East Texas Crisis Center

Every day, someone in East Texas makes a call they never thought they would have to make.

A call for safety. A call for help. A call to be heard.

At the East Texas Crisis Center, we answer that call.

We provide safety, shelter, and support to survivors of family violence, intimate partner violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and human trafficking across Smith, Henderson, Wood, Van Zandt, and Rains counties. No matter their age, gender, or background, every survivor who reaches out is met with compassion, respect, and care that is centered on their needs.

Through emergency shelter, counseling, advocacy, hospital accompaniment, legal assistance, and community programs, we walk alongside survivors in some of the hardest moments of their lives. We help them find safety, begin to heal, and take back control of their future.

This work is about more than responding in a moment of crisis. It’s about restoring dignity, rebuilding lives, and creating a community where violence is no longer accepted and survivors can truly thrive.

Because when someone finds the courage to call, it matters who answers.

The East Texas Crisis Center stands by survivors.