HATE CRIME RESOURCES
Organizations providing hate crime / hate violence related assistance

Statewide Organizations

Services

Materials

B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation League

  • San Diego/Imperial County
    Morris Casuto
    619-293-3770
  • Los Angeles
    310-446-8712
  • San Francisco
    415-981-3500
  • Counseling for victims of Anti-Semitic Violence
  • Law enforcement referrels
  • Law enforcement training
  • Training on protecting buildings
  • School Anti-Bias Training
  • Data Collection
  • Hate Crime Laws
  • World of Difference School Program
  • Institutional Protection Brochure
  • Hate Crime Reports

California Association of Human Relations Organizations
949 586-6640

  • Victim Counseling
    Anti-Hate Crime Network Organizing
  • Legislation
  • Police procedures
  • Community training
  • Anti-Bias School Program

California Attorney General's Office of Civil Rights
Luis Verdugo
213-897-2177

  • Restraining Orders
 

California Department of Fair Employment & Housing
Check nearest major city phone directory

  • Restraining Orders
  • Civil Investigations
 

California Fair Employment & Housing Commission
Ann Noel
415-557-2325

  • Attorney Training
  • Prosecutor Training
  • Prosecution Manual

Northern California Region

Services

Materials

Asian Law Caucus
415-391-1655

  • Counseling for victims of Anti-Asian Violence
  • Translation
  • Data Collection
  • Legal Assistance
  • Annual Hate Crime Report
    Violence towards Asian Americans

Community United Against Violence
Jennifer Rakowshi
415-777-2500

  • Counseling for victims of Homophobic Violence
  • Legal Assistance
  • Speakers Bureau
  • Data Collection
  • Brochures

Southern California Region

Services

Materials

American Friends Service Committee Border Violence Project
619-233-4114

  • Counseling for victims of Anti-Immigrant Violence Perpetrated by INS/Border Patrol
 

Asian-Pacific American Legal Center
Stewart Kwoh
213-977-7500

  • Counseling for Victims of Anti-Asian Violence
  • Data Collection
  • Legal Referral
 

L.A. Gay - Lesbian Center
Anti-violence Project

213-993-7653

  • Hotline 800-373-2227
  • Counseling for victims of homophobic and domestic violence
  • Legal Assistance
  • Data Collection
  • Hate Crime Report

National Conference for Community and Justice - Los Angeles Region
Lecia Brooks
213-250-8787 X220

  • Data Collection
  • Victim Counseling
  • Public Education
  • School Training
  • Hate Crimes Prevention Training Manual

City and County

Services

Materials

Alameda City
Alamedans Together Against Hate

Lois Workman
510-865-1557

  • Police Liaison
  • School Liaision
 

Los Angeles
Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission - Network Against Hate Crime

Marshall Wong
213-974-7626

  • Victim Counseling
  • Data Collection
  • Data Analysis
  • Law Enforcement Liaison
  • School Liaison
  • Law Enforcement Network
 

Orange County
Orange County Human Relations Commission - Hate Crime Network

714-567-7470

  • Victim Counseling
  • Victim Advocacy
  • Data Collection
  • School Programs
  • Law Enforcement Network
 

Sacramento City & County
Sacramento Fair Housing & Human Relations Commission

Barbara Lehman
916-444-6903

  • Victim Counseling
  • Data Collection
  • Law Enforcement Liaison
  • Brochures

San Diego County
San Diego City Human Relations Commission - Hate Crime Registry

Ashley Walker
619-236-6420

  • Victim Counseling
 

Santa Clara County
Contact Program

Barbara Joachim
408-275-6176

  • Hate Hotline
 

Santa Clara County Human Relations Commission
Jim McEntee
408-299-2206

  • Victim Referral
 

Sonoma County Human Relations Commission
Laureen Irizary
707-527-2693

  • Victim Counseling
  • Law Enforcement Liaison
 

National Organizations

Services

Materials

American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
4201 Conn. Ave. N.W., #300
Washington, D.C 20008
202-244-2990


 

  • Combats media stereotyping, defamation, and discrimination against Americans of Arab descent through legal action and education
 

American Jewish Committee
165 East 56th Street
New York, NY 10022-2746
212-751-4000
www.ajc.org

 
  • What to Do When the Militia Comes to Town

Asian American Legal Defense & Education Fund
99 Hudson St., 12th Floor
New York, NY 10013
212-966-5932
aaldef@worldnet.att.net
www.aaldef.org
 

  • Community education
  • Legal counseling and advocacy for victims of Anti-Asian Violence
  • Data collection
 

Center for Democratic Renewal
P.O. Box 50469
Atlanta, GA 30302
404-221-0025
www.publiceye.org
cdr@egc.apc.org
 

  • research
  • public education
  • leadership training
  • crisis intervention
  • community organizing
  • technical assistance
  • When Hate Groups Come to Town: A Handbook of Effective Community Response
  • Ten Tips for Fighting Hate Groups

National Council of Churches
475 Riverside Drive, Room 670
New York, NY 10115
212-870-3004
www.ncccusa.org
 

 
 

National Gay & Lesbian Task Force
2320 17th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009-2702
202-332-0207
www.ngltf.org
ngltf@ngltf.org

  • Monitoring hate and attacks on civil liberties of glbt
  • Community organizing
 

People for the American Way
2000 M Street, NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
202-467-4999
www.pfaw.org
pfaw@pfaw.org

 
 

Political Research Associates
1310 Broadway, Suite 201
Somerville, MA 02144-1731
617.666.5300
www.publiceye.org
pra@igc.org

  • Monitoring hate organizations and right wing groups
 

Study Circles Resource Center
P.O. Box 203
Pomfret, CT 06258
860-928-2616
www.pbs.org/ampu/scg.html
scrc@neca.com

  • Helps communities develop study groups on racism, prejudice and violence
 

Regional Organizations

Services

Materials

N.W. Coalition Against Malicious Harassment
P.O. Box 21428
Seattle, WA 98111
206-233-9136
members.aol.com/ncamh
ncamh@aol.com
 

  • Victim support
  • Education and Training
  • Community organizing
  • Monitoring hate groups
  • Advocacy and legislative work
  • Anti-Bias Resource Guide
  • Safe Schools Report and Resource Guide
  • Gender-Bias Resource Guide
  • Northwest Imperative

Southern Poverty Law Center
P.O. Box 548
Montgomery, AL 26101
334-264-0286
www.splcenter.org
 

  • Data collection
  • Monitoring hate groups
  • Legal counseling and advocacy
  • Klan Watch

The Women's Project
2224 Main Street
Little Rock, AR 72206
501-372-5113
members.aol.com/wproject
wproject@aol.com

 

  • Community organizing
  • Advocacy
  • Combats violence against women and other social justice issues
 

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