Safe Homes Project
The following organizations can provide different kinds of important information and assistance to former and current survivors of domestic violence.
Other Resources
NYC Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project
Services for LGBTQ community related to partner violence, hate crimes, and HIV-related violence.
Day One
Relationship violence services and information for adolescents and youth service providers.
Voices of Women Organizing Project
An organization of domestic violence survivors working to empower other survivors.
Safe Horizons
Services for survivors of domestic violence and other crime victims, including services infamily and criminal courts. Also provides intervention/education classes for batterers.
New Destiny Housing Corporation
http://www.newdestinyhousing.org/
Help for survivors to locate safe affordable housing.
Brooklyn Family Justice Center
http://www.nyc.gov/html/ocdv/html/fjc/fjc.shtml
Walk-in assistance for survivors of domestic violence, including help with orders of protection, police response, counseling, and referrals. Many languages available through Language Line.
Center for Anti-Violence Education
A school that teaches self-defense and martial arts classes to women, children and LGBTQ individuals. CAE has sliding-scale fees, free child-care, and free courses for survivors of domestic violence.
A Call to Men
An organization of men and women working together in the movement against partner violence.
Numbers and Statistics
In NYC in 2002, almost half of all homeless parents were found to have been abused and 25% were homeless as a result of domestic violence.
