Domestic Violence Resources (non-shelter)

Organization

Name

Website + Contact

Location

Target Group(s)

Description

NYC Office to
End Domestic and
Gender-Based
Violence

www1.nyc.gov/site/ocdv
Hotline:

1-800-621-4673
Text:

1-800-810-7444

All five boroughs

All domestic
violence
survivors

  • 24-hr Domestic Violence Hotline: call 1-800-621-4673 or text 1-800-810-7444 for immediate safety planning, shelter assistance, etc.

  • NYC Family Justice Centers: helps survivors plan for their safety, apply for public benefits and housing, get legal assistance, etc.

Arab-American
Family Support
Center

www.aafscny.org
Phone:

718-643-8000
(Brooklyn headquarters)
Email:

info@aafscny.org

Brooklyn, Queens,
Bronx

Arab American
community

  • Preventive Services: ensures the safety of children in homes where
    there have been allegations of child abuse. Helps parents understand rules
    about education and discipline within the US and provides crisis intervention/problem resolution services

  • Anti-Violence Program: in partnership with the NYC Family Centers. Case managers assist survivors with safety plans, legal assistance, translation services, etc.

Safe Horizon

www.safehorizon.org
Email:

website@safehorizon.org
Phone:

1-800-621-4673
(Hotline)

All five boroughs

All domestic
violence
survivors

  • Domestic Violence Law Project: free legal assistance in issues such as child custody, visitation, divorce, orders of protection, and child support

  • Project SAFE Lock Replacement: professional locksmith will change your lock for free if you have recently experienced a crime in which the safety of your home has been compromised.

Legal Services
NYC

www.legalservicesnyc.org
Phone:

917-661-4500
(Legal Assistance Hotline)

All five boroughs

All domestic
violence
survivors

  • Assist clients in obtaining protection orders, divorces, custody of children, child/spousal support orders

  • Assist clients (especially child abuse victims) with child welfare proceedings

  • Housing, economic, immigration legal services also available

NYS Office for
Prevention of
Domestic Violence

www.opdv.ny.gov
Hotline:

1-800-942-6906
Text:

1-844-997-2121

Statewide

All domestic
violence
survivors

Chat, text and calls are completely confidential; secure and private; staffed by professionals who can help; available 7 days/week, 24 hours per day.

Shalom Task Force

www.shalomtaskforce.org
Hotline:

1-888-337-3700
Text:

1-888-883-2323

Manhattan

Jewish community

  • Free, confidential legal services: Shalom Task Force’s attorneys help clients obtain orders of protection from abusive partners, custody of children, immigration relief (VAWA/U-Visa), visitation rights, child and
    spousal support, divorce, and rabbinical court proceedings

  • Hotline: provides referrals to local resources

National Domestic
Violence Hotline

www.thehotline.org
Hotline:

1-800-799-7233
Text START to 88788

Nationwide

All domestic
violence
survivors

The hotline is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Highly-trained, expert advocates offer free, confidential crisis
intervention information and referral services in over 200 languages.

Sanctuary for
Families

Manhattan

All domestic
violence
survivors

  • Individual and group counseling, case management, crisis intervention

  • Legal services: child custody/visitation/support, divorce, housing & public benefits, immigration, orders of protection

  • Career Readiness and Office Operations workshops: help survivors find living-wage, career track jobs

Diaspora
Community
Services

Brooklyn

Black community

  • CARE Program: provides sexual assault survivors with civil legal advocacy, counseling, criminal justice advocacy, crisis intervention, medical response, job training, material assistance, and transportation

  • Free and confidential HIV and Hepatitis-C testing and prevention services in North and Central Brooklyn

VIP Mujeres

Manhattan

Latinx community

  • Lead Latina victims of domestic violence to safety, empower them to live free of violence and reach and sustain their full potential.

  • Provides 24-hour English/Spanish hotline, counseling, emergency shelter, financial literacy, and outreach services

NYC Anti-
Violence Project

www.avp.org
Email: N/A
Hotline:

212-714-1141

Manhattan

LGBTQ+ community

  • Crisis intervention, safety planning, short-term counseling

  • Free legal services: Family Court, Housing Court, Civil Court, immigration matters, etc.

  • Economic Empowerment Program: provides clients with free and confidential financial and workforce development services

Womankind

www.iamwomankind.org
Email:

info@iamWK.org
Phone:

212-732-0054

Brooklyn,
Manhattan,
Queens

AAPI community

  • Counseling and critical resource intervention

  • Legal services: VAWA self-petitions, U & T visas, orders of protection, custody, visitation, child support, divorce, etc.

  • Economic Empowerment Program: helps survivors become self-sufficient and establish economic stability