1. How it Works
Survivors of sexual violence, human trafficking, stalking, and intimate partner and family violence can get free and confidential services at NYC FJCs.
- FJC services include:
- Counseling for adults and children, and mental health services for adults
- Safety planning, housing, shelter, and other needs
- Legal help with orders of protection, custody, visitation, divorce, immigration, and housing matters
- Help filing police reports
- Financial services, job training, and education program referrals
- Call the NYC Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Hotline at 800-621-4673 (HOPE), TTY: 866-604-5350 (if you are hearing impaired), or call 311 and ask for the hotline.
- Call 911 if you are in danger and need immediate help.
- You do not need to make an appointment to visit any FJC.
- Services are free and confidential, and most are available at one location.
- Staff speak more than 30 languages, and interpreters are available at every FJC.
- Child care is available for ages three and up is available while you are receiving services on-site.
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More ways to get help with this program
Visit the websites
Visit the Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence website for more information.
Check the NYC HOPE Resource Directory for information and resources for survivors of domestic and gender-based violence.
Call the hotline
Call the NYC Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Hotline at 800-621-4673 (HOPE), TTY 866-604-5350 (if you are hearing impaired) to speak with a counselor.
2. Determine your eligibility
Services are free and confidential. People of any age, income, sexual orientation, gender identity, immigration status, or language spoken are welcome.
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3. How to apply
Here are your options.
Apply by phone
Call an FJC in your borough:
- Bronx: 718-508-1220
- Brooklyn: 718-250-5113
- Manhattan: 212-602-2800
- Queens: 718-575-4545
- Staten Island: 718-697-4300
On evenings and weekends, call the NYC Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Hotline at 800-621-4673 (HOPE), TTY: 866-604-5350 (if you are hearing impaired).
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