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In 2008, Womankind launched the Hitting Home project, becoming the first domestic violence agency to work with child welfare agencies to address domestic violence in New York City. In 2009, Womankind was awarded a 20-bed facility by the New York State Homeless Housing and Aid Company, which is now known as Peace House – the second of ...
The New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence is a New York state government agency within the Executive Department [1] created in 1992 tasked to help New York state residents deal with domestic violence in their lives and those of their friends, family, neighbors, and acquaintances in the state. [2]
Sanctuary for Families is a New York City-based non-profit organization dedicated to aiding victims of domestic violence and their children. Founded in 1984, its services include crisis intervention, emergency and transitional shelter, legal assistance and representation, adult and child counseling, and long-term follow-up care.
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Safe Horizon helps tens of thousands of domestic violence survivors every year, through hotlines, court programs, community offices, and shelters. [24] Safe Horizon is the U.S.'s largest operator of domestic violence shelters , [ 25 ] with nine shelters located throughout the five boroughs of New York City.
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Domestic violence hotlines are generally available at all times during the day, however, problems with busy lines or disconnections due to lack of funding sometimes limit their usefulness. [1] Additionally, battered gay men report that hotline workers will sometimes not provide them with services or will refer them to the batterers' line. [ 2 ]