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About the Hot Peach Pages

The goal of the Hot Peach Pages is to provide information on abuse in as many languages as possible, along with lists of abuse help agencies for every country in the world. Currently, we either have or link to:

• abuse information in 81 languages;
• lists of agencies for 229 out of the approximately 238 countries in the world (including independent states, disputed states, and inhabited dependencies & areas of special sovereignty); and
• the web pages of listed agencies (when available).

We do not provide direct service. If you are in need of assistance, search our site for the agencies closest to you, and contact them for information and support.

The Hot Peach Pages is checked at least once a month for broken links to web pages. We are currently not able to check email addresses.

Why call it the Hot Peach Pages?

"Hot" for hot-lines, crisis-lines, and "Peach Pages" like in the phone book (i.e. white pages, yellow pages, blue pages)

In 2002, when this web site was becoming known world-wide on the internet, someone asked by email, "Why is this domestic abuse website called the “Hot Peach Pages”? The name does not reflect the content, and it makes it sound like a porn site." Here is the answer to that concern:

The Hot Peach Pages started out as a resource for phone books in Saskatchewan, Canada:

• here's an article on the conception, birth and development of the Hot Peach Pages web site; and
• voici un article sur la conception, la naissance et le développement de le site Hot Peach Pages.

The page for the phone book was developed in two parts ( see the 2000-2001 version):

• a column of information on abuse; and
• a column of local abuse help agencies and their phone numbers.

Because some of the phone numbers were ‘Hotlines’ (crisis lines and emergency numbers) and because other pages in the phone book have ‘colours’ for names (i.e. the white pages, yellow pages and blue pages), we decided to call our new abuse information page the “Hot Peach Pages”.

During the five years we worked to get the Hot Peach Pages into the Saskatchewan phone book, and then to advertise its location, not once did an abused woman ever express a concern about the name 'Hot Peach Pages'. A few bureaucrats and one male police officer fussed over it, but not one survivor of abuse. On the contrary, survivors liked the name—it was like a secret code name just for them and their special page. They could tell each other about it without having the name of the resource label their conversation if they didn't want it to. And that was good enough for us.

That it may be mistaken for a porn site is not a negative—it is such a good resource, once women hear about it they access it without hesitation. That we get hits from men looking for 'hot women' (and we do) doesn't hurt the Hot Peach Pages and might even help those men. By putting it to our own use, we can take back some power from the word 'Hot'. (As a matter of fact, on January 19, 2005, someone who queried the phrase "hot women arabic" was sent by a search engine to the Hot Peach Pages, and ended up visiting 7 of our pages!)

• The name 'Yellow Pages' doesn't reflect the content of the yellow pages in the phone book.
  
  
• Neither 'Yahoo!' nor 'Google' sound like a search engine.
  
  
• 'aardvarc' doesn't sound like an abuse, rape and domestic violence aid and resource collection (see www.aardvarc.org).
  
  
• 'Hotmail' does not make us think of porn.

If the powers that be can make Yellow Pages, Yahoo! and Hotmail mean whatever they want them to mean, so can women make the 'Hot Peach Pages' mean whatever we want.

And we have.

Suggest a Link for the Hot Peach Pages

Adding to our world-wide Hot Peach Pages is easy—just email the Hot Peach Pages with information about and/or links to agencies in your:

• province,
• state,
• country, or
• region,

or with a link to abuse information in a language other than English, and we'll add the information to our site.

PLEASE NOTE: In most cases, we cannot provide links to individual agencies— there are simply too many single agency links in the world to manage. Instead, we provide links to lists of agencies. Before you submit your suggestion, do check to see if an agency you want to suggest is already listed on one of the lists we link to.

Find out where we need the most help.

Link to the Hot Peach Pages

Please feel free to add a link from your site to the Hot Peach Pages. Here are 5 examples of image-links you could add to your site (images with dark background and white lettering available on request).

PLEASE NOTE: If you use an image, you must download it to your site rather than use the image location on our site, because our .htaccess file will not allow the latter.

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Kudos for the Hot Peach Pages

"Fate was on my side when I heard you talk about the Hot Peach Pages web site on the radio. I never knew such great information and resources existed. I also learned that I am not crazy in thinking there has been something wrong with my life for several years now. I was led to believe it was all my fault. Now I know better … I could go on but you have probably heard 'my' story many, many times! I just want to send you my gratitude for all the wonderful information that I found in my quest for a better life and well being." anonymous Canadian woman

"I have just been reading some of the information on your website ... never have I seen a more complete and expert informational piece of work!!! THANK YOU. It is my strong opinion that everyone needs this information!!! I will be emailing all my friends that this info is here ...." United Church Ministry Student, Canada

"Thanks for letting us know about your great web site. We will be making use of your English, French, Dene, Cree, German and Arabic resources." Unity House, Fort McMurray, AB, Canada

"Thank you for your ongoing endeavours to provide a valuable reference point for victims/survivors who need to find services in their community." Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Care Centre, ON, Canada

"merci beaucoup d'avoir fait le changement si rapidement et pour l'info. Votre site est une très bonne ressource. thanks for making the change so fast and we really appreciate your web site, it's very useful. thank you and continue your good work !" Action ontarienne contre la violence faite aux femmes, ON, Canada

"We will link to your site—it's great." Women's Aid Federation of England, United Kingdom

