Where can I get Help?
IF THIS IS AN EMERGENCY: Call your local Police Department or 911
You are not alone. Help and assistance is available! By reporting hate activity in Orange County, you can receive direct referrals for services.
OC Human Relations and community-based organizations partnered together for the Hate Hurts Us All project offer the following support services/programs for those impacted by bias-motivated hate incidents and crimes.
Support services available include: Advocacy; Basic Needs; Case & Family Management; Emergency Funding & Financial Assistance; Community Connection (faith, race/ethnicity, language, gender, and/or sexual orientation-based); Mental Health Resources, Counseling & Support Groups; Healthcare Screenings & Enrollment; Immigration, Refugee & Citizenship Assistance; Restorative Justice, Mediation, & Healing Circles; Legal Representation & Support; Transgender & Non-binary Community Support; Youth Programs & Services; and more services as needed.
Access to support services is offered in multiple languages and in culturally relevant ways.
The following agencies offer support and assistance via legal services, culturally specific communities, hate prevention, and accurate reporting initiatives:
| OC Human Relations | 714.480.6580 | https://www.ochumanrelations.org/ |
| Access California Services (Access Cal) | 714.917.0440 | https://www.accesscal.org/ |
| American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) – SoCal | Intake 213.977.5253 | https://www.aclusocal.org/ |
| Anti-Defamation League (ADL) | Online Contact Request: https://orangecounty.adl.org/contact/ | |
| Asian Americans Advancing Justice – SoCal | OC Office 213.977.7500 | Multiple languages access: https://www.ajsocal.org/ |
| California Civil Rights Department | 800.884.1684 Local Office 213.439.6799 | Hate Violence & CA vs. Hate Information: https://calcivilrights.ca.gov/hateviolence/ |
| California Conference for Equality & Justice (CCEJ) | 562.435.8184 | https://www.cacej.org/ |
| California Department of Justice, Office of Attorney General | 877.433.9069 | Bias-Motivated Acts Prevention & Education: https://oag.ca.gov/hatecrimes About Hate Crimes: https://oag.ca.gov/hatecrimes |
| Center for Asian Americans in Action | https://aaactioncenter.org/ | |
| Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) | 714.776.1847 | https://ca.cair.com/losangeles/ |
| Dayle McIntosh Center | 714.621.3300 | https://daylemc.org/ |
| Jewish Federation OC | 949.435.3484 | https://www.jewishorangecounty.org/ |
| Korean Community Services | 714.449.1125 | https://www.kcsinc.org/ |
| Lambda Legal, Western Regional Office | 213.382.7600 | Legal Help Desk Request: https://www.lambdalegal.org/legal-help-desk-form |
| LGBTQ Center OC | 714.953.5428 For Counseling, 714.953.5428, ext. 330 | https://www.lgbtqcenteroc.org/ |
| Los Amigos of Orange County | 714.758.8090 | https://www.facebook.com/LosAmigosdeOC/ |
| NAACP, Orange County Branch | Online Contact Request: https://www.naacpoc.org/contact Discriminatory/Civil Rights Complaint: https://www.naacpoc.org/discrimination-form | |
| OC Asian & Pacific Islander Community Alliance (OCAPICA) | 714.636.9095 | https://www.ocapica.org/ |
| OC Equality Coalition | 714.248.6530 | https://www.ocequality.org/ |
| OC Interfaith Network | https://ocinterfaith.org/ | |
| Orange County Congregation Community Organization (OCCCO) | 714.491.0771 | https://www.occcopico.org/ |
| Orange County District Attorney | 714.834.3600 | https://orangecountyda.org/ |
| Parents, Families, & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG) | 714.997.8047 | Orange County: http://www.lbpflag.org/orange-county.html South Orange County: http://www.lbpflag.org/south-orange-county.html Newport Beach: https://pflagnewportbeach.org/ |
| Sikh Council California | 877.225.7454 | |
| South Asian Network (SAN) | 562.403.0488 | https://southasiannetwork.org/ |
| South East Los Angeles North Orange County Chapter of the Japanese American Citizen’s League (SELANOCO) | 949.586.6640 | |
| The Cambodian Family | 714.571.1966 | https://cambodianfamily.org/ |
| The G.R.E.E.N. Foundation | 714.756.0027 | https://www.thegreenfoundation.net/ |
| U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime | 212.307.5983 | https://ovc.ojp.gov/ |
| Waymakers (formerly CSP – Victims Assistance) | 24-hour Help 714.957.2737 Office 949.250.0488 | https://waymakersoc.org/ |
