Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services
Mission Statement
Strengthening Morongo families and supporting community wellness.
Vision Statement
Empowering survivors to thrive and live a purposeful life.
Our Services
Legal aid, including:
Domestic violence restraining orders
Dissolutions
Spousal / child support
Child custody & visitation
Petition to establish paternity
Supervised visitations / exchange
High Conflict Co-Parenting / coaching
Transitional housing
Rental or utilities payment assistance
Domestic Violence Advocacy
Empowerment Group activities that promote success, healing, and the confidence to make healthy life choices
Breaking the Silence
– Domestic Violence –
Approximately 4 out of every 10American Indian/Alaska Native women have experienced physical violence, stalking, and/or rape by an intimate partner in their lifetime.
– Sexual Assault –
One in three American Indian and Alaska Native women will be raped in her lifetime.
– Stalking –
17 percent of Native American and Alaskan Native women have been stalked in their lifetime
Domestic Violence is a learned behavior by observations of other people, including family and friends.
Does your partner frequently:
- Physically hurt you?
- Ignore your feelings?
- Blame you for their own abusive behavior?
- See you as property and/or a sex object rather than a person ?
- Act excessively jealous and possessive?
- Make fun of you or call you derogatory names?
- Threaten to leave you and/or tells you to get out?
- Take your keys and money?
- Accuse you of having affairs without motives?
- Threaten to hurt you or family members?
- Follow you?
- Hurt or kill pets?
- Destroy furniture and possessions?
- Forces you to have sex against your will?
Contact Us
Morongo Tribal Social Services
11581 Potrero Rd., Banning, CA 92220
24/7 Hotline:
951-537-7339
If you are in danger, call 911
Additional Resources
Tribal Police:
(951) 634-4810
Children and Family Services
(951) 849-4697
Our Stronghearts
CHEEHUUN ‘ERVRA
(951) 755-5221
The National Sexual Assault Hotline
1-800-656-HOPE (4673)
National Human Trafficking Resource Center
1-888-373-7888
STRONGHEARTS Native Helpline
1-844-7NATIVE
1-844-762-8483
The National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-7233 or
TTY 1-800-787-3224
http://http//www.helpguide.org/articles/
abuse/domestic-violence-and-abuse.htm
Morongo Empowerment Program
Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services
Established in 2018
*This project was supported by Grant No. 2015TW-AX-0037 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.