Help for survivors of dating, domestic, and gender-based violence
NYC Family Justice Centers (FJCs) | NYC Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence (OCDV)
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.
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.
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).
Apply in person
Call to make an appointment or walk into an FJC near you or the one you feel safest visiting.