Every hour of every day, people need essential human services. They are looking for help finding affordable housing, food, employment training, utility payment assistance, services for their children or aging parents, and many other issues.

United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore is a local, independent, non-profit organization established in 1944.  For over 70 years, our United Way has focused on improving the lives of our neighbors in need in Wicomico, Worcester, Somerset, and Dorchester Counties. The organization, which is the largest non-governmental source of funding for area nonprofit agencies, provides support for 80 different local programs with a special focus on Education, Financial Stability and Health. In the last year, United Way has impacted the lives of over 82,000 people on the Lower Shore by investing over $1.4 million in programs serving the Lower Eastern Shore.

The mission of the Wicomico Child Advocacy Center (CAC) is to partner for better investigation, assessment, prosecution, and treatment for children and families impacted by child abuse and neglect. Our vision is to be a precedent setting organization that offers a comprehensive array of services including investigation, assessment, prosecution and treatment. The Wicomico CAC will provide the highest quality of services and is committed to the use of nationally recognized standards and excellence. Also, the Wicomico CAC will contribute to preventing child abuse and neglect in Wicomico County.

The CRICKET Center is a child-friendly, safe and neutral location in which local law enforcement and Child Protective Services investigators may conduct and observe forensic interviews with children who are alleged victims of crimes. The Cricket Center provides child and non-offending family members support, crisis intervention, trauma based therapy and medical intervention.

The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) is the voice of victims and survivors. We are the catalyst for changing society to have zero tolerance for domestic violence. We do this by affecting public policy, increasing understanding of the impact of domestic violence, and providing programs and education that drive that change.

1-800-273-8255

RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) is the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization. RAINN created and operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline (800.656.HOPE, online.rainn.org y rainn.org/es) in partnership with more than 1,000 local sexual assault service providers across the country and operates the DoD Safe Helpline for the Department of Defense. RAINN also carries out programs to prevent sexual violence, help survivors, and ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice.

NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.

The NSVRC’s Mission is to provide leadership in preventing and responding to sexual violence through collaboration, sharing and creating resources, and promoting research.

Our mission is to help prevent sexual assault, advocate for accessible, compassionate care for survivors of sexual violence, and work to hold offenders accountable.

The MNADV promotes awareness and prevention of domestic violence by providing a statewide Helpline for survivors, offering domestic violence programs access to a language interpretation service for survivors who speak languages other than English, maintaining an informational website, disseminating e-newsletters, participating on social media platforms, disseminating brochures for the public, tracking the loss of life caused by domestic violence through a statewide fatality database, and holding an Annual Memorial Service and Annual Meeting and Awards event.

The Maryland Children’s Alliance and our local children’s advocacy centers believe that every child victim of sexual violence or trauma needs a safe, supportive environment to share their experiences and begin their healing process.  Maryland Children’s Alliance works with our local community centers from Alleghany to Worcester Counties to serve our most vulnerable citizens, our children.