NOA (No One Alone), is a domestic violence program providing emergency shelter and comprehensive support services to battered women and children in Dawson and Lumpkin Counties, which are primarily rural communities in Georgia. NOA is established as a leading voice against domestic violence and a strong advocate for victims. The program offers emergency shelter, individual counseling and support groups, children's services, legal advocacy, financial assistance and educational scholarships to help victims and their children rise above harmful situations.
Incorporated as a 501 (c)(3) non-profit in 1990, the original shelter opened in 1992 to serve Dawson and Lumpkin Counties. As a domestic violence shelter program, NOA gives hope to families touched by domestic violence. Families who are battered, injured, hurt, with broken hearts and broken spirits. The emergency shelter houses victims of domestic violence who have nowhere else to turn for help. Not only are victims sheltered from physical and emotional violence, they are provided with food, clothing, transportation, medicine, and personal necessities. The domestic violence program also offers:
