Programs For Peaceful Living
24 hour Crisis Line: 1-800-866-9373
777 E. Broadway, Goldendale, WA 98620, or
1250 E. Steuben St., Bingen, WA 98605
Phone: (509) 773-6100
Fax: (509) 773-5697
e-mail: lisapfpl@gorge.net

Emergencies: 911

Goldendale Police Department
1103 S. Columbus Ave./P. O. Box 1176
Goldendale, WA 98620
Phone: (509) 773-3780; Fax: (509)773-3789

Goldendale City Prosecutor’s Office
125 W. Main St., Suite A,
Goldendale, WA 98620
Phone: (509) 773-4567; Fax : (509) 773-3768

Klickitat County Prosecutor’s Office
205 S. Columbus Ave., Goldendale, WA 98620
Phone: (509) 773-5838; fax: (509) 773-6696

Klickitat County Sheriff’s Office (Dispatch)
(509)773-4545 or Emergencies: 9-1-1
 

• Pack a bag in advance and leave it at a friend or neighbor’s house. Include an extra change of clothes and shoes for you and your children. Take some favorite toys or playthings.

• Hide an extra set of car and house keys outside the house in case you have to leave quickly.

• Keep a list of emergency phone numbers with you.

• Gather together important papers such as:
  -birth certificates for you & your children
  -deed or lease to your house or apartment
  -car registration
  -credit cards
  -medicine for you and your children
  -tax records
  -any court orders or papers

• If you are an immigrant and are married to your abuser, gather additional documents that will show the validity of your marriage, such as:
  -passport/visa/immigration-related papers
  -photos of you, your husband, and your families and friends
  -love letters/other personal correspondence

• Set aside any extra money you can save. If you can, open a bank account in your name, or try to get a joint checking account with the abuser

• Consider getting your own post office box

• Call a domestic violence hotline (In Klickitat County—Programs For Peaceful Living) and ask them for help. By having someone to talk to, you can learn about your rights and the choices you can make.
   

• When the police arrive at your house, show them any no contact, protection, or restraining order that you have.
• The police will tell you about your legal rights.
• The police can give you and your children a ride to a hospital or a safe place. They can go with you to your home to get clothes, medicine and other important items.
• The police will listen to you and take a written statement.
• Tell the police what happened and ask them to write it down. Have them take pictures of your injuries.
• The police will give you a list of resources in the community that you can call for help and information.