October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
This October, we join our community in recognizing Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Violence affects individuals, families, and entire communities — including many artists and culture bearers whose creative work becomes a powerful place for healing, truth-telling, and reclaiming safety.
Region 2 Arts Council stands with survivors and supports the organizations in our region working every day to provide shelter, advocacy, and hope. We believe in the role of the arts to help people rebuild, reconnect, and find their voice again.
If you or someone you know needs support, local advocates are here. You are not alone.
Beltrami County
Northwoods Battered Women’s Shelter (800) 588‑6229 https://www.mnshelter.org/services
Support Within Reach – Bemidji (218) 444‑9524 https://www.supportwithinreach.org/service/victim-support
Family Advocacy Center of Northern Minnesota (FACNM) (218) 333‑6011 https://www.facnm.net
Clearwater County
Family Safety Network – Bagley (218) 547‑1636 https://familysafetynetwork.net/services
Support Within Reach – Bagley (218) 694‑2210 https://www.supportwithinreach.org/service/victim-support
Family Advocacy Center of Northern Minnesota (FACNM) (218) 333‑6011 https://www.facnm.net
Hubbard County
Support Within Reach – Bemidji (serves Hubbard) (218) 444‑9524 https://www.supportwithinreach.org/service/victim-support
Family Safety Network (serves Hubbard) (218) 547‑1636 https://familysafetynetwork.net/services
Family Advocacy Center of Northern Minnesota (FACNM) (218) 333‑6011 https://www.facnm.net
Lake of the Woods County
Family Advocacy Center of Northern Minnesota (FACNM) (218) 333‑6011 https://www.facnm.net
Mahnomen County
Family Advocacy Center of Northern Minnesota (FACNM) (218) 333‑6011 https://www.facnm.net
Tribal Nations
Red Lake Nation
Equay Wiigamig Women’s Shelter (218) 679‑3443 https://www.redlakenation.org/womens-shelter
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
Leech Lake Family Violence Prevention Program (218) 766‑1741 https://www.llojibwe.org/hs/familyviolenceprevention.html
White Earth Nation
Family Advocacy Center of Northern Minnesota (FACNM) (218) 333‑6011 https://www.facnm.net
Regional Provider (covers all counties + all three sovereign nations)
Family Advocacy Center of Northern Minnesota (FACNM) (218) 333‑6011 https://www.facnm.net