The Alexandria Office on Women is dedicated to empowering women and their families by promoting equality, safety, and access to opportunities and services through advocacy and education.  The Office on Women is dedicated to the fair, compassionate and respectful treatment of ALL people regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression

What's New

• Volunteer with the Expect Respect Program The Office on Women seeks volunteers to present an educational program promoting healthy relationships to 7th graders and high school students in Alexandria throughout the school year.  For more information, click here or contact Kim Hurley at 703.746.5030 or kim.hurley@alexandriava.gov.
• Children's Holiday Party 
  This year's Children's Holiday Party, for children and mothers recently served by our Domestic Violence Program, will be held on Wednesday, December 16, 2009.  For more information, or to make a donation, please click here and scroll down to click on the link for the Children's Holiday Party, listed under the month of December.
• The 2009 Walk to Fight Breast Cancer
  On October 24, almost 1200 people participated in the Walk to Fight Breast Cancer, raising over $130,000 in registrations, donations, pledges, and sponsorships to support the Walk Fund at Inova Alexandria Hospital, which provides free mammography and other diagnostic screenings for lower-income, un- and under-insured Alexandria women.  For more information, contact Angela Johnson at 703.746.5030 or angela.johnson@alexandriava.gov.
• The Alexandria Domestic Violence Program needs volunteers to work as Shelter Supervisors at the Battered Women's Shelter and to assist with Children's Support Group on Tuesday evenings,
  For more information, please click here, or contact Jen Clayton at 703.838.4911 or jen.clayton@alexandriava.gov.  To download, complete, and fax back a volunteer application, please click here.
• Survivors Support Group
  The Sexual Assault Response and Awareness (SARA) Program offers support groups for survivors of sexual assault. New groups will form in Spring 2010. For more information, click here, then click on Support Groups, or contact Jen McLish at 703.746.5030.
• Women's History Walking Tours, which guide listeners to various historic destinations of notable Alexandria women, are now available as podcasts in 30 minute, 1 mile, 1.5 mile, and 4 mile formats.

In A Crisis? Call Us Now! 
Counselors are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to help you.

Sexual Assault Hotline: 703.683.7273 TTY 711
Domestic Violence Hotline: 703.838.4911 TTY

Sexual Assault Counselors are also available to chat with you through the National Sexual Assault Online Hotline.