampers

Personal Needs
Tampons
Sanitary Napkins
Deodorant
Toothbrushes
Toothpaste
Girls Underwear
Lotion
Pantyhose (Variety of colors and sizes)
Women’s knee-hi’s and socks
Women’s underwear
Boys underwear (for ages 12 and under)

Baby Needs
Wet Wipes
Diapers (all sizes)
Teething Toys

Other Needs
DATA (adult) Bus Passes
Towels
Gift Certificates (Grocery, Department and Video Stores)
Sweat Shirts (all sizes)
Sweat Pants (all sizes)
Blank Journals
Knitting Supplies
Phone Cards
Date Books/Appointment Calendars
Adult and Children Craft Items
Professional skills (Gardening, Painting, Plumbing, Electrician)

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