Community Resources

Emergency Housing

• Faces of Hope Foundation: 208.577.4400
  
  • Short-term emergency hotel stays for domestic violence survivors
  • Face of Hope can also arrange for lock changes for those staying in their own residences.

Housing

• Jesse Tree: 208.383.9486
  
  • Provides rental assistance, support, and information to Treasure Valley renters at risk of eviction and homelessness.
• CATCH: 208.246.8830
  
  • Putting Housing First through collaborative partnerships with the goal of ending homelessness in the Treasure Valley.
• Our Path Home: 208.495.4240 (Operated by CATCH)
  
  • Starting point for people experiencing homelessness; screens for rapid re-housing programs and provides information on resources.
• LINC Idaho: 208.336.3335
  
  • Resources and information for people with disabilities
• Boise VA Homeless Veterans Program: 208.422.1000
  
  • Provides housing solutions, employment opportunities, health care, justice and reentry related services for veterans.
• El-Ada Community Action: 208.345.2820
  
  • Service Area: Ada, Canyon, Elmore Counties
  • Homeless prevention and move-in costs and rapid rehousing for veterans
  • Utility assistance, personal care items, and diapers
• Ada County Indigent Services: 208.287.7960 (Ada County Only)
  
  • Assistance is limited to one month’s rent assistance (one payment) in a 12-month period.
  • Utility Assistance also available.
• Boise/Ada Housing Authority: 208.345.4907
• Idaho Department of Health & Welfare Navigators
  
  • Dial 2-1-1 & ask to speak w/a Navigator
  • Provides security deposit assistance for households w/children. Program can be utilized once every 12 months.

Always call 911 in emergencies!

• Faces of Hope Foundation: 208.577.4400 
• Idaho Domestic Violence Hotline: 1.800.669.3176 (State-wide)
• National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1.800.799.SAFE (7233)
• Health & Welfare Adult Protection: 208.332.1745
  
  • Crisis line for reporting adult or elderly abuse.
• Women’s and Children’s Alliance (WCA): 208.343.3688
  
  • Domestic Abuse Hotline-24-hr: 208.343.7025
  • Sexual Assault Hotline-24-hr: 208.345.7273
• Advocates Against Family Violence: 208.459.4779 (Canyon County)
  
  • 24-Hour Hotline 208.459.4779
  • Crisis Text Line 208.614.7671
• Boise State Gender Equity Center: 208.426.4259
• Idaho Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence: 208.384.0419
• Love is Respect: 866.331.9474, text: LOVEIS to 22522
• IDNG SARC 24/7 Helpline: 1.877.995.5247
• Department of Defense (DoD) Safe Helpline: 877.995.5247
  
  • Department of Defense’s (DoD) sole hotline for members of the DoD community affected by sexual assault.
• ROSE Advocates: 24-hr Crisis Hotline 208-414-0740
  
  • Serving multiple rural Idaho counties: Adams, Boise, Gem, Payette and Washington

Legal Assistance & Information

• Faces of Hope Foundation: 208.577.4400
  
  • In partnership with the University of Idaho, Faces of Hope can help with protection orders, custody disputes, and housing issues (certain conditions apply).
• Idaho Legal Aid: 208.746.7541
• Intermountain Fair Housing Council / IFHC: 208.383.0695
  
  • Helps represent individuals who feel they are being discriminated against in their housing
• WomensLaw.org: State-by-state information about laws including protective and restraining orders and child custody laws.
• VINE allows crime victims to obtain timely and reliable information about criminal cases and the custody status of offenders 24 hours a day. Victims and other concerned citizens can also register to be notified by phone, email or TTY device.