General Domestic Violence Assistance

  • Please Call 911 for immediate emergencies.

  • New York City's 24/7 Domestic Violence Hotline: (800) 621-HOPE (4673) for immediate safety planning, shelter assistance, and other resources.

  • New York City’s 24/7 Hotline for Sexual Assault: (212) 227-3000

  • New York City’s 24/7 Hotline for Trafficking: (718) 943-8631

Call 311 to be connected to the nearest NYC Family Justice Center

  • FJC Bronx: (718) 508-1220

  • FJC Brooklyn: (718) 250-5113

  • FJC Manhattan: (212) 602-2800

  • FJC Queens: (718) 575-4545

  • FJC Staten Island: (718) 697-4300

Safe Horizon Hotline: (800) 621-HOPE (4673)

Sanctuary for Families Hotline: (accessible from Monday-Friday from 9 AM- 5 PM) (212) 349-6009

National Domestic Violence Hotline: (accessible 24/7) (800) 799-7233

Sanctuary for Families Safety Planning Guide: https://sanctuaryforfamilies.org/safety-planning-covid19/

Legal Resources

NYC District Attorney’s Offices:

  • Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office Domestic Violence Bureau: (718) 250-3300

  • Manhattan District Attorney’s Office Domestic Violence Hotline: (212) 335-4308

  • Queens District Attorney’s Office Domestic Violence Bureau: (718) 286-6550

  • Staten Island District Attorney’s Office Domestic Violence Bureau: (718) 697-8315

  • Bronx District Attorney’s Office Domestic Violence Bureau: (718) 838-6688

Sanctuary for Families Family Law helpline: (212) 349-6009 ext. 246
Assistance with orders of protection, child custody and visitation, and child support.

Sanctuary for Families helpline for immigration matters: (212) 349-6009 ext. 293

Safe Horizon’s Immigration Law Project: (718) 943-8632 (Call and leave a message) 

Safe Horizon’s Domestic Violence Law Project: (718) 834-7430 ext. 1101
Call the intake line and leave a message or send an email to: christine.perumal@safehorizon.org

Shelter

Guide to find Domestic Violence shelters in NYC: https://www.bflnyc.org/sub-pages/find-womens-domestic-violence-shelter-near-nyc/

New York State Domestic Violence shelter directory: https://www.nyscadv.org/find-help/program-directory.html

Support Survivors

NYC HOPE’s guide for supporting survivors: https://www1.nyc.gov/nychope/site/page/help-others

Donate to Sanctuary for Families: https://sanctuaryforfamilies.org/support-us/ways-to-donate/

Donate to Safe Horizon: https://www.safehorizon.org/giving/

How Victims of Domestic Violence Can Afford Transitional Housing: https://www.thesimpledollar.com/home-and-life/housing/how-victims-of-domestic-violence-can-afford-transitional-housing/

Resource Guide for Male Survivors of Abuse, Sexual Assault, and Trauma: https://www.innerbody.com/resource-guide-for-male-survivors-of-abuse-sexual-assault-and-trauma

Additional Resources