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Resources and Services

Support Groups

All of the resources below periodically offer support groups for survivors of incest and sexual assault. Please contact them for more information about current groups.

YWCA Harris Center (OUTSIDE U. Chicago)

6200 S. Drexel Avenue
773-955-3100
Contact Tenille Power at extension 50.

YWCA Loop Women's Services (OUTSIDE U. Chicago)

360 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 800
12-372-6600
Contact Joey Ruiz at extension 773.

Rape Victim Advocates (OUTSIDE U. Chicago)

228 S. Wabash Street, Suite 240
312-663-6303
Contact Tara Bryant Edwards at extension 30.

Chicago Women's Health Center (OUTSIDE U. Chicago)

3435 N. Sheffield Avenue
773-935-6126
Contact Sara Walz at extension 221.

Southwest Women Working Together

4051 W. 63rd Street
773-737-2500
www.swwt.org