"VAWnet will certainly provide a prominent link to your web site …. It is a valuable resource often utilized by Technical Assistance Specialists with the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence." National Electronic Network on Violence Against Women (VAWnet), USA

"I'm the 'webbie' for the TRCC/MWAR website.... their organization is listed in your fabulously useful directory." Toronto Rape Crisis Centre/Multicultural Women Against Rape, ON, Canada

"Many thanks for the Hot Peach Pages—very useful in our crisis work—a lot of women contact us from all over the world, a lot through the Rape Relief website, and we're able to track down supports closer to home much more easily now." Vancouver Rape Relief & Women's Shelter, BC, Canada

"Your web site is great, so i'm giving it some good publicity." Violence Free Wairarapa, New Zealand

"We are at present in the process of updating our web site and we will include your fabulous site in our links." Domestic Violence Regional Service, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia

"I love your pages. A marvellous piece of work." International Information Centre and Archives for the Women's Movement (IIAV), The Netherlands

"Many thanks for the Hot Peach Pages—very useful in our crisis work—a lot of women contact us from all over the world, a lot through the Rape Relief website, and we're able to track down supports closer to home much more easily now." Vancouver Rape Relief & Women's Shelter, BC, Canada

"The 'Hot Peach Pages' site is a wonderful resource and for women of all nationalities. I like that the information is accessible in 71 different langauges. Well done." Rape Prevention Education, New Zealand

"We are writing from a New Jersey domestic violence agency—we are thrilled with this website! Bravo!" Alternatives to Violence, NJ, USA

"I visited your common good and well presented web site today. It was really awesome experience. Sad thing is you have not included my Kannada language . It is the language of the 60 million people of Karnataka state in India. The Kannada speaking people are all around the world who are very eager to know about your web site content in their own language, like me. I think it will be worth the effort if you include Kannada in your web site." visitor from New Zealand

Our reply: "We also feel sad that we do not have information on abuse in every language. Unfortunately, we are a non-funded volunteer organization, and we are only able to present or link to resources that others have published. So far, we have not been able to find abuse information in the Kannada language." HPP webmom

"It will be good to have VictimLINK on the celebrated Hot Peach Pages. Cheers." VictimLINK, BC, Canada

"We have some [multi-lingual] resources which were all produced with funding from the Ontario Women's Directorate. You are very welcome to include them on your fabulous site. They both mention hotpeachpages.net as a recommended resource. ... I love your site!" Centre for Children and Families in the Justice System, ON, Canada

"Your web site is a FANTASTIC resource!" Centre for Children & Families in the Justice System, ON, Canada

"I would like to thank you for your work and the amazing resource you have created with Hot Peach Pages. It is the first place I go to when searching for resource for our clients, who are Americans experiencing domestic violence overseas. Thank you again for all of the wonderful work you do—keep it up!" American Domestic Violence Crisis Line, USA

"Your site is beyond wonderful!! Great information!!" Women Against Domestic Violence, USA

"Thanks so much for your site. We link to it from our resources section. The international agencies you provide are especially useful for us. Sometimes we hear from people in other countries, and, because we only provide services in the US, we direct them to your site for help." RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network), USA

"One of the most comprehensive resources I could find on the web!!" End Violence Against Women INFO Project, USA

"I just wanted to send you a quick thanks for your wonderful site. I don't know where the idea to set up a global resource for SV/DV crisis centers came from, but I have used it many times. I work at the Chicago Rape Crisis Center, in Chicago, IL USA and we have gotten calls from various places in the world. Nice to know you are there when we need help. ... Again, thank you, thank you, thank you!" Chicago Rape Crisis Center, a program of the YWCA of Metropolitan Chicago, USA

"I came across the Hot Peach Pages and I love the resources. Very comprehensive. I ... congratulate you on a fabulous resource." Violence prevention worker, BC, Canada

"WOW, what a resource you have there. Congrats on an amazing collection of languages. You will never know all the good it will do in all those places. Boggles the mind. You've made the world a teeny bit smaller (in a good way)." VisiBone (Web Design Tools), USA

"I just want to express my admiration for your site, and to let you know that we have added your link to our Family Violence pages. We are a newly launched Australian website targeted to recently separated people. We offer advice and help in accessing assistance, and think your site is an amazing resource. It’s a shame that so many women need this information, but we are so glad that we found you. Keep up the good work." Suddenly Separated, Australia

"The Hot Peach Pages contains comprehensive lists and information for Australian towns from Darwin to Hobart, Perth to Cooktown, Sydney to Broome. We thoroughly recommend that you bookmark this site." Quote on Family Violence page, Suddenly Separated, Australia

"Thanks for all your hard work. Your site is awesome." National Domestic Violence Hotline, USA

"Amazing website, really well done—I am so impressed. Thank you for your hard work!!" Women's Domestic Violence Crisis Service, Australia

"Great idea! Great service!" Stop the Silence, USA

"What an amazing venture you have embarked on, good luck." Domestic Violence Crisis Service, Australia

Contact the Hot Peach Pages

Before sending us an email, please READ THE FOLLOWING:

We do not provide direct service. We are not able to answer any requests for assistance, whether for support or for information about abuse (this includes requests from students for help with school assignments). If you are in need of assistance, search our site for the agencies closest to you, and contact them for information and support. If you are emailing to ask us to update information on our web site, please include a link to the page on our site where the information needs updating. If you are curious about the name "Hot Peach Pages", read Why call it the Hot Peach Pages? Did you Say NO to Violence against Women?

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