Local Programs

Updated:

March 24, 2026

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.

We list the organizations by the county where the office is located, but many offices serve multiple counties. You can click “View All” to look through the complete list of organizations. If you are looking for an attorney to represent you in court or to give you legal advice about your situation, go to our Finding a Lawyer page instead.

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Rensselaer

Unity House - Kathryn Allen Center for Domestic and Sexual Violence Services

79 102nd Street, 3rd Floor
Troy, NY 12180
Hotline: (518) 272-2370 (24 hours, collect calls accepted)
Phone: (518) 720-6161 (text line, 24 hours)
Phone 2: (518) 272-5917
URL: https://www.unityhouseny.org/services/domestic-violence-services/

Unity House provides services to domestic and sexual violence victims, including: a 24-hour hotline and text line, online chat, free 911 cell phones, emergency shelter, case management, counseling, hospital accompaniment, and more. They also offer free legal consultation and representation in cases of custody, child support, divorce, obtaining orders of protection, and others. Unity House services can be accessed in downtown Troy or in rural Rensselaer County.

Unity House - Rensselaer County Rural Outreach

Hoosick Falls Armory
80 Church Street
Hoosick Falls, NY 12090
Hotline: (518) 272-2370 (24 hours, collect calls accepted)
Phone: (518) 720-6161 (text line, 24 hours)
Phone 2: (518) 687-3024
URL: https://www.unityhouseny.org/services/domestic-violence-services/

Richmond

New York City Family Justice Center - Staten Island

126 Stuyvesant Place
Staten Island, NY 10301
Phone: (718) 697-4300
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 - Staten Island Community Program Office

1 Edgewater Plaza
Staten Island, NY 10301
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.

Rockland

Center for Safety & Change - Main Walk-in Center

9 Johnsons Lane
New City, NY 10956
Hotline: (845) 634-3344 (24 hours) or 845-286-4997 (24-hour mobile text)
Phone: (845) 634-3391
URL: https://www.centerforsafetyandchange.org/

Provides services to survivors of domestic violence, including: a 24-hour hotline, emergency shelter with kosher cooking facilities, counseling, support groups in English and Spanish, legal services, children’s services, translation, a program dedicated to serving the needs of Orthodox Jewish survivors, and more. The Center also has satellite offices in Haverstraw, Spring Valley, Nyack, Ponoma, and on the campuses of St. Thomas Aquinas College, Rockland Community College, and Dominican College.

Places that Help: New York