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YWCA Inez Kinney Gaylord Passageway Emergency Shelter
YWCA Inez Kinney Gaylord Passageway Emergency Shelter
Verified Oct 9, 2026
Shelter
About this resource
Emergency domestic-violence shelter and crisis services for survivors; shelter admissions handled via the 24-hour domestic-violence hotline.
YWCA Oklahoma City provides emergency residential shelter, advocacy, forensic nursing exams, counseling/children’s services, and legal/court advocacy for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The organization operates the certified county shelter for women and children and offers wrap-around advocacy whether or not a person resides at the shelter.
What to know before you go
- Hours / availability
- Hotlines are staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Shelter access is by calling the 24-hour domestic-violence hotline (405-917-9922) or the State Safeline; shelter is emergency/short-term residential (see YWCA for length of stay and case-by-case extensions).
- Eligibility
- Crisis services are for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The emergency shelter is a certified shelter for women and their children (shelter admissions restricted to survivors meeting the program’s domestic-violence/sexual-assault criteria).
- How to access this service
- For immediate danger call 911. To request shelter or crisis services call the YWCA 24-hour Domestic Violence Hotline at 405-917-9922. For sexual-assault crisis services call the 24-hour Sexual Assault Hotline at 405-943-7273. You can also contact the Oklahoma State Safeline at 1-800-522-7233. For non-emergency administrative inquiries call 405-948-1770 or use the YWCA contact/messaging options on their website (Get Help).
- Cost
- All crisis services and shelter programs are provided free of charge, per YWCA Oklahoma City.
Services and who it helps
Who it serves
Women with children
Domestic violence survivors
Amenities / features
Mental-health care
Legal assistance
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