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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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Nassau
Círculo de la Hispanidad - Hempstead Círculo Center Office
Salva Domestic Violence & Victims Services605 Peninsula Boulevard
Hempstead, NY 11550
Phone: (516) 282-0145
Fax: (516) 282-0146
URL: https://cdlh.org/domestic-violence-victim-services/
Provides services to individuals affected by violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence. Services include: case management, support groups, counseling, safety planning, transitional and permanent housing services, assistance with orders of protection, and more. All services are offered in English and Spanish.
Círculo de la Hispanidad - Hempstead Office
Salva Domestic Violence & Victims Services91 North Franklin Street, Suite 200
Hempstead, NY 11550
Phone: (516) 292-2433
Fax: (516) 292-7792
URL: https://cdlh.org/domestic-violence-victim-services/
Provides services to individuals affected by violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence. Services include: case management, support groups, counseling, safety planning, transitional and permanent housing services, assistance with orders of protection, and more. All services are offered in English and Spanish.
Círculo de la Hispanidad - Long Beach Office
Salva Domestic Violence & Victims Services26 W. Park Avenue, Suite B
Long Beach, NY 11561
Phone: (516) 431-1135
Fax: (516) 431-2307
URL: https://cdlh.org/domestic-violence-victim-services/
Provides services to individuals affected by violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence. Services include: case management, support groups, counseling, safety planning, transitional and permanent housing services, assistance with orders of protection, and more. All services are offered in English and Spanish.
New York
Barrier Free Living
P.O. Box 20799New York, NY 10009
Phone: (212) 533-4358
URL: https://www.bflnyc.org/
Email: [email protected]
Provides services to survivors of domestic violence with disabilities. Services include: fully accessible shelter, chat hotline, counseling, support groups, and permanent apartment homes with supportive services. Shelter staff are fluent in English, Spanish, and American Sign Language.
Day One
P.O. Box 3220Church Street Station
New York, NY 10008
Phone: (800) 214-4150 or (212) 566-8120
Phone 2: 646) 535-3291 (text line)
URL: https://dayoneny.org/
Email: [email protected]
Provides direct services to New York City youth, up to age 24, in English and Spanish. Services include: counseling, legal support, case management, educational programs, leadership activities, and more.
GEMS - Girls' Educational & Mentoring Services
P.O. Box 899New York, NY 10039
Phone: (917) 837-0357
URL: https://www.gems-girls.org/
Email: [email protected]
GEMS provides preventive and transitional services to girls and young women ages 12-29, who have experienced commercial sexual exploitation and domestic trafficking. Services include holistic case management, educational initiative, court advocacy, and transitional and supportive housing.
New York City Family Justice Center - Manhattan
80 Centre Street, 5th FloorNew York, NY 10013
Phone: (212) 602-2800
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.
Safe Horizon - Manhattan Community Program Office
100 East 122nd Street, 1st FloorNew York, NY 10035
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.
Sakhi for South Asian Survivors
P.O. Box 1333Church Street Station
New York, NY 10008
Phone: (212) 868-6741
Phone 2: (305) 204-1809 (text line)
URL: https://sakhi.org/
Email: [email protected]
Offers direct services for the South Asian community that are free and confidential. Services include: crisis intervention, ongoing emotional support, monthly support group with staff available to translate in 3 languages: Bengali, Hindi, and Urdu. They also offer assistance in trying to find free or low-cost legal representation for criminal, family, and immigration cases. They assist in accessing health services, public benefits, housing; as well as accompaniments and translation assistance in court. They offer monthly immigration legal clinics to assist women in immigration-related matters and assist them on the path to citizenship.
Sanctuary for Families
P.O. Box 1406Wall Street Station
New York, NY 10268
Phone: (212) 349-6009
Fax: (212) 349-6810
URL: https://sanctuaryforfamilies.org/
Email: [email protected]
Provides services to all survivors of gender violence living in New York City. Services include: emergency shelter, transitional shelter with comprehensive services, counseling, economic empowerment program, children’s programs, and more. Their attorneys can advise and represent survivors with child custody and support, divorce, orders of protection, immigration, Title IX, and pubic benefits.
The Anti-Violence Project (AVP)
116 Nassau Street, 3rd FloorNew York, NY 10038
Hotline: (212) 714-1141 (24 hours, bilingual)
URL: https://avp.org/
Email: [email protected]
Supports LGBTQ+ and HIV-affected survivors of violence in all five boroughs of New York City. Services include a 24-hour bilingual (English and Spanish) hotline, crisis counseling, safety planning, and counseling. AVP also offers free legal services in matters of orders of protection, child support, child custody, divorce, name change, immigration, and housing.
Urban Justice Center - Domestic Violence Project
40 Rector Street, 9th FloorNew York, NY 10006
Phone: 833-321-4387
Phone 2: 646-602-5600 (general assistance)
URL: https://www.urbanjustice.org/
Email: [email protected]
Provides legal and advocacy services for survivors of intimate partner violence. Services include safety planning, counseling, support groups, case management, shelter placement, housing assistance, court accompaniment, and more. Their attorneys provide assistance and legal representation on family and immigration law matters, as well as free legal clinics through the city.
Violence Intervention Program
P.O. Box 1161Triborough Station
New York, NY 10035
Hotline: (800) 664-5880
URL: https://www.vipmujeres.org/
The Violence Intervention Program is led by and for Latinx survivors of domestic and sexual violence. Services include: a bilingual (English and Spanish) helpline, emergency shelter placement, transitional housing, counseling, case management. Other languages are available on the helpline via interpreters, including some indigenous languages from Latin America.
Niagara
Pinnacle Community Services - Lockport Office
20 Lock StreetLockport, NY 14094
Hotline: (716) 299-0909 (24 hours)
Phone: (716) 433-6019
URL: https://www.pinnaclecs.org/domestic-violence
Pinnacle’s domestic violence program provides the following services: a 24-hour hotline, emergency shelter, counseling, support groups, women as offenders group, and an education program in the Niagara County jail.
Pinnacle Community Services - Niagara Falls Office
1522 Main StreetNiagara Falls, NY 14305
Hotline: (716) 299-0909 (24 hours)
Phone: (716) 285-6984
URL: https://www.pinnaclecs.org/domestic-violence
Pinnacle’s domestic violence program provides the following services: a 24-hour hotline, emergency shelter, counseling, support groups, women as offenders program, and an education program in the Niagara County jail.
YWCA of the Niagara Frontier - Lockport
34 Cottage StreetLockport, NY 14094
Hotline: (716) 433-6716 (24 hours, call or text)
Phone: (716) 433-6716
URL: https://ywcaniagarafrontier.org/services/
Offers services to domestic violence and sexual assault victims in Niagara County. Services include: a 24-hour hotline, safe dwelling, counseling, safety planning, court accompaniment, women’s support group, children’ support group, transitional housing, and more. Sexual assault advocates offer accompaniment to the emergency room for a forensic exam and through the criminal investigation process.
YWCA of the Niagara Frontier - Tonawandas
49 Tremont StreetTonawandas, NY 14120
Hotline: (716) 433-6716 (24 hours, call or text)
URL: https://ywcaniagarafrontier.org/services/
Offers services to domestic violence and sexual assault victims in Niagara County. Services include: a 24-hour hotline, safe dwelling, counseling, safety planning, court accompaniment, women’s support group, children’ support group, transitional housing, and more. Sexual assault advocates offer accompaniment to the emergency room for a forensic exam and through the criminal investigation process.
