Glendale Family Advocacy Center

The goal of the Glendale Family Advocacy Center is to provide comprehensive and coordinated services to crime victims in a safe, comfortable and convenient setting. We envision a community where survivors of crime feel supported and heard as they navigate the criminal justice system and engage in their own personal healing. Services to support crime victims will be trauma informed, evidence based and victim centered with a primary focus of justice, empowerment, restoration and healing.

Get Help

For Emergencies
Call 911

Glendale Police Department
Non-emergencies
(623) 930-3000

Victim Assistance
(623) 930-3030
pdva@glendaleaz.com

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Child Abuse Prevention

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, focusing on community collaboration to build safe, stable environments for children. Each April, communities are encouraged to increase awareness about child and family well-being and work together to implement effective strategies that support families and prevent child abuse and neglect.

Every child deserves to grow up in a safe, nurturing environment – yet too many families face challenges that put their wellbeing at risk. Child abuse is largely preventable. By focusing on prevention, we shift the conversation from tragedy to strength, hope, and solutions. To understand more about child abuse, click here.

Download the Arizona Fact Sheet (2025)

Words Matter: The Power of Encouragement
Center on the Developing Child
Birth to Five Helpline
Family Resources Center
Arizona Child Abuse Hotline 1-8888-SOS-CHILD (1-888-767-2445)
ChildHelp USA - National Child Abuse Hotline 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453)

Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) is a time for advocates, survivors, loved ones, and the community to come together to talk openly about sexual violence to support survivors, increase knowledge and awareness, and identify strategies and resources to prevent sexual violence. Prevention starts with all of us. It is in how we support one another, practice consent, and create spaces rooted in care and respect. When we act with intention, we move closer to a future free from violence. Together, we can continue to shift culture, strengthen prevention, and create a world free from all forms of sexual violence.

AZ Glendale VINE System

The AZ Glendale VINE system is a service through which victims of crime can use the Internet to search for information regarding the custody status of their offender and to register to receive telephone and e-mail notification when the offender’s custody status changes.

About Us

The goal of the Glendale Family Advocacy Center (GFAC) is to provide comprehensive and coordinated services to crime victims in a safe, comfortable and convenient setting. The “one-stop” center is a partnership between the Glendale Police Department, Department of Child Services, Honor Health and the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office.

Children

How do you teach your children of the dangers within the community without scaring them? The most important thing a parent can do is teach their children to think and be prepared. The Glendale Family Advocacy Center has several programs targeted on keeping our children safe.

Internet Security

If your child is surfing the web, you need to be paddling right alongside him – or at least observing carefully from the shore. While the internet offers goodies galore (educational materials, fun games, and connections with people all over the world), it can also pose risks to your child's physical safety and emotional well-being. Here are some basic rules to help keep kids safe online.

Medical Assistance

Medical professionals from Honor Health and The Child Protection Team are part of the team of law enforcement, prosecution, social service agencies and mental health clinicians working in collaboration to provide quality care and expert testimony to victims of physical and sexual abuse, neglect and child maltreatment.

Police Department

The mission of the Glendale Police Department is to protect the lives and property of the people we serve. We value Courage, Integrity, Excellence, Respect, Dedication and Compassion.

Victim Assistance

The mission of the Victim Assistance Unit within the Glendale Police Department is to provide comprehensive services to victims and their families who are affected by crime; to help them regain stability in their lives; and help them exert their rights as a crime victim.

Volunteer

Are you interested in making your community a better place and making a positive impact? Victim assistance volunteers help crime victims in many ways: on-scene crisis intervention, criminal justice advocacy, court accompaniment and emotional support.

Contact Us

Glendale Family Advocacy Center
(A Division of the Glendale Police Department)
6830 North 57th Drive
Glendale, AZ 85301
(623) 930-3720