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Important announcement The SMS chat number has changed. The new number is: 1-877-522-6093. The older one is no longer in service.
It is easy to get lost in statistics when talking about services and those impacted by domestic violence, but each "number" is the story of someone's life and how they found safety. Here is one story of how your support helped to make a difference in a woman's life...
“I feel empowered to stand up for myself now. I wouldn’t be where I am without Crisis Center North’s help.”
Lauren, a survivor of domestic violence said those words to Crisis Center North staff as she prepared to begin a new life with her children. She had come to CCN feeling desperate, with no power left in her life. Her husband had controlled her, used her children as leverage against her, and told her no one would believe her.
Crisis Center North was there and believed her.
Lauren found a community of caring advocates and survivors who listened and believed her story. She found out she was not alone and would never need to face her abuse and her trauma alone. She began working with CCN’s counselors and economic advocates to rebuild her self-image and plan an escape for herself and her children.
Lauren succeeded.
Today, Lauren, and her children live a life free of their abuser. She has custody of her children. Though the future may be uncertain, she feels empowered to face any obstacles life may bring. She knows she is never alone, and that Crisis Center North will always be there for her.
Lauren is only one of the 2,100 survivors whose lives were impacted by CCN’s services last year, and every life touched was made possible because of people in the community who care, like you.
Please consider making a donation today. With your help, together, we can do even more for survivors, their children, and their pets in 2025.
If paying by credit card, please click the “Donate” button above.
If paying by check, please make payable to Crisis Center North. Donations should be mailed to:
Crisis Center North
P.O. Box 101093
Pittsburgh, PA 15237.
If you are making a donation through the United Way Donor option, please mark 432. If you are contributing through the Combined Federal Campaign, please mark 24472.
When you make your next gift to CCN, ask your employer’s Human Resources Department if the company matches gifts for charitable donations. If so, send a form from your employer along with your donation to the address listed above, and CCN will take care of the rest!
Crisis Center North also welcomes in-kind gifts or non-financial donations. These contributions allow us to provide tangible resources to clients; however, Crisis Center North is not a shelter program, thus our storage is limited. If you would like to make a non-financial donation, please contact the Center at (412) 364-6728 to determine if there is a current client need.
Gift cards in denominations of $10, $25, and $50 to places such as:
Bus passes
Feminine hygiene products
Diapers & wipes
Disinfecting supplies (e.g., Clorox wipes, disinfecting sprays)
Personal protective equipment (PPE)
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