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This page has contact information for programs that offer assistance and referrals to victims and survivors of abuse throughout your state. If you plan to contact a program by email, please review our Safety when using email page first.
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Arab-American Family Support Center
Atlantic Avenue Community Center384-386 Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11217
Phone: (718) 643-8000
URL: https://aafscny.org/
Email: [email protected]
Provides linguistically accessible, trauma-informed social services to those in need. Their anti-violence program offers services to victims of domestic violence including crisis intervention, individual counseling, support groups, empowerment groups for education and prevention of domestic violence, and court accompaniments and translation on a case-by-case basis.
Arab-American Family Support Center
Atlantic Avenue Community Center384-386 Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11217
Phone: (718) 643-8000
URL: https://aafscny.org/
Email: [email protected]
Provides linguistically accessible, trauma-informed social services to those in need. Their anti-violence program offers services to victims of domestic violence including crisis intervention, individual counseling, support groups, empowerment groups for education and prevention of domestic violence, and court accompaniments and translation on a case-by-case basis.
Arab-American Family Support Center - Headquarters
150 Court Street, 3rd FloorBrooklyn, NY 11201
Phone: (718) 643-8000
Fax: (718) 797-0410
URL: https://aafscny.org/
Email: [email protected]
Provides linguistically accessible, trauma-informed social services to those in need. Their anti-violence program offers services to victims of domestic violence including crisis intervention, individual counseling, support groups, empowerment groups for education and prevention of domestic violence, and court accompaniments and translation on a case-by-case basis.
Caribbean Women's Health Association
2351 Bedford AvenueBrooklyn, NY 11226
Phone: (929) 39-8070
URL: https://www.cwha.org/
Provides comprehensive, culturally responsive services through their Immigration & Legal, Doula & Women’s Health, and HIV departments. Their Women’s Health program includes services to reduce domestic violence. Staff speak English, Spanish, and Haitian Creole.
Good Shepherd Services’ Safe Homes Project
503 5th AvenueBrooklyn, NY 11215
Hotline: (718) 499-2151 (24 hours)
Phone: (718) 788-6947
URL: https://goodshepherds.org/program/safe-homes/
Provides services to victims of domestic violence, including a 24-hour hotline, safety planning, support groups, counseling, legal advocacy, youth services, LGBTQ services, and community outreach. All services are available in English and Spanish.
Marks Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst (JHC)
7802 Bay ParkwayBrooklyn, NY 11214
Phone: (718) 943-6347
Phone 2: (718) 331-6800
URL: https://www.jchb.org/family-violence-prevention/
JHC serves survivors of domestic violence and abuse, and their families, regardless of their age, income level, and gender and immigration status. Staff speak English and Russian. Their services include a prevention program, counseling, safety planning, housing assistance, help finding a domestic violence shelter, referrals for legal consultation, and referrals to other community programs.
New York City Family Justice Center - Brooklyn
350 Jay StreetBrooklyn, NY 11201
Phone: (718) 250-5113
URL: https://www.nyc.gov/site/ocdv/programs/family-justice-centers.page
The NYC Family Justice Centers (FJCs) are one-stop centers where city agencies, community organizations, legal service providers, and District Attorney’s offices come together to support survivors. The FJCs can connect survivors of domestic and gender-based violence to organizations that provide case management, economic empowerment, counseling, and legal assistance. Childcare is available for children age 3+ while receiving services.
North Brooklyn Coalition Against Family Violence
Brooklyn, NYPhone: (718) 302-4073
URL: https://www.northbrooklyncoalition.org/
Email: [email protected]
Supports survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault through culturally specific, trauma-informed, and bilingual (English and Spanish) services. Their services include: case management, short-term therapy, support groups, safety planning, assistance with reporting sexual assault, referrals for SAFE exams, and more.
Rising Ground
Brooklyn, NYHotline: (877) 783-7794 Helpline
URL: https://www.risingground.org/programs/community-based-services/
Offers therapeutic and clinical support to help survivors of intimate partner violence and their families overcome trauma. They provide guidance in accessing housing, public assistance, education, and more. Rising Ground also has a program to support survivors who have been arrested for violence against their abusive partner, as well as those coerced into illegal activity by an abusive partner. Serving all five boroughs.
Rising Ground’s Trauma Recovery Center (TRC)
3521 Church AvenueBrooklyn, NY 11203
Phone: (917) 444-1908
URL: https://www.risingground.org/programs/trauma-recovery-center/
Email: [email protected]
Provides services to victims of domestic violence and other violent crimes, including safety planning, advocacy, outreach, and holistic healing. Services are available in English, Spanish, and Haitian Creole. Serving the five boroughs of New York City and Westchester County.
Safe Horizon - Brooklyn Community Program Office
41 Flatbush Avenue, 6th FloorBrooklyn, NY 11217
Hotline: (800) 621-HOPE (621-4673) (24 hours)
Phone: (855) 234-1042
URL: https://www.safehorizon.org/
Safe Horizon provides services to survivors of violence, abuse, and exploitation. Services include: a 24-hour hotline with translation in over 25 languages; online chat; shelters across the five boroughs; anti-trafficking program; child advocacy centers; counseling; support groups; help navigating criminal and civil justice systems, and more.
Womankind - Brooklyn
341 39th Street, Suite 602Brooklyn, NY 11232
Hotline: (888) 888-7702 (24 hours, multilingual)
Phone: (929) 207-5907 (English text line)
Phone 2: (929) 207-5901 (Chinese text line)
URL: https://www.iamwomankind.org/
Email: [email protected]
Provides services to survivors of gender-based violence in New York City, and specializes in serving Asian survivors. Services include emergency shelter, counseling, legal assistance, online chat in English and Chinese, safety planning, youth groups, wellness groups, family support, and more. Services are offered in 18+ Asian languages and dialects, English, and Spanish.
